1. Cancer from oral sex increasing in young men

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    The below infographic shows the risk factors of contracting oral and throat cancer. Through regular detox sessions which can be done non-invasively in ozone steam saunas you can eliminate some of the harmful effects of smoking and drinking. Furthermore the increased oxygen from ozone therapy also combats cancerous cells by...
  2. HIV/Aids patients at higher risk of cardiac death

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    People suffering from HIV/Aids are at much higher risk than the general population of sudden cardiac death, researchers in California have found. In a paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, two professors at the University of California-San Francisco show incidents of “sudden cardiac death” to be...
  3. Hormone-disrupting chemicals in household products

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    Tests of more than 200 common household products found that the products contain chemicals that research suggests may be linked to asthma and hormone disruption, researchers report. Products tested included a wide range of household products, such as soaps, lotions, detergents, cleaners, sunscreens, air fresheners, kitty litter, shaving cream, vinyl shower curtains,...
  4. 1 in 6 cancers caused by infection

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    One in six cancers worldwide is caused by preventable or treatable infections, a new study finds. Infections cause about 2 million cancer cases a year, and 80% of those cases occur in less developed areas of the world, according to the study, which was published online in The Lancet Oncology. Of the 7.5...
  5. 12 scary hospital stats

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    Hospital visits at some time during your life are unavoidable. You simply wouldn’t want to languish at home nursing a kidney stone or an inflamed appendix. In short, when you need a hospital, you probably need it badly. But there are very good reasons why a hospital stay shouldn’t be taken lightly: the...
  6. My tap water tastes funny

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    Water Affairs assures us our tap water is excellent and stringently tested, so why does it sometimes look cloudy or brownish, or taste or smell peculiar? South Africa’s tap water is considered to be of world-class quality, at least if you live in one of the bigger metropolitan areas.  Occasional variations in...
  7. Too much bacon linked to lung disease flare-up

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    Eating too much lunch meat, bacon, hot dogs and such could worsen symptoms of airway diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis, a new study suggests. These diseases, which cause inflammation of the lungs that make it difficult for a person to breathe, are commonly included under the umbrella term “chronic obstructive pulmonary...
  8. Not exercising could kill you

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    Just exercising for 30 minutes a day could cut your risk of dying from disease by a whopping 25%. This is according to Professor Vikki Lambert of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. “Low fitness is one of the biggest killers of people per year and is the most...
  9. Immaturity tied to alcohol misuse

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    Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn’t stop as they reach age 30, young adults can feel psychologically underdeveloped, according to a University of Missouri study. Helping young adults acknowledge their mental impulse...
  10. Breast cancer treatment side effects last for years

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    Treatment-related complications are common in breast cancer patients long after their therapy has been completed, a new study says. Researchers looked at 287 Australian breast cancer patients and found that more than 60% of them had at least one treatment-related complication up to six years after their diagnosis, and 30% had at...

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