Health

Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer

Having a few more cups of coffee and running that extra mile each day can reduce a man's risk of dying of prostate cancer, two studies indicate.  The case for coffee and physical activity as prostate cancer preventatives is far from proven, according to the research reported Tuesday at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Houston. But data from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study show a clear association with both daily activities.

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New FDA Post in Mexico City

As part of its continuing effort to buttress food and medical product safety in this country by working with its regulatory partners overseas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the opening of its Mexico City post. This is the Agency's third post in Latin America and its tenth international post in the past 13 months.

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Seize the Momentum on TB Vaccine Development

Extensive groundwork is being laid out for a new TB vaccine in clinical sites and research institutions across Africa—lab capacity and field sites are being set up, health professionals are being trained, epidemiological studies are underway.

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U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Drop

Better screening, healthier living and new treatments have all continued to help cut the annual number of cancer cases and deaths in both males and females in a recent study.  Findings showed that new cancer cases and deaths from cancer have declined significantly for both men and women and for most racial/ethnic populations.

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Paying Your Oxygen Debt!

Why do some people breath more deeply and more rapid than others during and after exercise performance? Why does the heart rate increase? The answers to these questions lie in how much oxygen you owe your muscles and how much oxygen you possess. If the balance of your debt is greater than the balance of your reserves, the muscles must first demand these reserves as a down payment. It is only through increased respiration and accelerated heart rate that your oxygen payment in full is transacted. Let's take a closer look at the variables that dictate supply and demand of oxygen to working, or in some cases 'already worked', muscles. 

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