Good News on Exercise
Here's fresh hope for those New Year's resolutions. A study out last week shows that patients who drastically reduced fat in their diets, increased their exercise and learned to handle stress showed a marked reversal of coronary heart disease even after years of self-neglect. The five-year study found participants had, among other things, a more than 50% decrease in heart attacks and other cardiac events.
Bad News on Illiteracy
Not reading well, it turns out, can be hazardous to your health. A new study shows that people who have difficulty reading or understanding health-related materials are more...