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Daily aspirin intake bad for you
If you pop aspirin daily to prevent heart diseases and strokes, you might want to think twice, In fact, it could make things worse for your health. Doctors will often tell patients to take a daily aspirin since doing so […]
Dozens sickened in Seattle due to superbug in scopes
A drug-resistant superbug infected 32 people at a Seattle hospital over a two-year period, with the bacteria spreading through contaminated medical scopes that had been cleaned to the manufacturer’s recommendation, officials said on Thursday. Eleven of the patients infected at […]
Excessive football may cause hip deformities later in life
Bone deformity at the hip has been found to be more common in a study of Dutch professional footballers who started playing the sport for at least four times a week. If the bones of the hip don’t develop normally […]
Extended telomeres reverse aging
A new technique promises to increase the length of human telomeres quickly and efficiently, thereby reversing the aging process and paving the way for treatment of highly debilitating genetic diseases, scientists say. Treated cells behave as if they are much […]
‘Doomsday’ nearer as climate change rises
Doomsday’ is nearer as climate change rises, a group of prominent scientists and Nobel laureates said Thursday. “It is now three minutes to midnight,” said Kennette Benedict, executive director of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, as the group moved […]
AAA invests $12 million in study of older drivers’ needs
US$ 12 million invested by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has been invested into the research of the needs of older drivers. Researchers will soon be tracking 3,000 senior drivers as part of an unprecedented project to better understand the […]
Pregnant women okay to eat green fish
Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center say eating fish during pregnancy could be beneficial after all. They had voyaged to the Seychelles to study the benefits of nutrients found in fish and the risk associated with mercury exposure. […]
Alcohol ads influence teens ‘ drinking behaviour
Young people who are easily influenced by alcohol ads on TV may be at higher risk of problem drinking over the next few years, according to a new study. “If you compare low- to high-receptivity kids, their risk of transitioning […]
Huge variety of e-cigarette flavours hinder research
The huge variety of flavours of e-cigarettes such as Apple Pie to Bubbly Bubble Gum may make smokers of the item rejoice, but it’s hindering researchers in finding out at just how safe e-cigarettes are. Researchers have counted 7,764 varieties […]
New innovation in testing brain cancer drugs just in
Lori Simons took the bright orange pill at 3 a.m. Eight hours later, doctors sliced into her brain, looking for signs that the drug was working. She is taking part in one of the most unusual cancer experiments in the […]
