The potential cancer-fighting benefits of exercise seem to hold true even if someone is overweight, a comprehensive new study found.
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Well: High-Rise Living Linked to Lower Survival After Cardiac Arrest
The higher the floor you live on, the lower your chance of surviving a cardiac arrest, according to a new study.
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High-Rise Living Linked to Lower Survival After Cardiac Arrest
The higher the floor you live on, the lower your chance of surviving a cardiac arrest, according to a new study.
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Coffee Tied to Lower Risk of Dying Prematurely
More good news on coffee: A large study has found that drinking coffee is associated with a reduced risk of dying from six causes, including heart disease.
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Gun Laws Associated With Lower Suicide Rates
A new study found that four gun laws are associated with lower rates of firearm suicide and lower overall rates of suicide as well.
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Well: Breast-Fed Children at Lower Risk of Leukemia
A new study suggests what scientists have long suspected about the protective effects of breast milk against one of the leading killers of children.
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Well: Infections Tied to Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Stomach and urinary tract infections are associated with a reduced risk for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Blueberries May Lower Blood Pressure
A cup a day of blueberries lowered blood pressure in older women with hypertension.
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Well: How Walking May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Physical activity, and in particular walking, can substantially reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, encouraging new science shows, in part, it seems, by changing how her body deals with estrogen.
Study Suggests Lower Mortality Risk for Overweight People
A report on nearly three million people found that those whose body mass index ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of normal weight.
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