Weighted Average Loan Age - WALA. DEFINITION of 'Weighted Average Loan Age - WALA'. A dollar-weighted average measuring the age of the individual loans in a mortgage pass-through or pooled security, such as Ginnie Mae or a Freddie Mac security.
Headstart for health: Beer can protect against prostate cancer. It might be your preference to crack open a bottle of red wine at the end of a hard day but you may be better off pouring a pint. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Centre in Heidelberg have discovered that beer contains a powerful molecule that helps protect against breast and prostate cancers. Found in hops, the substance called xanthohumol blocks the excessive action of testosterone and oestrogen.
For example, up to one drink per day for women, or two per day for men, may lower the risk of heart disease. When it comes to breast cancer, however, the relationship between alcohol consumption and risk isn't totally clear. Drinking alcohol increases estrogen levels in the body. Some health experts believe that through this pathway, alcohol may increase the risk of estrogen sensitive cancers. This includes estrogen receptor positive (ER-positive) breast cancer, the most common type of breast cancer.