The sunny skies of Florida and Arizona may be a draw for older Americans, but Switzerland is the best place…
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Use of statins rising among very elderly
Between 1999 and 2012, the use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs increased among people over age 79 with no history of…
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17 ways to age-proof your brain
What’s good for your body is good for your brain. That means eating a balanced diet with lots of fruits…
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Extra antioxidants may make little difference in lifespan
People who get a lot of antioxidants in their diets, or who take them in supplement form, don’t live any…
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Higher-fiber diet linked to lower risk of death
People who ate the most fiber were less likely to die of any cause during a recent study of nearly…
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Cardiac arrest survival improving in US hospitals, study finds
More people hospitalized for cardiac arrest are surviving compared with a decade ago, according to a U.S. study, possibly because…
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Strokes: The silent killer of women
Heart disease and breast cancer have been concerns in the lives of women for decades. Strokes, however, kill twice as…
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Two slices of bacon a day increases cancer risk by a fifth, study says
Eating two slices of bacon or one sausage a day can increase a person’s risk of a deadly form of…
Read MoreScientists identify new risk gene for Alzheimer’s
Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the…
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Breast cancer screening: New study suggests benefit of early mammograms
Whether women in their 40s benefit from getting mammograms to detect breast cancer is controversial, but a new study argues…
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