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Study links frequent snoring with chronic bronchitis
MIL/TMT Jan 29, 2008 Author: Poonam Wadhwani
January 29, 2008 - A new study by South Korean scientists has found that people who snore frequently are at greater risk of developing chronic bronchitis, an inflammation of the air passages between the nose and the lungs that usually causes by inhaling bronchial irritants, especially cigarette smoke.
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What would make you lose weight?
MIL/BBC Jan 24, 2008 Author: Caroline Parkinson
January 24, 2008 - Most people need an incentive to lose weight or visit the gym. It can be the target of a special occasion, or the promise of a new outfit. Employers are not usually involved - but under government plans, they might be.
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Hope for artificial human hearts for transplant
MIL/Agencies Jan 16, 2008 Author:
New York: January 16, 2008 - An artificial rat heart created by the Scientists in the US, using the cells of baby rats. The breakthrough by researchers at the University of Minnesota offers hope that the day is not far when scientists will be able to create human hearts for transplant.
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Low Fat essential to keep good health and heart-III
MIL/ Jan 12, 2008 Author: Dr. Mercola's Comments:
Released on January 12, 2008 - One point you should be aware of is about the loophole used by many food companies to get around the labeling requirements for Trans fats. See, they can still claim their product is Trans fat-free if it has less than 500 mg Trans fat per serving.
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Sharing a Kiss is less risky than shaking hands
MIL/Agencies Jan 12, 2008 Author: IRS/Dr. Mercola's Comments
Posted on January 12, 2008 - A recent report warns that you are at far greater risk of passing on an infection by shaking hand with someone rather than sharing a kiss. Breaking the chain of infection depends on how well you wash your hands.
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Avoid Antibacterial liquids, soaps, kill good and bad bacteria
MIL/Agncies Jan 12, 2008 Author: IRS/Dr. Mercola's Comments
Released on January 12, 2008 -Some studies have revealed that soap and water work better than the waterless, alcohol-based hand wipes and rubs. Antibacterial liquids and soaps should be avoided. These products normally kill both good and bad bacteria, thereby contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Low Fat essential to keep good health and heart-II
MIL Jan 11, 2008 Author: Dr. Mercola's Comments:
January 11, 2008 - You need Saturated Fat like Meat, Dairy products, some oils and tropical plants such as coconut and palm trees.This type of saturated fat from animal and vegetable sources provides a concentrated source of energy in one’s diet, and they provide the building blocks for cell membranes and a variety of hormones and hormone like substances
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Low Fat essential to keep good health and heart-1
MIL/Mercola.com Jan 10, 2008 Author: IR Summary
January 10, 2008 – IR Summary – The people in general believe that fat spoils health and causes heart disease. This aspect was realized in 1953. Dr. Ancel Keys had published an influential paper comparing fat intake and heart disease mortality in six countries: the United States, Canada, Australia, England, Italy, and Japan.
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 | Tooth surgery made a blind man to see
MIL/Agencies Jan 9, 2008 Author:
Mumbai, India, January 9, 2008 - Doctors have successfully used a tooth to give a blind man his vision back. Expert doctors at Taparia Eye Institute of Bombay Hospital have restored the eyesight of Bakridi Ansari’s left eye by performing ‘tooth-in-eye surgery’.
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MCD school children to get protein-calorie rich diet soon
MIL/Hindu Jan 4, 2008 Author:
New Delhi: January 4, 2008 - A wholesome meal for every child is what the soon-to-be-introduced revamped fortified mid-day meal is promising its end-users.
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Urine test will spot bowel cancer earlier
MIL/Dailymail Jan 4, 2008 Author: DAVID DERBYSHIRE
January 4, 2008 - An over-the-counter test which reveals whether an individual is at risk of bowel cancer will soon be available. Scientists say the urine test, which looks for the earliest signs of the disease, could prevent thousands of deaths every year.
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 | Energy-saving bulbs can cause migraines: Experts
MIL/Sify News Jan 3, 2008 Author:
London: January 3, 2008 - Energy-saving light bulbs can trigger migraines, British health experts warned. The warning follows concerns that eco-bulbs can trigger dizziness, loss of focus and discomfort among people with epilepsy.
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Restless legs can cause heart attack
MIL/Agencies Jan 1, 2008 Author:
London, January 1, 2008 - Do you have an irresistible urge to move your legs particularly when you are not engaged in any activity? Well, if yes, then just consult a doctor as you might be suffering from restless legs syndrome which can up your risk of getting a heart attack.
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 | Yoga Power can annul all classes of Black Magic – Swamy Raj - Series 1
MIL Jan 1, 2008 Author: Swamy Raj
Released on January 1, 2008 - Yoga power is not a very difficult proposition. Once you make perfection in this discipline by regular practice, worship or pooja or concentration, as you can go behind time, you can also go in future in your yoga state.
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Indian-American AIDS researcher passed away
MIL/Agencies Dec 29, 2007 Author:
Houston : December 29, 2007 - Indian-American scientist Opendra Bill Narayan, 71, who was renowned for his research work on AIDS, a senior faculty member of the University of Kansas Medical Centre, has passed away on Monday due to cardiac arrest.
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Blood fats make higher stroke risk
MIL/NDTV Dec 29, 2007 Author:
December 29, 2007 - People with high triglycerides and non-HDL cholesterol, which is neither the ‘good’ nor the ‘bad’ cholesterol, are at increased risk for large artery atherosclerotic stroke.
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Dark chocolates 'not so good for health'
MIL/Agencies Dec 28, 2007 Author:
London, December 28, 2007 - Got high blood pressure? Or worried about heart disease? Think twice before you bite into a dark chocolate bar, going by the popular norm that it might be good for health.
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First two years of child crucial for IQ development: Study
MIL/Agencies Dec 27, 2007 Author: NI Wire
New Delhi: December 27, 2007 - A recent study published in the journal Science says that a child’s IQ depends on the quality of family environment he gets in the first two years of life being the most crucial.
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 | Scientists to assess Stem Cells’ Role in developing Cancer
MIL/NYT Dec 21, 2007 Author:
December 21, 2007 – The long awaited queue of the enthusiastic is likely to be over who wanted to know the root cause of the cancer. Researchers at three medical centers expect to start just in a month or so the first test in patients of cancer’s cause of origin.
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 | Mobile Phones Can Cause Mouth Cancer
MIL/Agencies Dec 18, 2007 Author:
December 18, 2007 - Earlier, lots of studies were conducted in regards to mobile phone usage and its hazardous effects. TechGadgets.in has reported that ten minutes of talking on the phone increases the risk of brain cancer. Later, there was news that warned to keep children away from phones that led to brain tumor. Recently, a researcher from Israel has carried out a study, which concluded that mobile phones also cause mouth cancer.
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