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Soft drink consumption may increase risk of pancreatic cancer

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Patrick.

Not to mention, soda is terrible for ruining your teeth’s enamel:
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for [...]

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An infrared sauna: Luxury at a price you can relax with

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Mack.

A sauna. Because you’re worth it.
Lyme disease left Kathy Fowler’s hands so stiff that she couldn’t type. She couldn’t remember simple directions. Intravenous antibiotics helped, but Fowler, a health reporter for WJLA (Channel 7), wanted to explore alternative treatments as well. So she bought a sauna. “It is an amazing tool. I felt better in [...]

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Journal Retracts 1998 Paper Linking Autism to Vaccines

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Mack.

New information severely criticizes the author of a 1998 research paper that linked vaccinations to autism.
A prominent British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a 1998 research paper that set off a sharp decline in vaccinations in Britain after the paper’s lead author suggested that vaccines could cause autism. The retraction by The Lancet is part [...]

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An Idle Brain May Be Ripe for Learning

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

A new study suggests that a resting brain is prime to learn.
Why is it so hard to remember even things we don’t want to forget? The problem, suggests a growing body of research, may be that we’re thinking about them too much in the first place. Popular wisdom once held that a mind at rest [...]

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Bill Gates commits $10 billion for vaccines

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are pledging $10 billion to develop and deliver vaccines to children all over the world.
Bill and Melinda Gates said on Friday they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines, an increased commitment that reflects progress in the pipeline of products for immunizing children [...]

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The best running shoe may be nature’s own

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

For all of our attempts to engineer better footwear, Mother Nature may know best.
Runners who eschew shoes may be less likely to do serious injury to their feet, because they hold their feet differently, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and colleagues found. Writing in the journal Nature, they said runners who wear [...]

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Scanner helps doctors pinpoint prostate cancer

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

New techniques developed by US researches provide a hopeful tool in identifying prostate cancer.
U.S. researchers have found a way to pinpoint where in the prostate a tumor may be hiding by using a imaging technique that measures the chemical composition of tissues. Although the research is in its early stages, the finding may lead to [...]

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Blueberry Juice May Boost Memory

Posted on 22. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

Break out the blueberries – to remember.
Swapping out the usual OJ for blueberry juice in the morning may give your brain a memory boost. A new study shows that drinking a daily dose of wild blueberry juice improved the memory of older adults with age-related memory problems. It’s the first study to show a potential [...]

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Breast cancer chemotherapy can be cut to six weeks

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

New research indicates that long chemotherapy treatments may not be needed.
A new drug course could beat breast cancer in six weeks and eliminate the need for months of chemotherapy. Scientists have found that a combination of drugs regularly given to breast cancer patients destroyed tumours in a shorter period of time. Researchers at the University [...]

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Catching up on lost sleep a dangerous illusion

Posted on 17. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

New research shows the effects of chronic sleep loss.
People who are chronically sleep-deprived may think they’re caught up after a 10-hour night of sleep, but new research shows that although they’re near-normal when they awake, their ability to function deteriorates markedly as night falls. Some studies show that almost 30% of Americans get less than [...]

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Nuvo launches Ritmo baby sound system

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Patrick.

Nuvo has just released its $130 Ritmo “Advanced Pregnancy Sound System,” which is a pregnant belly belt composed of four belly-firing speakers, with a built-in iPod pocket, 3.5mm jack and volume-regulating abilities.

RitmoTM – Pregnancy App from Nuvo Group LTD on Vimeo.

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Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

Medicines commonly used for high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Researchers from Boston found that older people taking a certain type of blood pressure medication known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were significantly less likely to develop the brain-wasting illnesses. Dementia affects some 35 million people around [...]

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Chains’ meal calories found higher than stated

Posted on 09. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

Beware what you’re eating, my friends. Especially if you’re counting your calories. You can’t trust restaurants to give you the straight nutritional information you need.
Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised. A study [...]

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