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Equally hazardous road cigarettes?
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Equally hazardous road cigarettes?

In The Toxic Truth About Sugar article - The truth about the toxicity of sugar posted in the prestigious journal Nature, scientists at the University of California (USA)…

December 14, 2018
Massage is as effective as pain medicine
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Massage is as effective as pain medicine

Scientists in Canada discovered that massage has the ability to relieve muscle pain, reduce inflammation at the molecular level to the effect of painkillers.

December 14, 2018
The first person to live without a heartbeat
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The first person to live without a heartbeat

Mr. Craig Lewis, 55, has become the first person in the world to live without a heartbeat. Lewis's natural heart is replaced by a device capable of pumping blood through…

December 14, 2018
Obesity is an infectious disease
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Obesity is an infectious disease

We have heard that obesity can spread among friends if they copy each other's eating habits. However, a recent mouse study found early signs that obesity is indeed an in…

December 14, 2018
Eating lots of candy will grow old
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Eating lots of candy will grow old

Medical researchers from the University of Leyden Medical Center (Netherlands) have found an association between blood sugar levels and human aging, the report in the jo…

December 14, 2018
Appears the 6th taste
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Appears the 6th taste

A group of American experts claimed to have identified a receptor that could help the tongue feel the 6th position instead of the 5 as before.

December 14, 2018
The danger of death when eating many sausages
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The danger of death when eating many sausages

Eating two large slices of smoked meat or a sausage daily can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19%, according to research by scientists at Karolinska Research I…

December 14, 2018
Read electronic newspapers to help you live longer
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Read electronic newspapers to help you live longer

According to research by the Catholic University (Italy), those who regularly update information through newspapers, television and the Internet are healthier and longer…

December 14, 2018