If you’ve had a urinary tract infection before, you know the drill. First, you feel pain and burning when you pee. You head to the doctor, who takes a urine sample and sends it out for a culture. If the results come back positive, you take an antibiotic to fight the bug. But what if you could get better without the drugs—and the side effects, costs, and risks of antibiotic resistance that come with them? Read the full article in Prevention News.
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Control Stress with Fish
Stressed out? Order the salmon. Fish oil may reduce the effects of psychological strain on your heart, says a new study from Michigan Technological University. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Could Watching TV Lead to Lung Cancer?
Can too much TV damage your lungs? In a new Japanese study, guys who watched more than 4 hours of TV a day had a 36 percent greater risk of developing lung cancer in a 15-year period than men who logged less than 2 hours daily. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Relax Your Way to Trouble-Free Periods
If you’ve ever taken a yoga class, you know how good a few minutes of relaxing in Shavasana feels at the end. Now, a new study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine finds that a longer and deeper form of yogic meditation—a practice called yoga nidra—could help balance hormone levels in women with menstrual difficulties. Read the full article in Prevention News.
STUDY: A Soft Belly Leads to Hard Arteries
You might be able to handle a gut when you’re young, but extra body fat catches up to you in middle age, finds new research in the journal Hypertension. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Are You a Drunk Driver?
You might think you’re safe to drive after just a couple drinks at happy hour. But if a new proposal passes in your state, you’ll probably need to start sipping more slowly. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Poor Sleep Triples Prostate Cancer Risk
Sure, his restless insomnia keeps you up at night. But sleep disruptions could turn deadly for your guy. Men who have trouble falling or staying asleep may have as much as double the risk of developing prostate cancer as those who snooze soundly. Read the full article in Prevention News.
The Unexpected Thing Making You Smarter
Sweaty palms could make you smart. In a new study in the journal eLife, rats that endured a single episode of mild stress (a few hours of physical restraint) produced new neurons in a brain region called the hippocampus. Two weeks later, rats with these bonus brain cells performed better on a rodent memory test (yes, there are such things). Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
A Warning for Skin Cancer Survivors
Beating skin cancer could actually raise your risk of other cancers in the future, finds new research in the journal PLOS Medicine. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Is There Lead In Your Rice?
The government banned lead from paint in 1978 and gasoline in 1995. But now, the dangerous metal may lurk in a much more intimate location: your dinner plate. Read the full article in Prevention News.