Americans now have an even more pressing reason to increase their fruit consumption, as an analysis from the Nurse’s Health Study has discovered that consuming blueberries can significantly reduce an individual’s chances of developing high blood pressure.
While it is generally known that teenagers are susceptible to the power of suggestion, a new German study has found that exposure to cigarette advertisements significantly increases the chances that a teenager will pick up the habit.
While the benefits of staying fit – including lower medical and life insurance costs – are well-known, it can still be difficult for people who are constantly on the road or in the air to keep up with an exercise regimen. Fortunately, health website FitnessGoop offers some helpful tips for frequent travelers.
Women account for just over half of the total heart disease deaths and steps to helping improve your life now will curtail heart disease in the future. The following offers key factors that affect the condition of your heart.
Virginian Danny Marks, 41, has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison for his plot to defraud life insurance companies out of millions of dollars, WAVY-TV reports. Marks’ brother Mitchell was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week on related charges.
Once upon a time, the majority of middle-income Americans who reached retirement age looked forward to maintaining their lifestyles with a combination of Social Security, company pensions, and their own hard-earned savings. Above all, most of those retirees were concerned about leaving an inheritance to the next generation.
The National Children’s Health Study has been launching a long-term research project in San Diego to determine how the environment affects the health and development of a child.
More than one-third of Americans ages 45 to 70 fear they will run out of money during retirement, while almost half have no plans to protect themselves should they outlive their financial resources, according to a survey conducted by the Society of Actuaries.
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A Harvard University study has found high levels of mercury in residents of Revena, a small town in upstate New York. Though the study itself does not detail the source of the mercury, residents suspect the abnormal levels may be caused by pollution from a local cement plant.
