Tomato juice could 'save smokers'
Although the effects have only been seen on mice, scientists believe that tomato juice could help protect smokers against lung disease. Emphysema is a chronic, irreversible disease of the lungs that prevents the lungs from working properly causing breathlessness and wheezing. Emphysema is...
Mark
Bird flu info on poker cards
After a total of 30 outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces and autonomous regions in China in 2005, health workers have come to an idea how to educate people about the bird flue and the possible pandemic. Health info about the bird flue is available on the 54 poker cards and represented in...
Danny
Two aspects of Cannabis
People are quite confused about the use of cannabis and its effects and are not sure whether it is linked to mental psychosis or not because scientists themselves can’t agree on the topic. The use of cannabis is so spread that the plant is being cultivated as an indoor plant under the lamps...
Danny
Finger and Toe abnormalities Related to Maternal Smoking
Smoking is a very addictive habit and many pregnant women fail to stop the habit during their pregnancies, thinking that nothing would go wrong. A new study about the effects of maternal smoking proves just the opposite. Researchers have found that maternal smoking increases the risks of finger...
Miia2818
Earth Will Feel the Impact Of Global Warming
Fifty-five million years ago, when the earth was in a period of global warmth, ocean currents rapidly changed direction and this change did not reverse to original conditions for about 20,000 years. Greenhouse gasses, which result in global warming could result in biological, climatological, and...
Miia2818
A Warning About Magnet Therapy
It has been estimated that around $1 billion worldwide are being spent on magnetic bracelets, insoles, wrist and knee bands, back and neck braces, and even pillows and mattresses. They are being sold over the Internet and advertised and touted by successful athletes, who claim that the magnets...
Mick
Dogs Can Detect Cancer
A new study showed that dogs can detect not only advanced stages of cancer but early ones as well. Scientists Tadeusz Jezierski and Michael McCulloch in California have conducted the research. They trained five household dogs to detect cancer from the breath of the cancer patients. They included...
Mick
Deadly bird flu confirmed in Turkey
Three Turkish teenagers have been killed by bird flu and two of them were confirmed to have had the deadly H5N1 strain. All victims were younger that the age of 16. The three deaths represent the first human deaths from bird flu outside South-East Asia. All of them lived in Turkey's eastern Van...
Jane232591
Infections may cause cancer in kids
Although cancer in children is rare, numbers of the diseased youngsters have increased over the past three decades. The leading cancers among children are leukemia and brain tumors. Recent studies have revealed that these cancers may be triggered by minor infections that affected bearing mothers or...
Women Often Uninformed About Breast Reconstruction
A new study finds that not all women with breast cancer fully understand their options regarding breast reconstruction. Breast cancer patients can have breast reconstruction at the same time as their mastectomy or soon after. However, only few women decide to undergo the procedure. Many of them...