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    Flu: get fighting fit

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    / May 18, 2012 / Leave a comment
    With winter here, you’re bound to be surrounded by coughers and sneezers wherever you go, greatly increasing your flu risk. Running like crazy from anyone who’s ill is the first step to avoid succumbing yourself, as is doing a Lady Macbeth and continually washing your hands. That’s because the flu virus is not only...

  2. Hormone-disrupting chemicals in household products

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    / May 15, 2012 / Leave a comment
    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,...

  3. 1 in 6 cancers caused by infection

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    / May 11, 2012 / Leave a comment
    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...

  4. 12 scary hospital stats

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    / May 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    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...

  5. E-mail breaks decrease stress, increase concentration

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    / May 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Being cut off from work e-mail significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and US Army researchers. Heart rate monitors were attached to computer users in a suburban office setting, while software sensors detected how often they switched windows. People who...

  6. Breast cancer treatment side effects last for years

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    / April 16, 2012 / 3 Comments
    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...

  7. Melanoma (Skin cancer) rates on the rise

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    / April 4, 2012 / 1 Comment
    New research highlights a dramatic increase in the rates of melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer, among young adults, with young women being hit the hardest. According to the study, the incidence of melanoma increased eightfold among young women and fourfold among young men from 1970 through 2009. The findings...

  8. 50% of cancers can be prevented

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    / March 30, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Half of all cancers could be prevented if people just adopted healthier behaviours, US scientists have argued. Smoking is blamed for a third of all US cancer cases and being overweight leads to another 20% of the deadly burden that costs the United States some $226 billion per year in health care and...

  9. Natural cures for the common cold

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    / March 26, 2012 / 2 Comments
    When you have a bad cold, going through packages of lozenges and boxes of tissues may still leave you feeling defenseless. But Dr Oz has some secret weapons for your arsenal. Learn simple, natural ways to attack and finally beat the common cold. Having a cold blankets your entire day under...

  10. Cancer outwitting personalised medicine

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    / March 12, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The genetic makeup of cancer cells differs significantly from region to region within a single tumour, according to new research that raises questions about the true potential of personalised cancer medicine. With this treatment approach, doctors study a tumour’s genetic makeup to determine which drugs would work best in a particular patient....

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