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Greater Focus on Prevention Core to Battling Cancer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 4, 2017 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

Cancer is not an inescapable fate. But while prevention can save millions of lives much more cheaply than treatment, it remains an underfunded, much-neglected weapon in the anti-cancer arsenal, experts say. Some 14 million new cancers are diagnosed each year,...

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The Healing Power of Touch

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Health

Men may think of massage as an occasional treat or a vacation indulgence, but this type of therapy could be a natural way to stay healthy and pain-free. One of the most common health issues for older men is chronic pain, defined as pain that lasts more than 12 weeks....

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How to Make Boredom Work for You

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 31, 2016 | Health

Most of us have had times when we couldn’t find anything satisfying to do or couldn’t keep our attention focused on a lecture or book. If we were asked to describe how we felt at the time, we’d probably have answered “bored.” Boredom...

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Study: A Billion People Suffer from High Blood Pressure

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 16, 2016 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, researchers said on Wednesday. “High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease, and kills around 7.5 million people worldwide...

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Drinking too many energy drinks can hurt your liver. (Catalin205/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Buzzkill: Energy Drinks may Cause Acute Liver Failure

by Nicole Lyn Pesce | Nov 3, 2016 | Health

Pounding too many energy drinks could wreck your liver — just as much as too many beers. A 50-year-old construction worker developed acute hepatitis, likely from gulping up to five energy drinks a day for three weeks, according to a BMJ Case Report released Tuesday....