Excessive concern over appearance can harm health
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NEW YORK  - A psychologist at the University of Buffalo, New York has found that some people become anxious and expect that they will be rejected by others based on their physical appearance.
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Getting teased at school can be especially damaging to kids with endocrine problems, and may cause them to put their health at risk, according to new study findings.
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Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all. Cancer researchers have developed a new explanation for graying hair that they hope will also shed light on the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, too. And with the obesity epidemic showing no signs of waning, specialists say they need to better understand how fat cells fuels cancer growth so they might fight back.
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According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, weight gain is a well-known problem for people who want to live long and healthy lives, but who would ever think that it would affect the health of the airline industry.
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People who use large amounts of skin-numbing creams and lotions, often in conjunction with cosmetic procedures, are at risk of irregular heartbeats, seizures and even death, U.S. health officials warned on Tuesday.
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Mental illness according to experts is assuming an alarming dimension all over the world. The preponderance of such cases is attracting the attention of individuals, governments and non-governmental organisations
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counting carbs, watching kilos, and keeping an uneasy eye on the growing list of health problems linked with obesity. But it&#39;s not just the number
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Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.
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Obese men and women suffer more commonly from a host of potentially deadly and debilitating conditions than people with more slender builds, according to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all. Cancer researchers have developed a
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Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research. The finding may explain how fear spreads.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- Gray hairs may give a hint to the treatment of the most dangerous type of skin cancer -- melanoma,. Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all.
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NEW YORK  - No matter what their weight or their eating habits, young women feel worse about themselves and their appearance after viewing pro-anorexia websites, which explicitly encourage extreme thinness, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Simple measures like a person's   body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are adequate to   gauge their health risks due to excess weight, at least among   older men, UK researchers conclude.
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People in the UK are becoming "morbidly" obsessed with their health, researchers are warning.
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In the battle to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease, many people are overlooking something even more important-- staying fit.