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Mom’s Stomach Pain Leads To Colon Cancer Diagnosis At ER Visit

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Ashley Mellen thought she was doing everything right for her health — eating lots of fruits and vegetables, buying organic, opting for grass-fed beef and not using any toxic substances in her home.

The stay-at-home mom of three says she feels so well that she has taken no pain medicine, antibiotics, over-the-counter or prescription drugs since her 20s.

Mellen saw her OB-GYN for pregnancy-related issues, but nothing that would cause alarm. She thought she was a healthy woman going about her life when everything changed out of the blue in January 2022.

A visit to the emergency room for what

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#1 Myth Regarding Longevity, According to an Expert

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While social media ads for the latest buzzy supplements—guaranteed to “transform your life or you’ll get your money back”—may want to convince you otherwise, the truth is that there’s really no single superfood or magical cure-all for healthy aging . Much as we’ve tried to find a fountain of youth, the secret to living a long and healthy life really comes down to many factors, not just one thing. It’s really about the whole picture.

In the spirit of quelling some of our society’s widespread anxiety about healthy aging (we get it—it’s rampant), we caught up with Luigi Fontana,

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Scientists identify enzymes to increase life span

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Following the experiment, the worms lived 50 percent longer as well as displayed healthier signs.

To be certain, they tested the AMAR mechanism on another lab model: yeast. This single-celled microorganism shares a common genetic makeup with humans. And came up with similar results.

“We hope to attract interest in developing therapeutics that target AMAR,” said O’Rourke. She concluded by adding, “With age-related diseases currently being the major health burden for patients, their families, and the healthcare system, targeting the process of aging itself would be the most effective way to reduce this burden and increase the number of years

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Five cities recognized for public health achievements at the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit

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Partnership for Healthy Cities award recipients include Montevideo, Uruguay for food policy; Mexico City, Mexico for road safety; Vancouver, Canada for surveillance; Athens, Greece for overdose prevention, and Bengaluru, India for tobacco control.

The first-of-its-kind Summit was convened in London by Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization, Vital Strategies, and Mayor Sadiq Khan of London.

Today, during the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in London, five global cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries. The Summit brought together mayors and officials from more than 50 major cities in the partnership to discuss urgent public

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Heart Healthy Lifestyle Linked to Longer Life Without Diabetes, Cancer

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Exercise is one of the key components of a heart-healthy lifestyle. SolStock/Getty Images
  • Researchers say people who follow the Life Essential 8 recommendations tend to have healthier cardiovascular systems and live longer.
  • The eight recommended lifestyle elements include a healthy diet, regular exercise, weight management, and low cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
  • Researchers say adopting these daily habits can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, and dementia.

Adults who live a heart-healthy lifestyle and have scores at the higher end of the American Heart Association’s Life Essentials 8 cardiovascular heart chart tends to live

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Healthy lifestyle, diet linked to slower memory decline

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A study found a link between healthy lifestyles and slower memory decline in older adults. Shestock/Getty Images
  • Researchers followed 29,072 older adults (60 years old and over) over 10 years to investigate the link between lifestyle choices and memory loss.
  • They found a link between a healthy lifestyle and slower memory decline, even in the presence of the APOE Ɛ4 gene, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
  • The researchers hope their findings will inform public health initiatives seeking to prevent memory loss in older adults.

The gradual loss of thinking abilities such as memory, reasoning, and psychomotor

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Paul Pierce on why so many former players have issues with today’s game

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BOSTON, MA - June 8: Former Celtics great Paul Pierce before Game Three of the 2022 NBA Finals at the TD Garden on June 8, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
Former Celtics great Paul Pierce gets ready before Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals at the TD Garden on June 8, 2022, in Boston. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

Camped out in his Los Angeles home, Paul Pierce’s television is frequently programmed to NBA games. While some retired players have turned away from the sport that once commanded their lives, Pierce has stayed tuned to the league he played in for 19 seasons, hosting friends for marquee matchups and ordering piles of chicken wings.

“My go-to is flats, Buffalo. I usually order like three [flavors].

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Sticking To Healthy Lifestyle Prior Covid-19 Infection Might Lower Long Covid Risk

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During the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, researchers estimate that the prevalence of long Covid among the general population could be anywhere between 20% to 40%. Around 8 million to 23 million Americans have developed long Covid after surviving waves of infections.

While the condition is more common among women, each individual can experience long Covid through a wide range of symptoms that can be neurological and psychiatric with manifestations such as brain fog, inattention, and memory issues. Other long Covid patients

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