Wednesday, May 27th, 2015
Brisk walking may help men with prostate cancer
ISLAMABAD, 27 MAY (DNA) – A study of 1,455 U.S. men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer has found a link between brisk walking and lowered risk of prostate cancer progression, according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Harvard School of Public Health. The scientists found that men who walked briskly — at least three miles per hour — for at least three hours per week after diagnosis were nearly 60 percent less likely to develop biochemical markers of cancer recurrence or need a second roundRead More
Asian shares steady after two-day losing streak
TOKYO, 27 MAY (DNA) – Asian shares steadied, snapping a two-day losing streak as a surprising rise in U.S. retail sales boosted optimism about the recovery in the world’s largest economy, but the dollar took a breather after recent broad gains ahead of more data. European stock markets are expected to start higher, with financial spreadbetters predicting London’s FTSE 100 (.FTSE), Paris’s CAC-40 (.FCHI) and Frankfurt’s DAX (.GDAXI) to open as much as 0.3 percent higher, while a 0.1 percent rise in U.S. stock futures also pointed to a firmRead More