Lung Diseases
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Beat the Flu
older. Residents of nursing homes or chronic-care facilities. People who have been diagnosed with any type of heart or lung disease , including asthma. Anyone who has had metabolic or kidney problems, including diabetes. People who've been treated
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Cold, Flu, and Allergy Facts
or stiffness, or chest pain. Prevention: Get a flu shot, especially if you're 65 or older or have chronic heart or lung disease . It takes time for your body to build up an immunity, so be sure to get the shot several weeks before flu season begins
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3 Cancers Men Must Know About
might save his life. Every year more than 180,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in the United States. After lung cancer , it ranks as the second leading cause of cancer death in men. The risk of developing prostate cancer increases with age
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Reduce Your Cancer Risk
Smoking also plays a major role in cancer. The American Lung Association estimates that smoking causes 87 percent of all lung cancer cases. The carcinogens in smoke get absorbed in the blood, carrying them to other parts of the body where other forms of
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Reduce Radon to Lessen Cancer Risk
improvement projects for your home and garden plus recipes and entertaining ideas. Pop quiz: What causes an estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year in the United States? Hint: It isn't cigarette smoke. The correct answer is radon, an odorless radioactive
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Breast Cancer: Doctors Explain New Studies, Research & More
Kettering Cancer Center, New York: "Reading the IOM report reminds me of how hard it was to prove the link between smoking and lung cancer back when smoking was so common: There was no good control group of unexposed individuals! Most people have some level of
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Health Tests Men Need
controversy. Should the men in your life have it? Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death among American men, behind lung cancer . The prostate gland, which manufactures seminal fluid, usually causes no problems until midlife when a tumor can enlarge
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20 Ways to Better Health
Annals of Internal Medicine. Currently, colon cancer has a death rate that surpasses breast cancer and is second only to lung cancer . Two-thirds of a cup of blueberries yields the antioxidant capacity of 1,773 IU of vitamin E (60 times the recommended
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Supplement Update
says. Its claim to fame: Studies have suggested a link between selenium intake and reduced risk of prostate, colon, and lung cancer . But so far none have been conclusive enough to warrant adding a supplement with this nutrient. In fact, if you live in
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Are Supplements Necessary?
says. Its claim to fame: Studies have suggested a link between selenium intake and reduced risk of prostate, colon, and lung cancer . But so far none have been conclusive enough to warrant adding a supplement with this nutrient. In fact, if you live in





