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After a heart attack, do not live near the highway!
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After a heart attack, do not live near the highway!

New research shows that living near a major highway brings a significant risk to heart attack survivors, according to Top News. This finding highlights the need to separ…

December 14, 2018
The scientific world is
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The scientific world is

Sleepwalking phenomenon in American adults today makes the scientific community startled. According to the latest study published Monday in the journal Neurology, in the…

December 14, 2018
Two genes predict the postpartum depression
Medicine - Health

Two genes predict the postpartum depression

Recently scientists from the University of Warwick, UK, said they have found two genes called Bcl1 and rs 242939 that can predict the risk of postpartum depression. They…

December 14, 2018
Azithromycin antibiotic may cause death risk
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Azithromycin antibiotic may cause death risk

New England Journal of Medicine recently reported that US researchers have found that the use of Azithromycin antibiotics increases the risk of death in cardiovascular p…

December 14, 2018
Eating a lot of meat reduces life expectancy
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Eating a lot of meat reduces life expectancy

Eating meat regularly, though not much, increases the risk of premature death. That is the conclusion of an elaborate study of American scientists, Institute of Nutritio…

December 14, 2018
Spices most murderous in the world?
Medicine - Health

Spices most murderous in the world?

'Salt - when added to food - is the main cause of hypertension, and hypertension is the cause of millions of deaths worldwide,' said Professor Graham MacGregor of Queen…

December 14, 2018
Urine is good for the health drink?
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Urine is good for the health drink?

Centuries ago, urine became a popular health drink and was considered an effective treatment. Normally, urine is sterile (unless you have a kidney disease). In the past,…

December 14, 2018
The girl is
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The girl is

According to DailyMail, babies with Nina have an extremely rare syndrome of 'young bubbles' and are so fragile that even a common cold can kill them. This syndrome descr…

December 14, 2018
Japan successfully regenerated gums from belly fat
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Japan successfully regenerated gums from belly fat

A group of scientists led by Professor Murakami Shinya of Osaka University Dental Hospital, Japan conducted the world's first clinical study, successfully regenerating g…

December 14, 2018
20-year-old boy thought 160-year-old old man
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20-year-old boy thought 160-year-old old man

Dean Andrews, who lives in Birmingham (England), suffers from a rare disease called Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) - a genetic mutation that makes this 20-y…

December 14, 2018