US cigarettes contain more cancer causing chemicals than other countries, according to a new study.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study of seventeen brands and 126 smokers in the U.S., Britain, Canada, and Australia.
“All of these cigarettes contain harmful levels of carcinogens, but these findings show that amounts of tobacco-specific nitrosamines [...]
If you are over 70 years old, then packing on a few pounds may help you live longer, according to a new study.
The new Australian study found that seniors that are overweight had a higher survival advantage than those that were underweight, average weight, or obese.
The study, led by Leon Flicker of the University of [...]
Nursing homes are under fire as a new report from USA Today states that one out of every five nursing homes in America are providing sub-standard care.
The report, which was generated from compiled data released by Medicare this week, indicated that over a quarter of a million patients are living in homes that received low [...]
A new report suggests that cutting just 3 grams of salt from the intake of Americans could prevent 92,000 deaths in the United States each year.
Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo of the University of California San Francisco and her team of researchers say that the simple cutback could be responsible for preventing 66,000 strokes and 99,000 heart [...]
United Kingdom – A new study suggests that thousands of women are being wrongly diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The report concluded that healthy patients are being “over diagnosed” by doctors, which is resulting in needless surgeries and chemotherapy treatment.
The study was published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine by Professor Peter [...]
Green tea has been proven to reduce the chances of getting lung cancer in smokers, according to a new study.
According to researchers in Taiwan, smokers that drink at least one cup of green tea a day can reduce their chance of developing lung cancer by up to 13 percent. The study showed that drinking green [...]
Don’t let anybody tell you that it’s too late for you to kick that smoking habbit. A new study has found that those that those that quit after a heart attack live longer than those that keep on puffing.
Researchers from Israel followed 1,500 over the age of 65 patients for 13 years after suffering from [...]
