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Watching TV is cutting short your life

Beware, couch time is shortening your life!

For every hour of TV viewing, your risk of dying early from heart disease rises by 18 per cent, says a new comprehensive study of sedentary lifestyle.

The study by Australian researchers shows that each hour of TV viewing also increases your risk of dying from cancer by nine per [...]

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Diet, exercise, weight loss key to lowering blood-cholesterol

Cologne (Germany), Nov 30 (DPA) A healthy diet with lots of seasonal vegetables, fruit and high-fibre foods such as whole grain can often bring high blood-cholesterol levels back to normal, noted Richard Raedsch, a member of the Professional Association of German Internists (BDI).

Raedsch said it was also important to eat less sugar and simple [...]

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Hormone replacement therapy ‘beneficial for postmenopausal women’

Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Hormone replacement therapy might be beneficial for postmenopausal women at increased heart risk, say researchers.

“Although it is commonly understood that postmenopausal women, particularly those with early menopause, have an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease and it was thought that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) would help to remedy this, some [...]

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Lupin buys anti-cholesterol drug rights for $39 mn

Mumbai, Sep 29 (IANS) Indian pharmaceuticals major Lupin Tuesday said it had acquired the rights for Antara, a drug to treat high blood cholesterol and high triglycerides, for $38.61 million from the US-based Oscient Pharmaceuticals.

The rights for the drug, along with related assets and inventories, have been acquired under the procedures of the US Bankruptcy [...]

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Kudzu extract shows promise as dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome

Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, can be used as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome.

Scientists in Alabama and Iowa have [...]

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Kudzu extract shows promise as dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome

Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Kudzu, the nuisance vine that has overgrown almost 10 million acres in the southeastern United States, can be used as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome.

Scientists in Alabama and Iowa have found that root extracts from kudzu show promise as a dietary supplement for metabolic syndrome that increases the risk of [...]

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Too much TV leads to early death

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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What makes some musical tunes cheerful and some sad?

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Yoga ‘cuts inflammation’

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Fake skin patches that could deliver helpful genes therapies

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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‘G.I Joe’, ‘Star Trek’ sequels in the pipeline

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Alexander wore ‘linothorax’ – armor made from laminated linen

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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New drug targets for malaria cure

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Tactical errors result in defeat more often than technical ones: Latif

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Word games, reading ‘help boost memory among the less educated’

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Scientists sequence genome of woodland strawberry

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Teri Hatcher strips off for Desperate Housewives

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Ellen DeGeneres ‘very sad’ over Simon Cowell’s Idol exit

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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Woman who hid Holocaust victim Anne Frank passes away at 100

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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‘Adamant’ Kamran to vote in deciding his own fate for Hobart Test

Here’s a news flash for couch potatoes everywhere: every hour of television watched per day is linked to an increased risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.

Published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, scientists reached the conclusion after tracking the lifestyle habits of 8,800 adults.

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