Health briefs: Cancer moves

Cancer moves

Even though research has shown that exercise offers significant benefits in cancer care and recovery, many patients are reluctant to exercise, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. Exercise can improve patients' mobility, enabling them to enjoy activities, preventing isolation, contributing to feelings of strength and physical safety, as well as easing fatigue and improving sleep. And regular exercise has been found to reduce cancer recurrence by up to 50 percent in patients who have gone through breast or colon cancer treatment.

Drink straight

Down the curvy hatch! A new study shows people guzzle alcohol more quickly from curved "beer flutes" than from straight-sided glasses. England's Bristol University researchers say this may have something to do with how curved glasses make it harder for drinkers to figure out how much they've consumed. "People often talk of 'pacing themselves' when drinking alcohol . . . the important point to take from our research is that the ability to pace effectively may be compromised when drinking from certain types of glasses," said lead researcher Angela Atwood.