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Top Reasons Why Diets Fail

January 9, 2013

Losing weight is one of the top resolutions made each year, yet only 20 percent of people are able to achieve successfully. Expert Jessica Bartfield, MD has revealed the top four reasons why dieters fail to lose weight. Firstly, she […]

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Coca-Cola Used to Treat Gastric Phytobezoar- Research

January 9, 2013

While Coca-Cola has been getting some bad PR in the health circles, linking it with rising rates of obesity and diabetes, some of the doctors have come out with a unique way of making the drink useful, in a good […]

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How Deadly Skin Cancer Spreads into Other Parts of the Body

January 7, 2013

Scientists have made another important discovery in understanding the process by which the gene mda-9/syntenin contributes to metastasis in melanoma (the spread of skin cancer). Published in the journal Cancer Research, the study demonstrated that mda-9/syntenin is a key regulator […]

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Study Finds More Than 700 Bacteria in Breast Milk

January 7, 2013

The breast milk which is the main source of nourishment for newborns contains a larger microbial diversity than originally thought: more than 700 species, according to Spanish researchers. The breast milk received from the mother is one of the factors […]

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Babies Begin Learning Language from Their Mothers

January 4, 2013

Scientists have discovered that babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language. The study indicates that babies begin absorbing language while still in the womb, earlier than previously thought. Sensory […]

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Tap Water ‘more Safe’ Than Bottle Water- Study

January 4, 2013

According to a university study, bottled water is also much more likely to be contaminated or become a source of infection, the Daily Mail reported. Bottled water, the benefits of which are so valued that it costs up to 1,000 […]

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Study: Telecommuting may Destroy Your Work, Life Balance

January 4, 2013

A recent research has shown that though the idea of working from home or a remote location and not reporting to office daily may sound glorious it doesn’t always reach expectations. The most recent high-profile failure on this front is […]

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Study Suggests Parents Should Let Newborns “Cry It Out”

January 4, 2013

Rather than getting up each and every time that a baby starts to cry, a new study reveals that parents should simply let the newborns “cry it out” instead of comforting them every time. The study, published in Developmental Psychology, […]

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Being Slightly Overweight may Make You Live Longer, Say Researchers

January 3, 2013

A bit of extra weight can actually help you live longer, say researchers. According to an extensive research, men and women who are slightly plump have longer lives than those who are slimmer. Analysis of the results of almost 100 […]

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Link Between Diabetes and Heart Attack Identified- Research

January 3, 2013

Diabetics are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than the rest of the population, say researchers. The new report reveals for the first time the scale of complications affecting people with diabetes, who also have a […]

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