Seniors need frequent exercise to maintain muscle size Resistance training can help both older and younger adults bulk up. But older adults need more exercise than their younger counterparts to maintain their increased muscle size, according to a study.
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Lung cancer screening no substitute for quitting smoking "The most important method of decreasing lung cancer rates remains for smokers to quit smoking and for those who don’t smoke to continue with their healthy behaviors," said Christine Berg, MD, co-investigator of a study on lung cancer screening.
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Check your risk for skin cancer Skin cancer is now the most common cancer in the United States. While the disease can affect anyone, some people are more vulnerable than others.
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Children and Parenting Tips for keeping kids healthy.
Kids' media habits affect sleep, study suggests In a study of 617 children ages 3 to 5 years, researchers found that those who watched violent media content and those who used media in the evening were more likely than other children to have sleep problems.
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Massage beats medication, physical therapy for low-back pain Compared with people who received medication or physical therapy, people who got 10 weeks of once-a-week massage therapy were twice as likely to report significant improvement in pain levels and the ability to carry out daily activities.
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Heart Health Information on heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions.