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Diabetes can reach 'pandemic' level in Asia
According to world health experts, Asians are six times more likely to develop diabetes than whites. In the coming decades, the disease can reach pandemic levels not onl…
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Working long hours in front of a computer can be fatal
Office workers often sit at desks or sit for hours in front of a computer screen each day dying from blood clots in the veins, New Zealand scientists warn.
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Parents live long, children are less likely to have heart disease
If your parents live up to 85 years of age or more, you will not only inherit
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Aspirin increases the risk of bowel cancer
As recommended by the US Preventive Health Working Group, people with moderate risk of bowel cancer should not use aspirin or pain relievers such as ibuprofen to prevent…
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Drink less alcohol, live longer?
According to a report by Dutch researchers, drinking a glass of wine every day may help reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular problems and other problems in men,…
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Diabetes can be detected by breathing test
Type 1 diabetes is only at an early stage when the body will not produce insulin chemicals used to break glucose, and as a result, increased blood sugar levels can cause…
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Early detection and treatment of TB for HIV-infected people
According to the report of the International Conference of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, the world has one third of the population infected with TB; in which, 11 millio…
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North American enteritis occurs in Japan
Recently, the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases has warned that a dangerous type of inflammatory bowel bacterium that has caused many deaths in North Ameri…
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The risk of flu outbreaks
Associate Prof. Dr. Pham Ngoc Dinh - Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that March to April is a time of easy outbreak of the common flu…
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The tomatoes contain the best antioxidants to fight disease
Deep red tomatoes contain lots of lycopene, an antioxidant that helps fight disease. However, in a recent study, a special orange-colored tangerine tomato helps provide…
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Stocarreddo's secret of living well
Stocarreddo village in Italy is lying on the high hills compared to Venice city about 800m. It is a place that has never been named in medical history or any record but…
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Hand-foot-mouth disease is showing flare up
On March 5, Children Hospital 1-Ho Chi Minh City warned that hand-foot-mouth disease is starting in the season. Dozens of children with hand-foot-mouth disease in the so…
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Find medicines to treat Down syndrome
Stanford University researchers (USA) said they found a drug that could help people resist mental retardation due to Down's disease.
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Climate change causes many strange diseases
About 70% of new human diseases in recent years have been transmitted by animals. So the first international conference on new epidemics was held in Austria over the wee…
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Using medications to prolong life and improve mobility in mice with spinal muscular atrophy
According to the results of a new study, drug treatment may help prolong life and improve mobility in experimental mice with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).