The world mourns the loss of Paul Newman, a great actor, philanthropist and humanitarian. He was the embodiment of the Yiddish word “mensch,” meaning a person of great character, integrity and honor. And while it has been widely reported that his death was due to lung cancer and that he was, formerly, a heavy smoker, whether his lung cancer was caused by smoking is unknown. What is known is that smoking greatly increases one’s risk of lung cancer. But what’s also known is that up to 15 percent of lung cancer deaths occur in people who have never smoked. Moreover, lung cancer in never smokers is, according to the Lung Cancer Alliance, “the sixth biggest cancer killer in the United States.”
Over 215,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2008 and the majority will die within 12 months. More people die […]
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Whether you’re just starting or an expert, test your chess skills three times a week with chess puzzles by Pete Tamburro.
The ArcaMax Games ezine has more free puzzles, brain teasers, and more every day. You can
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (UPI) — Inclusion of pistachios in a
healthy diet beneficially affects cardiovascular disease risk factors in
a dose-dependent manner, U.S. researchers said.
Sarah K. Gebauer, a post-doctoral research associate at Pennsylvania
State University, conducted a randomized,
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HOUSTON (UPI) — U.S. surgeons say using a robot may lower the
risk of a rare but serious complication of weight-loss surgery.
The five-year study, published in the Journal of Robotic Surgery,
compared 605 patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass without and
with robotic assistance. Six
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MANCHESTER, England (UPI) — Cervical and lung cancer are more
common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are
higher in the wealthy, British researchers said.
Lorraine Shack at the North West Cancer Intelligence Service and a team
of researchers working on behalf of the
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ST. LOUIS (UPI) — Tough financial times should not cause
employees to work themselves out of good health, a U.S. doctor advises.
Your health, says Dr.George Griffing of Saint Louis University, may be a
hefty price to pay for success.
“Many people feel like they have to push themselves to
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Whether you’re training for a marathon or extreme mountain biking, what’s the best way to keep your energy levels up? Well, here are a few of my favorite…
Spark Caffeinated Drink Mix
Simply empty the packet into your bottled water, shake, and wa-la! You’ve got a drink with enough caffeine to keep you going strong and stay hydrated. Since you lose so much water during strenuous activity, make sure you keep sipping for the duration of your workout.
Zantrex-3
An energy supplement such as Zantrex can provide a quick boost if you are starting to slow down or drag – and even better, its in pill form so its small and all you need is water to wash it down.
PowerBars
Packed with vitamins, protein, and carbs, a PowerBar is just what you need if you’re working out or running for any length of time. Plus, it comes in a variety of delicious flavors.
Jelly […]
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LONDON (UPI) — Health officials say cigarette packages sold
in Britain will soon carry photos of throat cancer, rotting teeth and a
corpse in a morgue.
The new packages are to be introduced next month to illustrate the
health risks of smoking, the federal Department of Health announced
Friday.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) — Swedish scientists say an
employee’s working environment can play a part in the development of
rheumatoid arthritis.
Scientists at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institutet say it has long been
known environmental factors such as smoking and drinking alcohol — as
well as
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GOTEBURG, Sweden (UPI) — An infant diet that includes fish
before the age of 9 months curbs the risk of developing eczema, Swedish
researchers suggest.
The researchers at Sweden’s Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital quizzed the
parents of 6-month old babies born in western Sweden in 2003 about
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