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Malicious office printers like cigarettes
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Malicious office printers like cigarettes

Office workers are at risk of diseases from laser printers, because they emit a large amount of tiny dust into the air, Australian scientists discovered.

December 14, 2018
Agent Orange can increase blood pressure
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Agent Orange can increase blood pressure

According to the Institute of Medicine (USA), recent studies show that hypertension has increased markedly in US veterans exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

December 14, 2018
Isolation to identify new risks for obese children
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Isolation to identify new risks for obese children

A study of 40 obese children in Edmonton discovered: In addition to being heavy, they also have high levels of apoB48, a structural protein found in intestinal cholester…

December 14, 2018
You: Fat-rich foods can be taxed
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You: Fat-rich foods can be taxed

The issue of tax on fat-rich foods is set in the UK, when Queen's Medical Center researchers propose three types of taxes, aimed at reducing the situation of about a qua…

December 14, 2018
Highly respectable women
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Highly respectable women

Yao Defen was born on July 15, 1972 in China to be the tallest woman in the world. She is 2.36m tall and weighs 200kg although this has not been confirmed by the world r…

December 14, 2018
Mom inhaled polluted air, light weight
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Mom inhaled polluted air, light weight

A group of French and German researchers have confirmed that women who inhale polluted air during pregnancy are at high risk for low birth weight babies.

December 14, 2018
Pregnant women with high blood sugar, fetus at risk
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Pregnant women with high blood sugar, fetus at risk

Pregnant women with higher blood sugar index during pregnancy, the more likely the baby is to suffer from diseases such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. Thi…

December 14, 2018
IPods change the heart rate
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IPods change the heart rate

The iPod music player makes the pacemaker work poorly in 50% of heart attack patients, according to a study by an Okemos high school student in Michigan (USA), presented…

December 14, 2018