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10 Ways for Men to Prevent Cancer Today

In a University of Vermont study, the fittest men were 68 percent less likely to develop lung cancer and 38 percent less likely to develop colorectal cancers than the least active men—and those who developed cancer had better outcomes if they exercised regularly. Cardio and resistance training help control inflammation and hormone levels—and they keep your immune system strong to fend off wayward cells. (Turn up your muscle gains outside the gym. These 18 Ways to Build Muscle All Day will help you shed fat, sculpt muscle, and accelerate recovery.)

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Reino Unido prohíbe fumar en coches donde vayan niños

La propuesta, impulsada por la oposición laborista a través de una enmienda a la Ley de Niños y Familias, otorgará al Ministerio de Sanidad los poderes necesarios para que pueda aprobar regulaciones que conviertan en delito que el conductor de un coche no impida fumar dentro de su vehículo cuando está presente un niño, aunque no implica directamente la aplicación automática de esta prohibición.

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The FDA’s Frightening Anti-Smoking Campaign for Teens Hits Them Where It Hurts

Called “The Real Cost,” the campaign aims to decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and 17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing the bodily harm smoking can inflict–and tapping into teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The FDA has collaborated with some of the brightest and most creative minds to develop a multimedia initiative designed to make the target audience acutely aware of the risk from every cigarette by highlighting consequences that young people are really concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products said in a statement. The campaign also underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many young people presume they can quit whenever they want.

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Triglicéridos y colesterol: la importancia del Omega-3

\”Los triglicéridos, así como el colesterol, son tipos de grasa presentes en la sangre y en los tejidos corporales y que, en cantidades apropiadas, sirven para que el organismo funcione bien. Su exceso aumenta el riesgo de tener un infarto o un ataque cerebral. Con frecuencia, la elevación de los triglicéridos ocurre al mismo tiempo que el aumento de los niveles de colesterol\”, explicó el Dr. Carlos Moretto, médico y docente de la Universidad John Kennedy.

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