Spending too much time in church could be hazardous to your health
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Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs.
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A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows.
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This election year has seen unprecedented outreach to churches by the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns, and intensified political activity by the religious groups themselves. But some watchdogs for separation of church and state are concerned that congregations are violating the federal tax code, which restricts the political activities of certain nonprofits, including churches.
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MEMBERS of a church are to debate the ethics of running raffles and tombolas at church fetes.   Some members of the United Reformed Church in Kelvedon, Essex, think that encouraging gambling sends out the wrong message.  (c) 2007 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).
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The longer you spend sitting in traffic, the higher your risk of a heart attack, says a new study. This does not just mean sitting in a traffic jam - it includes cycling in traffic or being a bus passenger
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New research suggests that social isolation alters the immune system at the genetic level, raising the risk of serious disease. Oh, and the definition of loneliness might surprise you.
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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A Roman Catholic Diocese has asked priests to refrain from using the communion chalice and parishioners to avoid shaking hands until the end of the flu season.
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Just 7 percent of the population attend services regularly. But visits to churches are up sharply.
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Threats against churches and prayer meetings in eastern states have risen in recent weeks.
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Heavily drinking -- or binging -- even intermittently, almost doubles a person&#39;s risk of dying after a heart attack, compared to that of a moderate drinker, according, to a first-of-its-kind study, reported at the American Heart Association&#39;s Scientific
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Muslims who are on medication and who devoutly follow Ramadan may be causing health problems for themselves, a study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) warns.
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Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
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By Lea Blevins  LIVERMORE -- Attending regular Sunday service might be something we do every week, or perhaps we scold ourselves for not going each Sunday. But for many of the men and women in the military, attending their hometown church is not even an option.
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By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Feb. 1--Christian men often don't spend as much time with each other as they should, some pastors say.   And opportunities to meet men from other churches can be infrequent.
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Workers who spend excessive amounts of time at their desk could be putting their lives at risk, research suggests.
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Excessive text messaging may be bad for you, or at least for your fingers.