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08/28/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Smoking makes you ugly: Survey found those who smoke are less attractive to the opposite sex

Among the many possible diseases and ills that are brought about by smoking, here’s one reason that you should be taking at face value: Researchers from the University of Bristol have stated that smokers are perceived as “less attractive” by the opposite sex. This was the result of a study of 500 participants who were presented with […]

08/01/2018 / By Russel Davis

Longevity study: Keep moving and keep learning if you want to live longer

A recent study published in Nature Communications has revealed that staying in shape and continuously learning new things may well extend a person’s lifespan. A team of researchers at the University of Edinburgh pooled data from more than 600,000 people, such as records of their parents’ lifespan, as part of the study. The research team was able to identify certain […]

05/28/2018 / By Carol Anderson

5 Lifestyle habits to follow to add more than 10 years to your life

Due to our unhealthy habits, our life expectancy rate has been cut short to just around 79.3 years. Yet in our constant quest to find ways to live a little bit longer through artificial means, a surprising (or perhaps not) strategy can be found in simple but powerful lifestyle changes. For years, researchers have been conducting a comprehensive […]

04/27/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Do YOUR lifestyle habits put you at risk? Fewer than half of Americans are aware of what they can do to prevent cancer

Are you under the impression that you have little control over whether you develop cancer one day? Do you believe that who does and does not get cancer is a matter of genetic roulette? If so, you would certainly not be alone. A survey by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) found that fewer […]

04/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Cancer is a lifestyle disease: 4 in 10 cancers can be entirely avoided

Those who think they shouldn’t worry about cancer because they have no family history of the dreaded disease are grossly misinformed. Scientists have found time and again that genes are not the reason people get cancer. A new study shows that lifestyle is a frequent culprit. The research suggests that 2,500 cases of cancer could be […]

12/18/2017 / By Rita Winters

Pay attention: New study suggests smoking parents are unaware of how often they expose their kids to secondhand smoke

People may be unaware of being exposed to smoke, and children whose parents do are at risk. A study from Tel Aviv University shows that many smoking parents make false assumptions and have a lack of awareness when it comes to where and when children are exposed to second-hand smoke. According to lead researcher Dr. Lauren […]

02/08/2016 / By Michael Bundrant

7 things you need to manage to live free of heart disease

Despite years of public health efforts to curb this epidemic, the statistics remain alarming: heart disease is still the #1 killer in the nation, claiming 610,00 lives each year–approximately one in four deaths. In the United States, someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds. Every 60 seconds, someone in the United States dies from […]

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