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Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage

In study, one-third benefited from taking Zytiga plus hormone therapy for 6 months before surgery

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Animation: Cerebral Aneurysm Animation
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Clinical Wizard: Breast Cancer Risk Factors Clinical Wizard
Podcast: Dilation and Curettage (D and C) Podcast
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Video: Peak Flow Meter
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Health Tip of the Day

Tips for Living Younger

  • Keep active. As you age, you can help maintain lung capacity by doing aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes three to four times a week.

  • Build strength. Weight training and strength training helps you avoid falls and balance problems.

  • Stay flexible. Add a few minutes of stretching to your daily routine.

  • Maintain a healthy weight.

  • Don't smoke. Smoking causes cancer, contributes to several degenerative diseases and makes you look older by drying the skin.

  • Protect yourself from the sun. Exposure makes skin look years older and causes skin cancer. Sun protection should begin in childhood -- 80 percent of sun exposure occurs before age 21.

  • Get enough sleep. Too little sleep puts stress on your body.
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Cholesterol
There's a lot of news about cholesterol these days, and with good reason. High cholesterol contributes to heart disease, which kills more Americans than all cancers combined. A regular exercise routine and good eating habits — along with medication if your doctor recommends it — can keep cholesterol levels under control and lower your risk of heart disease.

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Heart Disease
Heart disease is the biggest health risk Americans face today. If you don’t have heart disease now, you can help prevent it. If you’ve already been diagnosed with heart disease, you can keep it from getting worse. Here are the tools to get you started.

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You want the best for your child, from good nutrition to effective discipline to a breadth of life opportunities.