… can negatively impact the skin, as can pollution, so protecting your skin from the environment can benefit both your health and appearance, Kourosh said in a statement released by the American Academy of Dermatology. Since both types of UV rays — …
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Study shows evidence that intestinal microorganisms can serve as link …
… of certain types of colorectal cancer,” said Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the co-senior author of the study with Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, director of the …
Stop Staring: Here’s How to Know If Your Poop Is Normal
… people don’t talk about it all that much. (Probably for the best). Still, there are a lot of things you can learn (health-wise, at least) from what’s going on in your bowels. So it’s completely natural that you’d want to know if your poop habits are …
This might be how stress, heart attacks are linked
Scientists have long known that stress can influence your heart health, but exactly how this relationship takes place has been something of a mystery — until now. Activity in the amygdala, a region of the brain associated with fear and stress, can predict your risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday.
Men who eat lots of red meat are at risk for a painful gut disorder
… lining of the colon; over half of Americans aged 60 and older have them, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Most people who have these pouches suffer no problems, but around 5 percent develop diverticulitis — where the pouches …
This might be how stress and heart attacks are linked
Scientists have long known that stress can influence your heart health, but exactly how this relationship takes place has been something of a mystery – until now. Activity in the amygdala, a region of the brain associated with fear and stress, can predict your risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet on Wednesday.
Past Kidney Damage Linked to Pregnancy Problems
“We believe that this study highlights an important finding that will be useful for medical providers caring for reproductive-age women,” said study author Dr. Jessica Sheehan Tangren, a nephrologist from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The researchers reviewed data from almost 25,000 women who gave birth at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1998 and 2007.
Overindulging at Christmas is one cause of the spike in heart attacks over the holidays.
… Mehta notes. These factors include logistical (inappropriate delay in seeking medical attention, reduced levels of health care staffing) and environmental (increased respiratory problems, decreased hours of daylight), as well as lifestyle ones – …