Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in over-50s, study finds

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Exercise ‘keeps the mind sharp’ in over-50s, study finds

BBC News
Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over 50, research suggests. Thinking and memory skills were most improved when people exercised the heart and muscles on a regular basis, a review of 39 …

New sex trend a ‘grave violation’

NEWS.com.au
AN ALARMING new study released this week explores a practice called stealthing – where men remove condoms during sex without their partner’s consent – and the online communities which encourage this behaviour.

Top five stories for World Malaria Day 2017

Healio
WHO’s latest estimates for malaria show that many countries with ongoing transmission significantly reduced their disease burden in recent years.

How a plastic-munching caterpillar could help save the earth

CNN
(CNN) Even the smallest among us can be big heroes. Take the lowly wax worm, for instance. The larva of the greater wax moth is considered a huge pest in Europe, because it acts as a parasite in bee colonies.

Opioid epidemic may be underestimated, CDC report says

CNN
(CNN) Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid abuse epidemic, causing 91 overdose deaths each day. Yet the total number of opioid-related deaths may still be underestimated, suggests new research from the US Centers for Disease …

Man denied double lung transplant over marijuana use in Utah dies

New York Daily News
A Utah man who was denied a double-lung transplant in his home state after doctors found a trace of marijuana in his system has died, his family said.

Bacteria May be Reason Some Foods Cause Heart Disease, Stroke

NBCNews.com
Researchers trying to figure out how meat causes heart disease came up with another possible explanation Monday: an essential nutrient found in meat and eggs might be a culprit.

Conjoined Connecticut twins show double-minded determination

SFGate
NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) – With an eddy of leaves trailing behind them, Carmen and Lupita Andrade take off in their father’s old truck, a couple of high school girls learning to drive.

States with the highest child vaccine rates

CBS News
Vaccines have made huge inroads over recent decades – dramatically shrinking the numbers of people affected by potentially deadly diseases such as measles, whooping cough, influenza and polio.

The Top 5 Conditions That Shorten Americans’ Lives — And Are Preventable

Philly.com
MONDAY, April 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) — More bad news for plus-sized Americans: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable life-years lost in the nation, a new study finds.

Arizona Health Officials Promote Steps to Counter Zika

U.S. News & World Report
State officials are launching a campaign to encourage Arizona residents and visitors to take steps to counter the spread of Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women.

Western Massachusetts sheriffs push to raise marijuana taxes, fund addiction treatment

MassLive.com
BOSTON — Marijuana legalization will increase arrests and addiction, argued two Western Massachusetts county sheriffs on Monday as they sought to raise taxes on the marijuana industry to fund drug addiction treatment.

Medical marijuana providers seek first chance at retail sales in Maine

Press Herald
Other states have let some sell early while rules for new stores are created, but who would qualify is debatable. By Kevin MillerStaff Writer.

Franklin Graham rips college over vending machine with pregnancy tests, morning-after pills

Charlotte Observer
Don’t count on Lance sandwich crackers and Little Debbies from the vending machines in some California towns. California TV station KRON 4 is reporting the University of California Davis has introduced something called a “Wellness To Go” Machine, that …

Many Men Have No Discussion of Pros and Cons Before PSA Test

Medscape
Less than one third of men in the United States reported having a balanced discussion with their healthcare provider about the pros and cons of undergoing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screen for prostate cancer.

In Missouri, Mexican Wolf pup proves artificial insemination can help save species

STLtoday.com
A three-week old male Mexican Wolf, the first ever born using artificial insemination, is checked by veterinary experts on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo.

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