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They're age 80 and older, yet they have the memory and brain power of people in their 50s. So what's their secret?
Do you typically nod off during the day? For older adults, that could be a sign of increased risk of stroke, a new study shows.
Americans love to eat out. Of every dollar we spend on food, nearly half -- 48 cents -- goes to the restaurant industry. (Compare that to 1955, when only 25 cents of every food dollar went toward dining out.)
People whose legs ache when they walk because of blocked leg arteries can get just as much relief -- if not more -- by taking a low-dose aspirin instead of Plavix and taking daily walks.
Grapefruit juice can interfere with a lot of prescription and nonprescription drugs, but cancer researchers found that the tart juice helps the body absorb more of a promising medication, reducing side effects and saving patients money because they need smaller doses.
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Should you boost your health with a creamy fruit smoothie you whip up in your blender?
"Yoga is for girls, yoga is for hippies," is what a group of older male veterans -- and stroke survivors -- told researchers who wanted to see if doing some basic yoga movements would help improve the veterans' balance.
Can getting an EKG, where they attach electrodes to your chest to measure your heart activity, help predict whether you'll have a heart attack?
For men in their 60s who are diagnosed with early-state prostate cancer, surgery doesn't help them live significantly longer than those who wait and monitor the slow-growing disease, a landmark new study finds.