More prostate cancer tests don’t save lives: studies (AFP)

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A nurse is seen in the corridor of a hospital. Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)AFP – Surgery to remove small, low-risk prostate cancer tumors can be safely delayed for years without an increased risk of death, according to results from a large long-term study published Monday.


Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics (Reuters)

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Reuters – A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.

Millions undernourished in EU: experts (AFP)

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Children play in a makeshift camp in the Lyon suburb of Vaulx-en-Velin in 2002. More than 30 million people in the EU are undernourished, many of them patients in hospitals and nursing homes, experts told a specialist nutrition congress in Vienna on Monday.(AFP/File/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)AFP – More than 30 million people in the EU are undernourished, many of them patients in hospitals and nursing homes, experts told a specialist nutrition congress in Vienna on Monday.


Hostel reviews: Baltimore, Chicago, Harlem, L.A. (AP)

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In this Aug. 14, 2009 photo, lists of rules are posted in the front room of the Venice Hostel in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.  The Venice Hostel is located steps from the famous Venice Beach and boardwalk. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)AP – About three years ago, Jim Williams, author of “Hostel Handbook” ? http://www.hostelhandbook.com ? noticed that new hostels were starting to open around the U.S., but “almost exclusively in destination cities ? NYC, LA, Miami etc.,” he said. “Hostels are following the trend of becoming urban.”


Go less, shorten treatments to hold on to the spa (AP)

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In this Aug. 20, 2009 photo, a woman receives a foot treatment from The Cliff House Resort & Spa of Ogunquit, Maine, at the 15th annual International SPA Association event in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – In this economy, we could probably all use a little pampering: a massage, a facial, a pedicure. Perhaps a nice soak in a hot whirlpool.