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Older Adults: 9 Nutrients You May Be Missing

With age, your body doesn’t absorb nutrients well, so every calorie you consume must be packed with nutrition. Here are 9 nutrients older adults often need more of.

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Getting Help: Meals Delivered at Home

Home delivery of meals is a booming business, for seniors and adults of all ages. Here are a few of the home meal delivery services to consider.

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Power-Packed Recipes for Maximum Nutrition

Boost your health with these nutrient-rich meals that are ideally suited for mature adults and seniors.

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Power-Packed Recipes for Maximum Nutrition

Boost your health with these nutrient-rich meals that are ideally suited for mature adults and seniors.

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Tamoxifen May Cut Lung Cancer Deaths

Tamoxifen, the medication long used to prevent the growth of breast cancer tumors, also appears to reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer, research suggests.

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Self-Control in Childhood Brings Adult Success

Children who have good self-control early in life are more likely to grow into healthy, financially secure, and trouble-free adults than those with poor self-discipline, a new study shows.

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Weekend ‘Catch-Up’ Sleep May Help Kids’ Weight

Children who get too little sleep and have irregular school-day sleep schedules are more likely to be obese, especially if they don’t make up for lost sleep on the weekends, a new study finds.

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Heart Benefits for Women Who Cut Hypertension

Middle-aged women who take steps to lower their blood pressure could reduce their risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or developing heart failure, a new study shows.

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Women Who Smoke May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Smoking early in life may raise a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, according to research that adds new evidence on the link between cigarettes and breast cancer.

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U.S. Has 7th Highest Cancer Rate in the World

Approximately 300 of every 100,000 Americans develop cancer each year — which means the U.S. has the seventh highest cancer rate in the world.

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