People Who Feel They Have A Purpose In Life Live Longer
We know that happiness and social connection can have positive benefits on health.
View ArticleWhat Makes Us Fat: Is It Eating Too Much Or Moving Too Little?
We're constantly hearing messages that we're eating too much and not moving around enough. Now researchers suggest that we're actually not eating more than we did 20 years ago, it's that we're much...
View ArticleA Coping Plan Can Help Fend Off Depression From Vision Loss
When people lose their vision as they get older, they lose a lot of other things, too. They lose their ability to do the things they love."You can't read, you can't cook, and you can't socialize — and...
View ArticleCheap Drinks And Risk-Taking Fuel College Drinking Culture
There's no question that alcohol is a factor in the majority of sexual assaults on campus. And alcohol is abundant and very present at most colleges today.In fact, federal health officials say more...
View ArticleBest To Not Sweat The Small Stuff, Because It Could Kill You
Chronic stress is hazardous to health and can lead to early death from heart disease, cancer and of other health problems. But it turns out it doesn't matter whether the stress comes from major events...
View ArticleSocial Media, The New Weapon In The Battle To Lose Weight
On a recent Sunday night, Liz Paul was tired. She'd worked in the morning, spent a full day with her family and she did not feel like going out for her daily jog."I tweeted out, 'Well, it's 9 p.m. on...
View ArticleWomen Can Freeze Their Eggs For The Future, But At A Cost
Until recently, freezing a woman's eggs was reserved mainly for young women facing infertility as a result of cancer treatments like chemotherapy.But recent advances in technology have made freezing...
View ArticleCorneal Implants Might Make Reading Glasses Obsolete
For Lori Bandt, who works as a medical technician and an EMT in a suburb of Madison, Wis., the print on vials of medication has become so difficult to read that if she forgets her reading glasses she...
View ArticleFlu Season Brings Stronger Vaccines And Revised Advice
The symptoms of the flu are familiar: fever, chills, cough, congestion, feeling very, very tired. If you're a healthy adult under 65, you'll most likely recover in a week or two.But for those older...
View ArticleThe Power Of Suggestion Could Trigger Asthma — Or Treat It
Lots of things can trigger an asthma attack, but one of the most common causes is odor — anything from the heavy scent of perfume to a household cleaner.Sondra Justice is a 60-year-old retired postal...
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