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Media images of alcohol can drive you to drink
Young men who watched a movie with accompanying commercials for alcohol were more apt to grab a beer or glass of wine from the refrigerator, compared to those who watched a movie without the drinking prompts.
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Men's sex lives may suffer as waistlines expand
The more obese a man, the greater his hormonal changes and the worse his sex life, a new study finds.
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'Fasting Signal' offers clues to insulin resistance in the obese
A signal known to play a role during fasting also becomes active in the fat tissue of obese mice in the early stages of progression toward type 2 diabetes, say researchers. They also found that blocking this signal in fat tissue prevents insulin resistanc
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Night shift work hard on the heart
Working the night shift might lead to hormonal and metabolic changes that raise risks for obesity, diabetes and heart disease, researchers say.
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Vitamin B12 deficit may boost risk of birth defects
Women who do not have enough vitamin B12 in their blood before and after conception have a greater chance of having a baby with brain or spinal cord defects, a new study says.
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One glass of wine per day may be protective against esophageal cancer
Drinking a glass of wine a day may lower the risk of Barrett's esophagus, a condition that precedes esophageal cancer.
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Neck fat a measure of heart risk
A too-tight shirt collar might be an indicator of future heart trouble, Framingham Heart Study researchers report.
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Overweight preschoolers raise their heart disease risk
In yet another sign that obesity poses health risks at any age, new research shows that overweight children as young as age 3 can begin to show signs of cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Vitamin C may mean less chance of gout
Consuming more vitamin C may help reduce a man's risk of gout, according to researchers who studied almost 47,000 men over a 20-year span.
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Obesity, diabetes and heart disease may speed dementia
Obesity and its common companions - diabetes and heart disease - can work together to speed dementia and other brain ills, a series of new studies shows.
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Obesity tied to poor pancreatic cancer surgery outcomes
Obese pancreatic cancer patients are more likely than non-obese patients to have worse outcomes after surgery to treat their cancer, say U.S. researchers.
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Obesity takes years off your life
Being obese can shorten your life, a new study shows.
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Fish may be brain food for teenage boys
Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.
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Flushing from alcohol a risk factor for esophageal cancer
People who experience facial flushing when they drink alcohol are much more likely to develop alcohol-related esophageal cancer, say American and Japanese experts.
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Too much red meat may shorten life span
Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions as well, a U.S. National Cancer Institute study has found.
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