Mutated gene associated with colon cancer discovered in 18th-century Hungarian mummy
The modern plagues of obesity, physical inactivity and processed food have been definitively established as modern causes of colon cancer….
The modern plagues of obesity, physical inactivity and processed food have been definitively established as modern causes of colon cancer….
Laboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight…
Spending time in close contact with others often means risking catching germs and getting sick. But being sociable may also…
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Valletta Journal Customers lined up at a family-run shop for pastizzi, diamond-shaped pastries made with butter and lard and stuffed…
Op-Ed Contributor By THOMAS A. FARLEY December 18, 2015 THERE is good news in the fight against obesity: Rates are finally falling in…
The rate of new cases fell by about a fifth from 2008 to 2014, according to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the first sustained decline since the disease started to explode in this country about 25 years ago.
Gains in the American life span have slowed in recent years, according to a new report, with average annual death rates flattening for the first time since researchers started measuring them in the late 1960s.
For decades, health authorities have argued that the diet of people living in Mediterranean countries, with its emphasis on olive oil, nuts and fresh produce, is a driving force behind the region’s historically low rates of heart disease.