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Spring is in the air and people of all ages, are trading in their overcoats and gloves for shorts and string tops – exposing their skin to ultraviolet rays and skin cancer.
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, the Mayo Clinic in the USA is seeing an alarming new trend: the

The risk of obtaining melanoma, a life-threatening skin cancer, may be reduced through a simple combination of calcium and vitamin D. A new study by Stanford University School of Medicine found that women who once had non-melanoma and took a calcium-vitamin D combination developed 57 percent

Breakfast replenishes blood sugar levels that are normally low after a night’s sleep. But what you eat is just as important as breaking the fast.

"Skipping breakfast throws off the normal circadian rhythm of fasting and feeding. Breakfast is the worst time to skip a meal," Dr.

Could pine bark be good for your heart? A new study shows taking a combination of supplements that contain a plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree can naturally strengthen patients’ hearts.

Researchers found the combination of Pycnogenol (which contains the

Specific dietary and other lifestyle behaviours may affect the success of the "eat less and exercise more" strategy for preventing long-term weight gain, according to this study.

The study was conducted on 120,877 U.S. women and men who didn’t have any chronic diseases and

A public health approach similar to that mounted against smoking and drunk driving is needed to protect children from lifelong injuries in sports.

The annual rate of catastrophic injury in sports or recreational activities is 6.9 per 100 000 participants, and many of the injured are

Men with prostate cancer might want to think twice before they light up a cigarette. A new study shows prostate cancer patients who smoke increase their risk of cancer recurrence and death from the disease.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States and is

Main causes for high blood pressure over one’s life could be targeted to help prevent cardiovascular disease. An increase in blood pressure is a symptom that, although is not very obvious, affects about one third of adults in the U.K and U.S and

A low saturated fat and low glycaemic index diet appears to modulate the risk of developing dementia that eventually turns into Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, switching to this diet may not protect those already experiencing cognitive difficulty,

Adding olive oil into your diet may help prevent stroke in older people, according to this study.

"Our research suggests that a new set of dietary recommendations should be issued to prevent stroke in people 65 and older," Study author Cecilia