Obesity may affect accuracy of prostate screening
...rostate cancer to the list of cancers linked to an unhealthy body weight, with men at the highest BMI at 34 percent higher risk. Studies also show obesity is associated with poor prognostic association as well. Obese men with prostate cancer are diagnosed at more advanced stages and have higher mortality rates...State policies decrease youth smoking, drinking and sex
...latures can help teenagers make decisions to avoid unhealthy behaviors by implementing laws to make cigarettes and beer more difficult to obtain and increase the number of family planning clinics. The study is published in the February 2005 issue of Preventive Medicine. "We found that taxes on cigarettes and b...Meditation may reduce heart disease risk
... in children. But obesity appears to be part of an unhealthy cycle where the stresses of everyday life such as poverty and not feeling safe at home contribute to bad habits such as overeating and/or eating high-fat comfort foods and not exercising. Stress also may impair sleep, preventing the body and bloo...English-speaking Hispanic youth more likely to have sex early
...utary components of traditional Latino culture and unhealthy aspects of U.S. culture could produce fresh approaches and innovations to prevent morbidity and mortality in children from all racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Research documents that less acculturation in Latino children and their parent...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
... their blood vessel lining developed a potentially unhealthy response called vasoconstriction, reducing blood flow. That finding confirms previous studies, which suggested there was a link between mental stress and the narrowing of blood vessels. The results of the study, conducted at the University of Mar...Even mild depression increases long-term mortality in heart failure
...Jiang said. "Also, depressed patients tend to make unhealthy life-style choices in such areas as diet and smoking." While anxiety is often present with depression, previous studies by Jiang have shown that depression appears to be the main risk factor for these patients. In the Nov. 30 issue of the journal Cir......ke. And then it is often too late, after years of unhealthy living, such as insufficient exercise and inappropriate diet. So women need to be better educated on the importance of heart-healthy lifestyles and sufficiently screened for risk factors before heart disease strikes". Women are different Neverthel...