There are no guarantees that you won't come down with the flu or other respiratory illness. However, you can significantly reduce your risk of getting sick by getting your routine vaccines, practicing good personal hygiene, eating healthy foods, being physically active, managing stress levels and not shortchanging yourself on sleep.
As they watch more violence or sex in movies, parents may be less bothered by it and more likely to let their kids watch, a new study suggests. The study included 1,000 parents of children ages 6 to 17. Researchers asked them to watch 6 movie clips in random order. They included violent or sexual scenes from popular movies rated PG-13 or R. With each clip, parents were asked to pick the youngest age that would be OK for a child to see it. Most parents said the first clip they saw was OK for teens 17 or older. By the last clip, they thought a 14-year-old could see it. Researchers said they had become “desensitized” to violence and sex. Parents also were more willing to let their own children see the movies after viewing more clips. Some parents would let kids see the movies at even younger ages.
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in men. The most effective treatment is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). For people who cannot tolerate CPAP, several options are available, although they are not as effective.
Research published in the journal Circulation found that compared to those who reported eating just two servings of fruits and vegetables per day, people who reported eating five servings a day were at lower risk of death from any cause, lower risk of death from heart attack or stroke, lower risk of cancer, and lower risk of death from respiratory disease.