'Right' Amount of Carbs May Help You Live Longer

Researchers who followed more than 15,000 people in the United States for a median of 25 years found that moderate consumption of carbohydrates (50 to 55 percent of calories) was associated with the lowest risk of early death. The better-known low-carb and high-carb diets were associated with higher risk of early death.

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Aretha Franklin Dies of Pancreatic Cancer

Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," died of pancreatic cancer. She had several recent health scares but did not reveal their causes.

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I Tried a Naked Yoga Class—and Actually Loved How It Made Me Feel

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Kids Who Lived With Smokers Face Greater COPD Risk

People who said they had lived with a daily smoker throughout childhood were 31 percent more likely to die of COPD than those who did not grow up in a smoking household, new research from the American Cancer Society shows.

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People with early Parkinson's appear to experience a thinning of their retinas, which are the light-sensitive nerve cells that line the back of the eye, South Korean researchers report.

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