The physical exertion of having a good belly laugh in the company of friends as opposed to a polite titter, exhausts us so much we produce protective endorphins that raise our pain threshold and make us feel good, according to a new international study led by Oxford University in the UK that was published online in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Wednesday.
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BOSTON—Harvard researchers found increased fish intake in a large cohort of women who were free of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) significantly reduced risk of AMD over a 10-year period of intake. They published their findings in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmalogy (2011;129(7):921-929).
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A new study found 150 mg per day of coenzyme Q10 lowered LDL cholesterol levels, begging the question: Are statin drugs really necessary? And what does the Canadian health care system know about the nexus of statin drugs and coQ10 that the American system refuses to acknowledge?
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Fish oil supplements may reduce symptoms of depression and a subsequent risk of dementia, suggests new data from Australia.
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