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Breast implants can cause cancer nightmare
A U.S. study reported in the New York Times today concluded that those with breast implants are three times more likely to die from respiratory diseases, such as lung cancer and twice as likely to die...
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Gastric bypass surgery good for the heart
Gastric bypass surgery is not just to help patients lose weight, but now looks like it is heart healthy too. A new research study showed that people who are obese had higher stress on their hearts, and...
View ArticleCure for macular degeneration one step closer
Macular degeneration caused by aging effects one in fifty individuals over the age of 50. Its rate of occurrence increases to one in five individuals at the age of eighty-five. This widespread and...
View ArticleToo Early Change to Solid Foods Linked to Obesity
Project Viva, a Massachusetts study which enlisted the aid of 2000 women who became pregnant between 1999 and 2002, has published results in Pediatrics magazine from a study of 847 of the children...
View ArticleSun exposure along with vitamin D increases risk of MS
Every vitamin or drug increases a risk for other ailments. It is the nature of medicine. Aspirin prevents heart attacks but can damage the lining of the stomach. The newer drugs for serious ailment...
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Taco Bell Sued and Uses Humor to defend – Where’s the Meat?
Only 36 percent beef, actual beef, was found by a law firm and some lab results to be what Taco Bell meat is all about. The fast food chain was sued last week for false labeling and advertising, and...
View ArticleMarijuana link to psychosis found
According to Australian researchers, people who develop psychosis and smoke marijuana brought the illness on almost three years earlier than those sufferers who did not smoke pot. Dr. Matthew Large, a...
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Genetic test could save prostate cancer patients from surgery
A new study shows that prostate cancer can be determined by a specific gene. The study, reported in the medical journal Lancet Oncology, looked at 703 men with prostate cancer. The researchers found...
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Healthy Gifts for Valentines Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s a day to show someone how much you love them. But buying fattening chocolates is not always the best way to show your love. For some it is a dreaded day...
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New DNA test from Baylor College of Medicine exposes missed incest cases
A team of doctors from Houston are reporting that the newest generation of DNA testing, now in wide use, is exposing many previously missed incest cases. The tests, called single nucleotide...
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Colorectal Cancer lowered for women on bone drugs
According to new researchers from Israel and U.S. researchers, women taking certain bone drugs after menopause appear less likely to develop Colorectal cancer. For the research, Dr. Gad Rennert of the...
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Early baldness doubles prostate cancer risk
According to Dr. Michael Yassa, from European Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, men who show signs of balding at age 20 are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes as those who...
View ArticleHigher levels of bilirubin In blood cuts lung cancer risk
New research including more than 500,000 adults shows that levels in the blood of bilirubin in the normal range but relatively higher were linked to a reduced risk of lung cancer, chronic obstructive...
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Researchers reverse alopecia: Cure for baldness
Alopecia — hair loss and graying have long been associated to stress, digestive disease. Now a team of U.S. researchers studying the effects of stress on the gut, may have accidentally found a chemical...
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi ingredient causes cancer
Washington, D.C. based Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban the “caramel coloring” used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and many other popular...
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Adjustable gastric band now approved for less obese people
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the wider use of Allergan’s adjustable gastric band device to less obese people, those with a body mass index (BMI) as low as 30 who have at...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome: Study says therapy and exercise best treatment
The largest-ever study of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome has found that standard treatment when coupled with cognitive behavior therapy or exercise therapy works best. The study, released on...
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Knee replacement patients remain active 20 years after surgery
A new survey shows that knee replacement patients tend to remain active 20 years after their surgery, despite some age-related declines. According to the survey, most people who had knee replacements...
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Dementia could be delayed if you are bilingual
A new study has said that mastering two languages could delay dementia, by forcing the brain to multi-task. The research focused mostly on people who are truly bilingual and have been for many years,...
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UPDATE: Early baldness doubles prostate cancer risk
New researcher from the University of Montreal has found that men who develop male pattern baldness early have a greater chance of developing prostate cancer later in life. The study showed that men...
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