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The proportion of American adolescents who exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet and are free of risk factors for future heart disease is "alarmingly low," says a major new survey of teen health.

Researchers have found that the benefits to women of treating breast cancer with radiation outweigh the risks of heart disease.

Large daily doses of vitamin E, long touted as a virtual wonder drug that could protect against cancer, heart disease, dementia and other ailments, increase the risk for prostate cancer among middle-aged men, according to a large federal study released Tuesday. The analysis of data from more than 35,000 healthy men concluded that those who took vitamin E every day at the relatively large dose levels commonly sold in drug, grocery and health food stores were 17 percent more likely to develop prostate cancer.

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol are closely linked to death from cardiovascular disease, a Dutch study has found.

There were 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in England in the year after the smoking ban was introduced, a study suggests.

Replacing saturated fats with healthier options can cut the risk of heart disease by a fifth, a US study says.