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Can Walking Make Your Fat Genes Skinny?
… genetic. But how much can diet and exercise change how we look? Well, according to a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health , walking an hour a day can keep the fat genes away by as much as 50 percent. Conversely, sedentary activities, like …
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Black women more likely to die of breast cancer
… part of the reason for this," said David Williams, who studies racial differences in cancer at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and wasn't involved in the new study either. "But it's not just disparities in care. We also …
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Listeria Worries Prompt Recall of Romaine Lettuce
… patients. A spokesman for the California Department of Public Health said it has not yet identified the means of ..... said Philip Alcabes, a professor in the School of Public Health at Hunter College in New York City. The bacterium …
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Soda-drinking men at higher risk for heart attack
… fellow in the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health . “The first thing to do is to reduce the intake ..... health policy and management at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. The new report looked at …
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Daily serving of red meat raises risk of early death
… revelation that red meat is not health food. But a new study from the highly respected researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health offers some of the best and most detailed evidence yet that a daily serving of meat can increase risk of heart …
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Brisk Daily Walk Could Counter 'Obesity Genes'
… sedentary behavior," said study author Qibin Qi, a research fellow with the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health . Research has suggested that inherited traits may be responsible for 50 percent of obesity cases, Qi said …
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The heavier he is, the lower his sperm count
… higher sperm counts, but it's not completely straightforward," said Dr. Jorge Chavarro, from the Harvard School of Public Health , part of the collaborative group that put out the study. How well sperm move, their shape and the quality …
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As White Rice Intake Rises, So May Your Risk for Diabetes
… basis have a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a new international analysis contends. Harvard School of Public Health researchers reviewed the findings of four previous studies conducted in the United States, Australia, China …
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Study Finds PSA Testing Cuts Prostate Cancer Death Risk
… said Dr. Anthony Miller, professor emeritus of epidemiology at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health . "It's not going to kill them; it's not going to grow." But a PSA test can still discover prostate cancer …
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U.S. Health Systems Not Ready for Catastrophes: Report
… Medicine (IOM) report released Wednesday provides a resource manual to help providers -- hospitals and outpatient clinics, public - health departments, emergency medical systems, public-safety agencies and government offices -- deliver health care as effectively …
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