Study: You can&#39;t put death on hold
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New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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They still decrease our risk of dying, but the statistics are not all black and white. In fact, according to one researcher, seat belts may actually cause people to drive more recklessly
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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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Got a terminal illness? Hooray. In the movies, looming death means last-minute adventures and loads of uplifting life lessons
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A recent study gives good reason to postpone your next trip to Vegas or Foxwoods Casino for another 45 years. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have found that older adults who gamble
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There is no truth in the belief that cancer patients can delay their death for important events, a study suggests.
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It is OK to discuss death with a dying child and in fact desirable, Swedish researchers reported on Wednesday. Parents who talked about death when their children were dying of cancer almost
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People under intense deadline pressure are six times more likely to have a heart attack than those who don&#39;t face such stress, Swedish researchers conclude from a new study.
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More people die of cardiac-related problems during the holidays than at any other time of the year because they delay seeking medical treatment, according to a study released Monday.
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Isotopes of lead and polonium could help scientists to form more accurate estimates of when people have died.
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After the age of 80, carrying a  few extra pounds may not subtract years from your lifespan, a  new study from Japan shows.
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NEW YORK  - A study from Israel indicates that women who have had a stillborn child are at greater risk of dying over the subsequent decades than women who've had only live-born babies.
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NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
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Researchers have some sobering news during this festive season: Americans are more likely to die on Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and on New Year&#39;s Day than on any other day of the year.
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A new study challenges the notion that terminally ill patients can somehow hold on until after a holiday such as Christmas, their birthday or another major event in their lives.
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Doctors are reinventing how they treat sudden cardiac arrest, which is fatal 95 percent of the time. A report from the border between life and death.