Working Long Hours Linked to Higher Risk of Stroke Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a 33% greater risk of stroke and a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease compared with working a standard 35 to 40 hour week, according to the...
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Physical Activity, Nutrient Supplementation Interventions Fail to Have Significant Effect on Cognitive Function
Physical Activity, Nutrient Supplementation Interventions Fail to Have Significant Effect on Cognitive Function Two studies in JAMA examine the effect of physical activity and nutrient supplementation on cognitive function. The news is not encouraging. In one study, Kaycee M. Sink, M.D., M.A.S., of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem,...
Awareness of Memory Loss May Decline 2-3 Years Before Dementia Onset
Awareness of Memory Loss May Decline 2-3 Years Before Dementia Onset People who will develop dementia may begin to lose awareness of their memory problems two to three years before the actual onset of the disease, according to a new study published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical...
Exercising 300 Minutes Per Week Reduces Fat in Postmenopausal Women-Video
Exercising 300 Minutes Per Week Reduces Fat in Postmenopausal Women-Video
Older Smokers Who Experience Migraines May Have an Increased Risk of Stroke-Video
Older Smokers Who Experience Migraines May Have an Increased Risk of Stroke-Video
Pain Key Factor if People Not Getting Enough Sleep-Video
Pain Key Factor if People Not Getting Enough Sleep-Video
Older Smokers Who Experience Migraines May Have an Increased Risk of Stroke
New research suggests older people who experience migraines may have an increased risk of stroke, but only if they are smokers. The study is published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ÛÏOur findings may provide more evidence as to why quitting...
Pain Key Factor if People Not Getting Enough Sleep
Pain Key Factor if People Not Getting Enough Sleep A new poll by the National Sleep Foundation finds that pain is a key factor in the gap between the amount of sleep Americans say they need and the amount theyÛªre getting ÛÒ an average 42 minute sleep debt for those...
Exercising 300 Minutes Per Week Reduces Fat in Postmenopausal Women
Exercising 300 Minutes Per Week Reduces Fat in Postmenopausal Women Postmenopausal women especially obese women who exercised 300 minutes per week were better at reducing total fat and other measures during a one-year clinical trial, a noteworthy finding because body fat has been associated with increased risk of postmenopausal breast...
Two-thirds of Americans Overweight or Obese-Video
Two-thirds of Americans Overweight or Obese-Video