- Monday, August 10, 2009, 14:44
- Health
A while ago scientists discovered a link between type-2 diabetes and the dysfunction of the immune system, which is often accompanied by excessive weight.
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- Friday, August 7, 2009, 18:41
- Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps working on getting the first swine flu vaccines licensed and ready for public use from the beginning of this fall, and keeps us informed about the headway.
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- Thursday, August 6, 2009, 19:43
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Eating disorders, bulimia and anorexia, are typically associated with women. However, the number of men suffering from those diseases currently increases, but most sufferers feel embarrassed to turn to professionals for help.
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- Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 18:10
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Last week US officials declared that the amount of swine flu vaccine is hardly sufficient for the whole nation, and 160 million people were designated as the priority group to receive the shots. It comes to about half of the total population of the country. Children and
pregnant women are heading the lists.
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- Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 16:09
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The tireless British scientists came to some surprising conclusions; as it turns out, the number of moles may be a good indicator of the body’s rate of aging.
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- Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 18:24
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Eat bread crusts if you want to protect yourself from bowel cancer. Scientists have discovered that the antioxidant produced during bread baking prevents certain changes in the body which lead to
cancer development.
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- Thursday, July 23, 2009, 15:47
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It turns out people who tend to take their vacation in portions within a year instead of going on a full vacation put themselves at higher risk of heart attack.
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- Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 16:39
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Scientists warn against finger cracking, as this may harm the joints. They have even modeled a joint to find out the origin of cracking sound and its effect on joints.
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- Monday, July 20, 2009, 10:07
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Low calorie diet followers increase their life expectancy chances, scientists of U.S. National Institute of Health believe. According to a recently completed broad-band medical research, with apes subject to years of low calorie diet risks of death from
cancer, diabetics and coronary disease were lowered by two thirds.
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- Saturday, July 18, 2009, 18:49
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Living door-to-door with a more wealthy and prosperous individual may have a really negative effect on your health, according to scientists at University of Chicago, U.S.
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- Friday, July 17, 2009, 18:11
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Berries, nuts and beans are considered as the healthiest foods on Earth; they are included in daily diet of all people with remarkable
longevity. Blood pressure lowering pomegranate juice, which is also capable to prevent cancer cells from further development, was named ‘natural Viagra’.
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- Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 10:24
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Two cups of coffee a day will improve your memory, scientists of Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in Florida discovered. According to their research, caffeine has been proved to be capable for restoring nervous cells that are damaged by Alzheimer’s disease.
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- Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 18:48
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Beer belly is developed irrespectively of how much beer is consumed, The Sun reports findings of recent research carried out mutually by German and Swedish scientists.
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- Friday, July 10, 2009, 15:29
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Statistics show a really impressive growth of obesity rates in the United States revealing the fact that Americans are putting on weight by the year.
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- Thursday, July 9, 2009, 12:15
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Scientist from the Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research found out that vegetarians have weaker bones. During the study they examined bone strength in 2700 people. The results showed that
vegetarians' bone density is 5% lower than in that other people.
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- Monday, July 6, 2009, 13:00
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Specialists from the Cancer and Bio-Detection Dogs research center (southern England) trained their dogs to detect dangerous diabetes complications.
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- Thursday, July 2, 2009, 16:22
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There is a marked difference in contracting some cancer diseases between those who consume meat and those who stick to strict vegetarianism.
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- Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 12:32
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Scientists from the Tel-Aviv University (Israel) discovered that coffee can help us rid of bad breath (halitosis). On one hand, brewed coffee can cause halitosis as it has a dehydrating effect in the mouth. However, there is a way to get rid of breath odor with the help of
coffee.
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- Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 15:41
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Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania (USA) found out that watching TV at night increases the likelihood of
insomnia. Their study aimed at examining the effects of TV-watching on the process of falling asleep and sleep in general.
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- Friday, June 26, 2009, 13:27
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Scientists at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, discovered that men with sweet tooth are prone to testosterone reduction. As part of their study they observed the effect of glucose on testosterone level in 74 men.
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