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Study: Exercise Improves Survival Rate of Prostate Patients

By Daryl Nelson March 5, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Regular exercise doesn’t just do wonders for the heart and figure. New research suggests physical activity may be beneficial for those with low-grade prostate cancer.

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Gallup: More Americans Were Uninsured in 2011

By Daryl Nelson March 2, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Texas continues to be the state with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, according to the latest Gallup health survey on insurance coverage in the United States.

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Western States Boast the Best Wellbeing, Southern States the Worst

By Daryl Nelson February 28, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Want to be happier? Move out west.

The latest Gallup report finds people living in western states have the highest well-being.

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Study: Prostate Cancer Risk Halved for Subfertile Men

By Daryl Nelson February 19, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Men who are involuntarily childless due to subfertility are at a significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a recently released study.

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Researchers Find Link between Depression and Heart Health

By Daryl Nelson February 15, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health. New research from Tel Aviv University suggests poor mental health can interfere with the heart.

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CDC: More Doctors Stress Exercise

By Daryl Nelson February 14, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

More U.S. physicians are prescribing exercise to patients, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Researchers Find Link Between Eczema and Erectile Dysfunction

By Daryl Nelson February 10, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Men who have been diagnosed with eczema are potentially at a greater risk of erectile dysfunction than men who don’t have it, according to a recently released Taiwanese study.

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Medical Debt Is On the Rise

By Daryl Nelson February 7, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Due to one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost their jobs, along with the health plans that came with those jobs, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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The Odds of Living A Long Life Challenged in New Study

By Daryl Nelson February 7, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Researchers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago are challenging the common belief that the U.S. mortality rate flattens out above age 80.

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Pfizer Recalling 1 Million Defective Birth Control Packets

By Daryl Nelson February 2, 2012 | TheCheckup.com

Drug company Pfizer Inc., is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills, after finding an error on the packaging.

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