Aspirin may fight more than the Irish flu. People who took the drug at least once or twice per week had a 20 percent lower risk of developing melanoma than those who didn’t, finds new research in the journal Cancer. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Men’s Health
3 Things Your Doctor Might Miss
If the Pope’s resignation wasn’t enough to shake your faith in authority, now there’s this: Your doctor may be wrong about your diagnosis. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Does Your Choice of Hospital Matter?
You might want to be choosy when it comes to your hospital. People with advanced head and neck cancer were 15 percent more likely to survive if they received care at high-volume hospitals (those that saw more patients with the same disease), according to new research in Cancer. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
3 Surprising Ways to Fight a Cold
Sometimes size does matter: A new study finds that the shorter your telomeres—snips of proteins and DNA at the ends of your chromosomes—the more susceptible you may be to catching a cold. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Why You Should Move Your Workout Outdoors
Winter blues are reason enough to seek out the sun. But here’s another: People with adequate levels of vitamin D—produced when your skin is exposed to the sun’s rays—have about half the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Read the full article in Men’s Health News or on MSN’s Fitbie.
Are Your Dishes Dangerous?
BPA, you’re yesterday’s news. Researchers have found another potentially harmful chemical to worry about: melamine. It’s approved in the United States for use in products like dishes, cooking utensils, and paper, but a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine says it may leach from plastic containers into your food. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
The Exercise That Boosts Your Vertical Jump
Want to jump higher? Squat lower. Read full article on Yahoo! Sports’ ThePostGame.com.
Blast Your Abs—Without a Single Crunch
To truly carve your core, get up off the floor. Certain upper-body moves fire up your six-pack muscles as much as—if not more than—crunches. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
When Your Feelings Turn Fatal
While your emotions may be invisible to the world’s most advanced medical technology, they still impact your health just as much as your flesh-and-blood organs do. Consider this article to be the kind of anatomy class your doctor never had in medical school. You’ll learn the connection between anger and back pain, loneliness and high blood pressure, anxiety and dementia—and how to snuff out the fuse on even your most explosive emotions. Read the full article in Men’s Health or on NBCNews.com.
How Much Weight Can You Lose In A Week?
One trainer says though it’s not typical, he has seen clients healthfully lose up to 1.5 percent of their body weight from fat in a week. Could you become a similar success story? Read the full article on ThePostGame.com.