Acupuncture helpful in relieving migraines
Migraine attacks can be so severe and leave the sufferers with crippling headaches, dizziness and upset stomachs. Women seem to be more prone to them than men. The statistics show that around 12 % of the UK population suffers from migraines. A study was conducted to see if an ancient Chinese...
Japanese still struggling with the effects of atomic bombs
Five years after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission conducted a long-term research to determine the effects of radiation exposure. The study included over 120,000 survivors. Another study was conducted just a few years ago with...
Soft drinks found to have high levels of cancer chemical
High levels of benzene, a compound known to cause cancer, were found in 230 soft drinks in Britain and France. The amounts of benzene were eight times the allowed amount in drinking water. The tests performed showed that the levels of benzene were eight parts per billion comparing to the allowed one...
Suits that save lives during childbirth invented
A study performed to check the benefits of such suit showed that the risks of dying during childbirth due to hemorrhage were decreased by two thirds. The suit is light-weighed, reusable and consists of five segments with Velcro. It pushes blood from the lower parts of the body back to the vital...
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Steroids pose risk to teenage brains
A study performed on hamsters, that were given steroids, showed an abnormal behaviour and aggression. It is thought that steroids have if not the same but then similar effect on teenagers. The effects anabolic steroids provide to its users are short termed but the long-term effects steroid shave...
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Mosquito-borne illness travels from Reunion to France
Besides having to worry about the bird flu outbreaks, France has another worry on its mind. It is called chikungunya and it is a mosquito-borne disease that has already took a couple of lives. The disease affected around 20% of the Reunion island and 30 tourists from the land who visited the island....
Increased Risk of Clot with Birth-Control Patch
There are controversial data regarding higher risks of blood clots with theuse of birth control patches. One study reports that women who use patch are more likely to develop blood clots in their legs or lungs while other studies report that there is no risk at all. Manufactures themselves report...
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Green Tea Could Cause Liver Damage At High Doses
Green tea is being consumed a lot among health conscious individuals around the world. Green tea and other herbs’ compounds polyphenols are thought of as having great anti-oxidant effects in disorders connected with an increased production of free radicals. Some of these disorders are cancer and...
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Seafood healthy after all
Many seafood lovers were dissuaded from consuming seafood after it has been announced to be unfit for human nutrition. They can relax now as reports received from a new 10-year-old study show that benefits outweigh the possible risks and that some of the spoken risks haven’t even been confirmed....
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Cervical cancer vaccine should be available soon
Cervical cancer is a major worry for women nowadays. Even if it isn’t, it certainly should be considering that each year 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer appear only in the USA and the numbers are rising. Trials on both women and men are being conducted for effectiveness and safety of the...
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