Category Archives: Health

Study highlights five habits to cut diabetes risk

BEIJING, Sept. 6 — Living a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of diabetes by as much as 80 percent, a new analysis suggested. Having a healthy diet, exercising, maintaining normal body weight, not smoking and consuming alcohol can lower the … Continue reading

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Facial wrinkles indicate bone fractures: study

BEIJING, June 8 — Wrinkles on a woman’s face may predict her risk for bone fractures, a new U.S. research suggested Wednesday. Researchers from Yale University have discovered if a woman’s face and neck are severely wrinkled, she faces a … Continue reading

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FDA probes possible link between breast implants, cancer

BEIJING, Jan. 27 — U.S. health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible association between breast implants and a rare form of cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Wednesday asked doctors to report all cases of a … Continue reading

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22 percent Americans have arthritis, obesity partly to blame

BEIJING, Oct. 8 — About 22 percent of U.S. adults have been told by doctors that they have arthritis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for Oct. 8, … Continue reading

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Bicycling everyday may help women control weight: study

BEIJING, June 30 — Bicycling for as little as five minutes a day can help women control their weight in their 30s and 40s, a new study suggests Wednesday. The study, published in the June 28 issue of Archives of … Continue reading

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Cancer deaths to double by 2030: study

BEIJING, June 2 — About 13.3 million people will die of cancer worldwide a year by 2030, almost double the number in 2008, a World Health Organization cancer research agency said Tuesday. The research, conducted by the International Agency for … Continue reading

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Study on link between cell phones and cancer ends inconclusively

BEIJING, May 19 — The largest study to date on whether the mobile devices cause brain tumors ended without a clear answer, according to media reports Wednesday. The study, conducted by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on … Continue reading

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Volcanic ash to health: harmful or not?

BEIJING, April 19 — The World Health Organization Friday warned Europeans not to go outdoors if ash from Iceland’s volcano starts settling, while some experts claimed the ash actually doesn’t have major effects on people’s health and its harmfulness is … Continue reading

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Diet can cut risks of Alzheimer’s: study

BEIJING, April 13 — A certain diet rich in fish, fruit and nuts may sharply reduce the chance of developing Alzheimer’s, a new study suggested on Tuesday. The study, published in the online edition of the journal Archives of Neurology, … Continue reading

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WHO to focus on urbanization on World Health Day

BEIJING, April 6 — The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a major campaign to focus on urbanization and health on World Health Day, which is to be observed on Wednesday. The campaign, engaging 1,000 cities across the world in … Continue reading

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