30 minutes of exercise is key to health in old ageElderly men who do 30 minutes of physical activity six days a week are likely to have a 40-percent lower risk of death compared to couch-potato counterparts.
Beijing raises cigarette tax to deter smokingChina will more than double the tax on tobacco to 11 percent, as authorities try to deter smoking in the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco.
Possible causes of negative reactions to measles vaccinationChief Kazakh Sanitary Doctor and Vice-Minister of Health and Social Development declare preliminary causes of the negative reactions to the measles vaccination conducted in February.
E-cigarette use triples in US teensSome two million US high school students tried e-cigarettes last year, a rate that tripled in just one year, US health authorities said.
Smartphone device may help diagnose cancerA new device that can be added to a smartphone may be able to accurately and cheaply diagnose cancer, a technology which could be useful in remote areas.
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EU moves closer to counting calories in alcoholic drinksHealth conscious tipplers may be closer to finding out just how many calories they are imbibing as consumer advocates push for EU nutritional labelling on alcoholic drinks.
Blues legend B.B. King leaves hospitalAmerican blues legend B.B. King, hospitalized reportedly for dehydration stemming from diabetes, said Tuesday he was better and going home.
Singer Joni Mitchell hospitalized in USCanadian singer Joni Mitchell, one of the symbols of the Woodstock generation, was in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital, according to her website.