Health Roundup - January 19, 2007
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You should see her layup
- But can they dunk?
A growing trend: older women taking to basketball for exercise. When will we see basketball courts going up near retirement homes? - South Asian Risk for Heart Disease
People residing in the Indian Subcontinent have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Cultural, genetic, or lifestyle cause? Not sure yet. - Chili Peppers Can Keep Cancer Away
Spicy food has a healthy benefit: capsaicin (the stuff that gives peppers their heat) kills cancer cells by targeting their mitochondria. - The ticking of the male biological clock?
Less of a fertility issue (look at Tony Randall!) than a health one: older sperm apparently increases the risk of significant birth defects. - 10 Cancer Symptoms for Women
Body self-awareness and self-examination might turn up one of these. If so, schedule an appointment with your doctor. Cancer is much more likely to be treatable if caught early.
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