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It’s not that skeptical scientists don’t believe that hundreds of thousands of people will be celebrating their 100th birthdays in the years to come. But the buck pretty much stops there, they say.

“It’s true that we’re living about 30 years longer than we did at the beginning of the century,” says Dr. Olshansky. “But if you look at the data, those advances are due to how much we’ve been able to lower infant and child mortality. Now that we’re trying to extend life expectancy on the back end of life, those improvements have slowed … Continue Reading

An infection will raise the amount of inflammation in your body because of the toxins that bacteria and viruses produce, and because of the chemicals our immune cells produce in response to an infection. People suffering with an infection usually have higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in their body, which is a major risk factor for heart disease. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine analyzed 40 000 medical records and found that some respiratory tract infections and urinary tract infections can trigger a heart attack or stroke. Cystitis and pneumonia were the … Continue Reading

A discussion of snoring would be incomplete without acknowledging the fact that snoring in children can be as socially disruptive and as medically demanding as that of adults. One of the problems arising from any discussion of children is the tendency to make generalizations about a group which undergoes complex changes from infancy to adolescence. Size of airways, breathing rate and shape of the chest wall are just some of the variables which change significantly in the first few years of life, highlighting the need to specify the age group in question. Another problem relating to the … Continue Reading

However we define health, illness and prevention, it has to be said that health and disease are very unevenly spread throughout society. Put bluntly, people lower down the socio-economic scale have more disease and illness, and die younger, than those higher up. Analyses show that since 1910 those at the top of the social scale have consistently lived longer and are healthier, both mentally and physically. Not every disease is less common or causes less mortality among those better-off in socio-economic terms but this is generally so.

One of the best illustrations of health differences … Continue Reading

If you’re prone to bingeing, don’t worry. You can stop it and take control of your eating habits. But first you must understand why it happens. What sorts of things cause you to overeat? For some people, the cause is stress, loneliness, anger, or sadness. For others, it’s dining out with friends or having a good time at a party.

Reading your food diary can help you recognize and anticipate the emotions or situations that lead to your binges. As you become more aware of what’s setting … Continue Reading