15 h. ago Scientists pinpoint exact age when smoking, booze and little exercise triggers serious health problems

Ditching unhealthy vices early in life was found to boost the odds of having a happy and healthy old age, researchers found - but the rot starts to set in earlier than previously known.

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45 h. ago Huge breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people... with 100,000 exposed yearly

A common bacterial toxin may be to blame for America's colon cancer epidemic, a bombshell study from the University of California San Diego suggests.

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4 d. ago Almighty eruption threatens holiday island loved by Brits as scientists try to pinpoint date

Greek island Santorini was hit by a number of strong earthquakes earlier this year which put its tourist season in jeopardy, as experts arrived to look into the threat of an underwater volcano

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7 d. ago Scientists pinpoint lifestyle change that could delay dementia for YEARS

Previous studies have shown that preventing vision loss, treating depression and doing plenty of exercise are all ways of reducing the risk.

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2 w. ago Nearly 100 outdoor blazes hit Scotland over weekend amid extreme wildfire warning

"Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, as we’ve seen this week in Dumfries and Galloway... we are asking the public to exercise extreme caution."

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3 w. ago Scientists pinpoint four key foods that can help you live to 100

Spanish scientists have discovered that religiously sticking to such a dietary programme may slash the risk of suffering an early death by over a fifth.

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3 w. ago 'Weekend warrior' approach to exercise can 'reduce risk of dying from cancer and heart disease'

Even exercising for just one or two days a week can seriously improve your health, a new study suggests

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3 w. ago Experts pinpoint exact amount of time you need to exercise to slash risk of cancer

Cramming exercise into just one or two days a week is enough to slash the risk of early death, a study suggests.

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3 w. ago Scientists reveal simple exercise trick to 'slash risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer'

Health experts have pinpointed the amount of exercise we should all be getting a week

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3 w. ago Scientists pinpoint amount of exercise needed per week to fend off cancer, disease

Working out for merely two days a week may be enough to keep cancerous tumors and heart diseases at bay, a study suggests.

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3 w. ago Scientists pinpoint eating plan that works better than calorie counting

Slimmers undertaking the low maintenance diet shed more weight than those on a daily calorie restricted diet, the study found.

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4 w. ago New mums are being ‘strongly encouraged’ to take regular exercise and get more sleep. Don’t make me laugh | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

New guidelines are well intentioned, but as parents of babies know, finding time to look after yourself is impossibleOne of the many things you don’t realise until you have a newborn is just how much people congratulate you simply for leaving the house. “Well done for getting out and about,” they say, with the cheerful camaraderie of People Who Know. Going outside may sound like a low benchmark, but during those early weeks summoning the energy to put on clothes, pack a bag, and then using that narrow window between sleeping, feeding, pooing and screaming to cross the threshold into the world can feel like the grand sum total of all human endeavour. Screw the frescoes of the Scrovegni chapel: Mama made it to Budgens.Which explains my reaction when I read that new guidelines published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine say that new mothers should be strongly encouraged to do at least two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week, in addition to “daily pelvic floor muscle t...

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