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Breast-Fed Children Have Lower Risk of Leukemia

| June 2, 2015 Comment

Breast-Fed Children Have Lower Risk of Leukemia – A review of previous research that was published in the JAMA Pediatrics, shows that children who are breast-fed have a reduced risk of leukemia. Researchers say that though childhood leukemia is rare it’s still the most common cancer that affects children, and accounts for one in three […]

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Desk Workers Should Stand for At least Two Hours a Day

| June 2, 2015 Comment

Desk Workers Should Stand for At least Two Hours a Day – A panel of experts from the UK has come up with some workable solutions for the so-called sitting disease that puts many desk-workers’ health at risk. A sedentary lifestyle that includes prolonged periods of sitting at a desk when at work, and sitting […]

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Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children

Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children

| June 1, 2015 Comment

Gentler Cancer Treatments Improve Survival Rate for Children – New research shows the move to make cancer treatments gentler for children has paid a double dividend, more kids are surviving than ever before, and without the long-term complications that doomed many of their peers a generation ago. Radiation and chemotherapy have saved countless children from […]

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More than Five Cups of Coffee a Day May Be Dangerous to Health

| June 1, 2015 Comment

More than Five Cups of Coffee a Day May Be Dangerous to Health – The European Safety Authority analyzed all the evidence for and against caffeine and came to the conclusion that people should limit their coffee consumption 400 mg a day or about five cups. Safe levels of caffeine for kids and pregnant women […]

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Bacteria in the Eyes Change with Contact Lenses

| June 1, 2015 Comment

Bacteria in the Eyes Change with Contact Lenses – A new study found that contact lenses change the number as well as bacteria growing in the eye. According to study author Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, a microbiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center, introducing foreign objects, such as a contact lenses in the eyes, can change the […]

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New Breast Cancer Treatments May Improve Patients’ Lives

| May 31, 2015 Comment

New Breast Cancer Treatments May Improve Patients’ Lives – Research on many promising new treatments was presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago recently. Pfizer’s targeted drug, palbociclib, may help slow down progression of cancer. According to the phase III trial findings presented at the meeting, the drug, when used […]

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Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Lost Memories Restored in Mice Leaves Hope for Human Potential – In a feat that calls to mind the memory-tweaking technology Science Fiction, a team of researchers restored “lost memories” in the brains of mice. The mice in the study were given a drug that prevented them from consolidating a fearful memory. But when neurons […]

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Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart

| May 30, 2015 Comment

Treating Depression Early May Protect the Heart – Heart disease and depression often go hand in hand. Long-term studies have found that people with depression have a significantly higher risk of subsequent heart disease, and vice versa. Recent research shows the link happens at an early age and is probably caused by chronic inflammation. A […]

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E.Coli Can Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

| May 30, 2015 Comment

E.Coli Can Kill Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria – Researchers have found that E.Coli bacteria can be used to create an antibiotic to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria lives in the intestines of humans and nimals, and most strains are harmeless. However, there are some strains, such as E. coli O157:H7, that can cause severe […]

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World Health Organization Analyzing Another Pesticide

| May 29, 2015 Comment

World Health Organization Analyzing Another Pesticide – Right on the heels of classifying Monsanto’s pesticide, Roundup, as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” the World Health Organization (WHO) is examining the ill-effects on health of another pesticide, 2, 4-D. Scientists from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), are set to study 2, 4-D to see […]

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New Yorkers Sit for Too Long

| May 29, 2015 Comment

New Yorkers Sit for Too Long – According to a new study published in the journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, New Yorkers sit for an average of seven hours which may be endangering their health. Researcher Stella Yi of the New York University School of Medicine, with help from the New York City Department of Health […]

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Physical Activity in Childhood Provides Health Benefits in Adolescence

| May 28, 2015 Comment

Physical Activity in Childhood Provides Health Benefits in Adolescence – According to a study published in Pediatrics, children who are active for at least 60 minutes every day can reduce their risk of obesity and diabetes in adolescence. A study conducted by University of Sydney researcher Emmanuel Stamatakis, involved 4,600 children. The kids, aged 11, […]

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