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May252018 by adminNo Comments

10-year study shows obesity increases risk for 12 cancers

May 24 (UPI) -- A new report by the World Cancer Research Fund Thursday links excessive body fat to 12 types of cancers, at a time it says obesity is on the rise globally. The report Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective examines a decade of research linking cancer prevention to diet and lifestyle, and is the third to address the subject. The first and second reports were published in 1997 and 2007. Thursday's report found obesity increases humans' risk of getting 12 cancers -- in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, colorectum, breast, ovary, endometrium, prostate and kidney. The prevalence of obesity, it said, has increased at a rate faster than ever before. "In 2016, an estimated 1.97 billion adults and over 338 million children an...

May242018 by adminNo Comments

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May242018 by adminNo Comments

Making No-Knead Bread Is So Much Easier Than You Think—and You’ll Use It in Meals All Week Long

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This No-Knead Bread Recipe Is My Secret to Fast Meals - Health Making No-Knead Bread Is So Much Easier Than You Think—and You’ll Use It in Meals All Week Long Search Let's block ads! (Why?) Food - Health.com

May232018 by adminNo Comments

Loneliness does more than pull on your heart strings — it may hurt your heart

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Silent, uncomfortable, forlorn, withdrawn -- these are all feelings likely felt by the lonely. Research shows that these feelings don’t just cause emotional stress, they are part of a real association between social isolation and negative health outcomes. For the first time, studies are looking at heart failure in lonely people. Over 6 million people live with heart failure in the United States, with over 960,000 new cases diagnosed each year. By 2030, there may be more than 8 million cases of heart failure. “One in five Americans over the age of 40 are affected by heart failure,” Dr. Clyde Yancy, American Heart Association (AHA) spokesperson and chief of the cardiology division at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, told ABC News. It’s a con...

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Campaigners in court over NHS policy

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A judicial review by a group of campaigners challenging government health policy in England gets under way at the High Court later. The group, which was backed by Prof Stephen Hawking before his death, are fighting the creation of accountable care organisations (ACOs). These are to act as partnership bodies incorporating hospitals, community services and councils.Campaigners say it risks privatisation, but this is denied by ministers. NHS England wants hospitals and other trusts to work closely with GPs and social care services to look after more patients in their communities rather than in hospital. In some areas, these groups are developing into ACOs - or integrated care organisations as they are sometimes known - which will hold contracts to provide se...