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Health and Wellness Around the World


Covers the latest findings, treatments, and expert advice on physical and mental well-being, with a focus on advancements in medical research, public health issues, and lifestyle practices that promote a healthier life.

 212 million cases in India. Diabetes.

Global diabetes prevalence doubles since 1990, surpassing 800 million adults

 Research finds significant dietary and lifestyle differences among alcohol consumers based on their drink preferences.

Who has it better, beer or wine lovers? Researchers have a decisive answer

 Experts recommend limiting time on the toilet to no more than 5 to 10 minutes.

Experts advise: Make sitting on the toilet as boring as possible

 10,000 steps. Is there a different number?

How many steps a day are needed to lower mortality? It’s not 10,000

 Drinking more since the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID made Americans drink more. They haven’t stopped since

 Linked to cognitive development. Early-onset asthma.

Asthma in children linked to memory difficulties, study suggests

 Exercise.

Adding five extra minutes of exercise daily can lower blood pressure, study finds

 Walking reduces bowel cancer risk.

Walking twice a day could significantly reduce bowel cancer risk, study finds

 Lung cancer (illustration).

New nanotechnology enables non-invasive breath test for early detection of lung cancer

 Higher risk of dementia. Daytime sleepiness.

Daytime sleepiness linked to higher risk of dementia-related syndrome in older adults

 Fatty foods.

New study finds omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may reduce cancer risk

 Smoker.

Heavy smokers may need 25 years for heart disease risk to match that of non-smokers after quitting

 Students in Kyoto, Japan.

First kisses among Japanese high school students at record low, survey finds

 Weight loss.

Common weight loss myths debunked for sustainable health

 Surgery. Image by crucially is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Doctors remove 30-kilogram tumor from 75-year-old patient in Italy

 Fat cat. Image by Yukari*, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

World's fattest cat Kroshik dies after weight loss camp

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