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Do Vitamins Really Protect Against Cancer?
Many people swallow mega doses of vitamins in the belief that these enhance the capability of their bodies to capture dangerous free radicals that could cause cancers and cardiovascular diseases, but the results of scientific researches published in recent months show that vitamins may not be able to do as they are expected.
The Right Diet Helps Fight Common Cold
With winter coming soon, colds cannot be far away. The common cold may give you the same familiar symptoms but it has many more causes than most diseases — any one of 250 different types of viruses can result in the common cold. ...
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
What is that itch you have had in your throat recently? Does your cough occur mysteriously after watching the Six O'clock news? Don’t worry because it is unlikely that your cough is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, and even if it is, it is much more likely that you will be successfully treated and survive....
Less Pleasure From Eating Leads To Obesity
A study on the brain activity of obese and lean women shows that the obese get less pleasure from the food they eat but then eat more high-calorie food to compensate, and the cause may be a variation in the gene related to the body’s pleasure response....
Cell Phones Causing Skin Rashes?
Cell phone users who spend a lot of time on their mobiles may develop a skin rash if nickel is present on their phones, warns the British Association of Dermatologists....
High Blood Pressure, If Left Untreated ...
The percentage of Americans having high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) appears to be growing, and this is partly due to the widespread obesity epidemic, according to a new study by researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health....
Overeating Confuses Brain
Overeating can confuse the brain’s immune system, upsetting the functions of normally inactive parts of its hypothalamus region, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....
Long Wait-Times Causing ER Deaths
The waiting times at hospital emergency rooms (ER) are getting even longer. Members of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) say they have long warned about difficult operational problems confronting ER units across the country. The physicians all want to care for their patients as best they can, but they simply are swamped by sheer volume. ...- Prevent Colds, Flu: Wash Your Hands
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- Should Earwax Be Removed?
- Respiratory Cancers Rise with Incense Use
- Obesity Rates On The Rise
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- Do Antacid Drugs Raise Risk of Fractures?
- Sleep Apnea Linked To Higher Death Risk
- Are E.R.s Leaving Patients to Die?
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- Can Sleep Deficit Be Recouped?
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01/04/09 04:27:09
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12/21/08 04:32:35
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