Smokers burn through £92,000 in deadly habit
A new research published yesterday reports that the average British smoker spends around £92,000 on cigarettes in their lifetime. This number of £92,000 can be transformed into 373,302 cigarettes or 18,665 packs for each smoker. Regular smokers puff through 15 cigarettes every day, which adds up...
Pain drugs cut risk of mouth cancer
Studies have shown that long-term use of "NSAID" pain relievers, such as aspirin and Motrin, appears to reduce the risk of oral cancer, but at the same time increase the odds of dying from heart attack or stroke. NSAIDs work by blocking so-called "COX" enzymes. These enzymes appear to play a role...
Maternal Blood Test Might Reveal Fetal Health
Researchers from Hong Kong report that they have found a potential new way to differentiate the mother’s and the fetus’s DNA in a maternal blood plasma sample. This new finding may lead to a maternal blood test that could reveal health problems in an unborn child. Only about 3 percent of DNA in...
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School girls beat boys in delinquency
It was always expected that the rates of aggression and delinquency would increase among the boys, while girls were considered somewhat protected. However, a new study shows that the differences between girls and boys are diminishing and that middle school girls are displaying more delinquency and...
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FDA may allow clone products
Hundreds of cloned pigs, cows and other animals are already living on farms around the USA. Milk from clones may reach shelves soon but clones themselves are not likely to be eaten, as the production is still very expensive. It takes thousands of dollars to produce an animal. FDA is expected to...
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Cure for cervical cancer
Australians may be looking at another Nobel Prize. Professor Ian Frazer and his team have developed the world's first cancer vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. The scientists used genetic engineering to produce in sufficient quantities fragments of the HPV virus. The dead fragments, called...
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Many patients keep smoking after heart attack
Although having a heart attack represents a good incentive to quit smoking, many patients do not manage to do so. A survey conducted in Rotterdam shows that half of the patients who have cardiovascular disease do not quit smoking but continue to smoke after their event. It seems as if people are...
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Buy a new pair of tweezers to support breast cancer charity
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To give your contributions to breast cancer charities you are offered to buy a new pair of tweezers. Tweezerman and Anastasia Beverly Hills are each selling limited edition pink-colored models. A part of your purchase price will be donated to breast...
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Doctors Warn About Toddlers' Diet
Our way of life has gotten us away from both preparing foods at home and physical activity. This is resulting in more and more children being overweight. Within the childhood obesity outbreak is an increasing number of overweight 2-year-olds. Since the mid-1970s the rate of obese children had...
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With Melanoma, History Repeats Itself
A new study on melanomas confirms what dermatologists have known for a long time: If you ever had one melanoma, the chances are high to get the second one and even the third one. If you have a family history with the disease or abnormal moles, then your chances are even greater. Each year around...
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