Health Roundup - January 19, 2007

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.