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Avocados May Help Fight Leukemia

| June 16, 2015 Comment

Avocados May Help Fight Leukemia – According to a Canadian study, avocado contains a lipid that can fight acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Canadian professor Paul Spagnuolo from the University of Waterloo, says a lipid found in avocados, called avocatin B, can target leukemia stem cells and destroys them without damaging healthy cells. In AML, the cancerous […]

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Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks

Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks

| March 20, 2015 Comment

Mystery: The Sleeping Sickness That Lasts for Weeks – For the last two years the residents of a village in Northern Kazakhstan have been falling into unexplained bouts of sleep – sometimes for weeks at a time. And if that’s not bad enough, they’ve also been suffering from persistent headaches, dizziness, nausea and memory losses. […]

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Brain Tumor Patient Ashya King Arrives in Prague for Proton Beam Therapy

| September 15, 2014 Comment

Brain tumor patient Ashya King arrives in Prague for proton beam therapy – Five-year-old Ashya King arrives at the specialist hospital in the Czech capital flanked by his mother and a medical team. Ashya King has arrived in a Prague hospital wearing polka dot pyjamas and clutching a stuffed toy animal as he prepares for […]

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UV Lamps Used for Gel Manicures Linked to Cancer

| May 3, 2014 Comment

UV lamps used for gel manicures may be linked to cancer, according to a new study published in JAMA Dermatology. Gel manicures are popular because they last longer; what makes them last longer is the drying process, in which the polished nails are exposed to ultraviolet light for five to 10 minutes. Unfortunately,  8 to […]

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