Better Diet Can Extend Your Life

Improved diets have cut diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer

Tuesday, November 03, 2015 Follow Us         Featured Better Diets May Be Extending Americans' Lives Despite the stereotype that Americans are eating more unhealthful foods that leave them vulnerable to assorted diseases, a new study suggests the opposite may be true. Harvard... Read more ...  News 'Green' Office May Boost Brainpower Workers in "green" offices may think better, a new study suggests. Offices with enhanced ventilation and low levels of chemical air pollutants were linked to better employee performance... Read more ... In Its Third Year, Obamacare Faces Growing Pains America's scramble for health insurance coverage under Obamacare may be slowing to a crawl. The sign-up period for 2016 coverage under the Affordable Care Act begins Nov. 1... Read more ... Health Tip: Potassium is an Essential Mineral Potassium is an essential dietary mineral, offering benefit to your heart, muscles, kidneys and nervous system. Good sources of potassium include: potatoes, bananas, nuts, citrus... Read more ... Studies Reveal Gender Gap in Heart Care New research suggests that doctors don't warn younger women when they're at risk for heart disease as often as they warn men. And once younger women suffer a common kind of... Read more ... Nerve Disorder in Horses May Offer Clues to Alzheimer's Some signs of a rare nerve disorder in horses are similar to those in people with Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders, a new study shows. The deadly disease in horses... Read more ... Senior Health Center MedicineNet's Senior Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind as you age. Get access to various senior health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides seniors through the stages of their life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home