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Limiting TV Time Helps Reduce Heart Disease Risk

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year.1 In the U.S., it’s the leading cause of mortality, accounting for one in five deaths. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one person dies from this condition every 33 seconds.2 Your everyday habits… Read More: Limiting TV Time Helps Reduce Heart Disease Risk »

Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths

A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer, led by UCL researchers, did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier. Results from the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) have been published in a report in the medical journal The… Read More: Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths »

‘Nerve Zap’ for Pain After Surgery May Reduce Need for Opioids

By Sarah D. Collins HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An emerging technology could zap your post-op pain away — little or no opioids needed. The technique is called percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation. It involves inserting a small wire next to a nerve and using a stimulator to deliver a mild electrical… Read More: ‘Nerve Zap’ for Pain After Surgery May Reduce Need for… »

Brown Fat Can Help Reduce Age-Related Weight Gain

The distribution and function of the body’s adipose tissue change throughout the course of life. A special kind of adipocytes known as brown fat cells are capable of using fatty deposit energy reserves by a process of generating heat called thermogenesis. As we get older, brown fat cells change into white fat cells. Thermogenisis stops… Read More: Brown Fat Can Help Reduce Age-Related Weight Gain »