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We know for some time that sitting too much is unhealthy for you. However, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine published a paper on Jan. 12, 2023 that five minutes of walking every half hour will prevent illnesses from prolonged sitting. CNN also reviewed this artic

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February 15, 2023

by Ray Schilling

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accelerometers, blood sugar, cancer, cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, movement break, premature death, risk of death, sitting too much

Nowadays hepatitis C can be cured, but in the past it used to lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. Recently there was a review article about hepatitis C in the journal Medical News Today. The cause of hepatitis C is a virus that belongs to the Hepacivirus group of viruses.

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October 26, 2022

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chronic liver infection, cirrhosis of the liver, direct-acting antiviral drugs, hepacivirus group of viruses, hepatitis c, hepatitis c virus blood test, liver cancer, minute amounts of blood, non-sterile equipment, transmission of hcv

A recent review by cardiologist Christopher Labos from Montreal stated that any physical activity is better than doing nothing. He reviewed why today most health websites state that 10,000 steps per day would be the desired standard. He noted that this recommendation originated from a

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April 28, 2022

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30-minute walk, blood lipids, blood pressure, diabetes, exercise group, health, mortality, physical activity, step-counter, ten-thousand steps meter

Now that new cases of the pandemic are declining, the question is: what will happen after Omicron? The infection specialists do not have the answer. Some say that with more people vaccinated and people getting less severe symptoms the pandemic may come to an end. But others point out

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March 23, 2022

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booster vaccines, mutations, new variants, omicron, pandemic, stealth variant, vaccination rate, vaccinations, vaccine inequity, waning immunity

Introduction A new study pointed out how foods can extend or shorten life. The authors described a health nutritional index, which tells whether a food item prolongs life or shortens it. A hot dog for example can take 36 minutes off your life expectancy. On the other hand, a helping o

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November 03, 2021

by Ray Schilling

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health nutrition index, heart attacks, hot dog, life expectancy, omega-3 fatty acids, processed meat, salt, sardines, strokes, walnuts

A recent study from Oxford University showed that red meat can give you heart attacks. Specifically, the researchers conducted a metaanalysis of 1.4 million people and followed them for over 30 years. They found that 50 Grams (1.75 ounces) of unprocessed red meat including beef, pork

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August 11, 2021

by Ray Schilling

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animal-based foods, fruits, legumes, nuts, plant-based foods, processed meat, red meat, steaks, vegetables, whole grains

A new cancer screening test will be tested in the UK starting in mid 2021. The test has been developed in California by the Grail company. The planned clinical cancer screening test has the name Galleri blood test. Presently, this test is not generally available yet. The clinical tria

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December 16, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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ablation cryotherapy, cancer of the ovary, cancer screening test, cancer survival rate, clinical trial, galleri blood test, metastases, oncoblot test, Pancreatic cancer, sensitive cancer test

A new study found that glucosamine supplementation can reduce mortality. In this study 495,077 women and men were observed for 8.9 years. This was part of the UK Biobank study. 19,882 deaths occurred during the course of the study. 3,802 deaths were due to cardiovascular disease (stro

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November 11, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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anti-inflammatory effect, anti-inflammatory medications, cardiovascular disease mortality risk, death reduction, glucosamine, glucosamine sulfate, glucosamine supplementation, mortality reduction, respiratory disease mortality, treating osteoarthritis

A Norwegian study going on for 5 years showed that older adults’ exercise intensity does not reduce mortality. For one thing, researchers stated that physical activity is important to reduce mortality in older people. On the other hand, the researchers of this study from Norway wanted

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October 28, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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cancer rate, cardiovascular disease, clinical trial, control group, exercise, exercise group, lung function, older adults, reduce mortality, stay consistently active

The Mediterranean diet has long been known to include olive oil and other beneficial foods. These foods consist of lots of vegetables, fruit and fish. I has also become common knowledge that it decreases the risk of some cancers, high cholesterol, diabetes and to prevent heart attacks

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April 22, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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blood pressure, dehydrogenated oils, fruit and fish, heart attacks, margarine, mediterranean diet, olive oil, polyunsaturated oils, vegetable-based oils, vegetables

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Sitting too much is Unhealthy for You

Hepatitis C Can Be Cured

Any Physical Activity is Better than Doing Nothing

What Will Happen after Omicron?

Foods can Extend or Shorten Life

Red Meat Can Give You Heart Attacks

New Cancer Screening Test

Glucosamine Supplementation Can Reduce Mortality

Older Adult’s Exercise Intensity Does Not Reduce Mortality

Olive Oil and Other Beneficial Foods

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