How to shave 10 years off your life: Have high cholesterol, be hypertensive,...
Researchers have taken another look at the famous Whitehall study of over 18,000 middle-aged London men and found that a single measurement of three factors predicted mortality better than any other...
View ArticleSanta’s Sleighful of Problems
Think you’ve got problems? They ain’t nothin’ compared to Santa’s problems. Bella English of Boston.com outlines the sleighful of problems that the jolly Saint Nick has got: Just the other day, the...
View ArticlePeople Who "Look Younger" May Live Longer
A study published this month in the British Medical Journal reports that the survival of 1826 twins correlated with the “perceived age” of the subjects. …perceived age was significantly associated with...
View ArticleDoes God Make You Fat?
Photo: Shutterstock Researchers from the Northwestern University noticed there’s something strange about religion: it’s making people fatter. We don’t recall any of the commandments saying “thou shall...
View ArticleThinner Wife is Secret to a Satisfying Marriage
What’s the secret to a more satisfying marriage? Thinner wives, actually. Lay down the pitchforks, people – I’m just reporting the result of a new study: Marriages are more satisfying for both...
View ArticleChocolate May Help Keep You Thin
Yes! Thank you, science! If you love chocolate, you’ll like the result of this new research study: The findings come from a study of nearly 1,000 US people that looked at diet, calorie intake and body...
View ArticleShould Hospitals Ban Fat Employees?
Our health care professionals have been haranguing us for years to lose a few pounds – so is it fair for us to expect that people working for the hospital to be, well, not fat? Citizens Medical Center,...
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