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Can retirement be bad for you?

The key to better health in older age for some people may be to keep working, a new study suggests. People who are retired may be more likely to have mental and physical health problems than people who remain in work.

What do we know already?
There hasn’t been much research into how the number of years people have been retired might affect their health. But one theory is that people’s health improves when they first retire, and then gets worse over time as they become less physically active or have a less varied social life.... read more

May 17, 2013

A healthy lifestyle can undo the damage of a stressful job

Having a healthy lifestyle could reduce the chance of having heart problems linked to a stressful job by as much as half, a new study shows.... read more

May 16, 2013

Painkillers for back pain linked to erection problems

Men who take prescription painkillers for back pain over a long period may have a raised risk of erection problems, a study shows.... read more

May 16, 2013

Does depression raise a woman's stroke risk?

Women in their 40s and 50s may have nearly double the chance of a stroke if they have depression, a study suggests. But their overall risk of having a stroke is still low.... read more

May 16, 2013

Sucking your baby's dummy clean may be good for their health

Parents who ‘clean’ their babies’ dummies by sucking them may be helping to protect their children against eczema, asthma, and other allergies, a new study suggests.... read more

May 10, 2013

Can peppers help prevent Parkinson's disease?

People who regularly eat vegetables that contain nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may be less likely to get Parkinson’s disease than people who don’t, according to a new study.... read more

May 10, 2013

Don't shop on an empty stomach

Feeling hungry? You might want to delay going grocery shopping. Two recent studies suggest that people who shop while they’re hungry are more likely to put high-calorie foods in their basket.... read more

May 07, 2013

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