Feb. 5, 2013 -- Healthy young men who watch TV for more than 20 hours a week have almost half the sperm count of men who watch very little television. But men who do 15 or more hours of moderate to vigorous exercise every week have sperm counts that are 73% higher than those who exercise for less than five hours a week, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

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Nov. 20, 2012 -- The old saying "You're only as old as you feel" has new life, backed up by a new study.

Researchers found older people with positive views on aging were 44% more likely to recover fully after severe disability than those with negative views on aging.

People with positive attitudes about aging also had a slower decline in their ability to do daily tasks such as dressing and bathing.

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Nov. 16, 2012 -- Air pollution may be bad for older brains, a new study shows.

Older adults who live in areas of high pollution did not do as well on tests of memory and other thinking skills, according to a new study.

"We know that air pollution is harmful for a child's developing brain," says researcher Jennifer Ailshire, PhD. She is a National Institute on Aging postdoctoral fellow at the Andrus Gerontology Center of the University of Southern (More)
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President Barack Obama's victory in Tuesday's election ensures that the health reform law, the signature accomplishment of his first term, will move forward.

Throughout the campaign, Gov. Mitt Romney vowed to repeal and replace the law if he became president.

The law, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will for the first time guarantee that all Americans have access to health insurance starting in 2014.

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Oct. 25, 2012 -- New research raises doubts about the health benefits of the much-hyped red wine compound resveratrol.

In a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, healthy women in their late 50s and early 60s who took resveratrol (More)
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Oct. 22, 2012 -- An influential panel of government advisors says hormone replacement therapy shouldn't be prescribed to women after menopause to stave off chronic medical conditions like heart disease or osteoporosis.

After considering the latest scientific evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirmed its previous guideline on hormone (More)
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Oct. 19, 2012 -- A new report suggests that hospital food is frequently contaminated with the dangerous diarrhea bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff).

Houston researchers found that about one-fourth of nearly 100 (More)
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Oct. 16, 2012 -- Regular physical exams are annual rituals for many Americans.

Now a new research review finds that these kinds of checkups don't help people live longer, and they don't cut the risk of dying of cancer or heart disease.

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Oct. 10, 2012 -- Death rates dropped significantly last year for five out of the 15 leading causes of death in the U.S., according to a new CDC report.

Researchers say a major decline in three of the top five causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, and (More)
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Oct. 10, 2012 -- Eat chocolate, win a Nobel Prize?

It may sound far-fetched, but a new study suggests it might not be bad advice.

The results show countries that eat the most chocolate also have the highest number of Nobel laureates per capita.

Researchers say the idea stems from several studies that have shown a group of antioxidants known as flavonoids can improve thinking ability.

Cocoa and chocolate are rich in a subgroup of flavonoids (More)
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