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High Cholesterol Can Cause Dementia - Exercise Helps

By Randy Holland | August 7, 2009

A new study released by Kaiser Permanente warns that borderline or high cholesterol levels are tied to an increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia, even in individuals as young as 40.
The findings show that participants with high cholesterol (a value of 240 or more) had a 66% greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease [...]

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Thin People Fat on the Inside?

By amarek | March 9, 2009

If it really is what’s on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble. Some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding vital organs like the heart, liver or pancreas - invisible to the naked eye - could be as dangerous as the more obvious external fat that [...]

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Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

By amarek | January 12, 2009

Exercise may help improve fatigue caused by cancer and its treatments, new research says.
“A lot of time, the medical response to patients is that they should expect to be fatigued, that it is a normal side effect. If patients are told that fatigue is just a side effect and to accept it, what they [...]

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