Healthier Lifestyles May Prevent 340,000 U.S. Cancer a Year: Study

Regular exercise, balanced diet, limited alcohol help ward off disease, researchers find THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — About 340,000 cancer cases in the United States could be prevented each year if more Americans ate a healthy diet, got regular exercise and limited their alcohol intake, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). These [...]

Can you hear me now? More teens can’t

One in every five teens has at least a slight hearing loss. Many experts suspect the primary cause is the use of headphones to listen to portable music. August 18, 2010|By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Teenagers aren’t necessarily tuning out adults; they simply might not be able to hear them. The proportion [...]