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 Many doctors recommend moderate exercise to everyone from
kids to the elderly. Federal exercise guidelines call for Americans to get at
least 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise for optimal health. Some studies have even suggested that
moderate-intensity exercise, such as walking, may be just as beneficial as more
vigorous...
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 Any exercise is good after suffering a heart attack, as long as you stick to it, new research appearing in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association concluded.The study looked at endothelial function – a measure of cardiovascular health – in 209 people who had suffered an acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack....
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 According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the benefit of daily aspirin appears to differ by gender: for men it means fewer heart attacks and in women it reduces the risk of stroke. In other words men over 45 and women over 55 should take a daily aspirin, provided their risk for cardiovascular disease is higher than their risk...
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 At least 3 percent of Washington, D.C., residents are HIV-positive or have AIDS, and every mode of transmission is on the rise, according to a new report by D.C. health officials.Scheduled to be released Monday, the report notes that HIV continues to be the leading cause of death when it comes to infectious diseases, and there is no cure...
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 A new German study has found that getting stuck in traffic may have a lot of unwanted consequences for your health. The researchers found it may triple a person’s risk of suffering a heart attack.For those people who already are at higher risk for a heart attack, because of additional factors such as smoking or being overweight, traffic...
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 Children suffering from autism may now have a chance to improve thanks to a new study conducted by Dr. Dan Rossignol of the International Child Development Resources Center and colleagues from six US centers.The study showed that hyperbaric therapy may actually improve symptoms of autism giving hopes to million is children suffering from...
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 According to a report due for release Monday from city health officials, cited by The Washington Post, at least 3% of Washington, D.C., residents are HIV positive. Washington’s rate of infection with HIV-AIDS is three times the definition of an epidemic, which is 1 percent of the population. The report is based on the results of a 2007...
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 A new study shows that some children who suffer from peanut allergies can overcome this problem if they follow a gradual treatment which consists in adding slightly more and more peanuts to their diet. More than 3 million Americans are allergic to peanuts or tree nuts, such as walnuts. Statistics show that about half of the 150 deaths...
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 New research appearing in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that a diet high in mushroom and green tea may considerably lower the risk of developing breast cancer in women.The study was performed on more than 2,000 Chinese women and found that the more fresh and dried mushrooms the women consumed, the lower their breast cancer...
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 Research presented Sunday at a meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Washington, raises hope that children suffering from peanut allergies may soon benefit from a treatment that will probably make their allergies disappear.To be more specific, a carefully administered daily dose of peanuts may help children...
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 Mass Murder in Memphis Home, 6 Killed
The bodies of six people - 4 adults and 2 children - were found by police in a small brick house in Memphis, Tennessee. Inside the small building were found three other...
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