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Purple Corn can Effectively Treat Diabetes

September 21, 2012

Korean researchers have found that purple corn can be effective in treating diabetes as it contains anthocyanins (PCA) or flavonoids that have anti-diabetic properties, a new study published in the American Journal of Physiology reveals. The study was conducted by […]

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Laser Device to Reduce Pain Due to Injections Developed

September 16, 2012

South Korean researchers have developed a new laser device that could lead to less painful injections, a new study published in the Optical Society journal Optics Letters reveals. Researchers at Seoul National University say that their device could one day […]

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Chinese epidemiologist dismisses “AIDS-like disease” concerns

September 7, 2012

BEIJING — A Chinese epidemiologist on Tuesday dismissed public concerns over a latest immunodeficiency disease, after media likened the disease to AIDS due to their similarity in symptoms. Scientists from the United States, Taiwan and Thailand said neutralizing anti-interferon autoantibodies […]

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Smoking More Than Doubles Risk of Fatal Brain Bleed

August 31, 2012

Heavy smoking of more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk of a potentially fatal brain bleed as a result of a burst aneurysm, is the warning that emerges from a research published online in the Journal of Neurology […]

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Poor Chinese Amputee Builds His Own Prosthetic Arms

August 30, 2012

CHINA – Jifa Sun lost both of his hands during an accidental bomb explosion. However, the 51-year-old man from Guanmashan did not let this stop him from living a normal life. He even built his own artificial arms and hands […]

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Blood type might be a clue to heart disease

August 22, 2012

DALLAS — Here’s another reason to know your blood type — it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease. People who have blood types A, B, or AB have a slightly higher risk of heart disease compared […]

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Riddle of Congenital Heart Defects Solved By Supercomputer

August 16, 2012

Currently living with congenital heart defects are about 25,000 Danes. It has been a mystery until know about how exactly the various risk factors influence the development of the heart during pregnancy though it is known that heredity and environment […]

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Deaf man with new hearing aid hears music for the first time, asks, ‘What I should listen to next?’

August 14, 2012

Austin Chapman says he was “born profoundly deaf” and has “never understood” music–or the people moved by it. “My whole life I’ve seen hearing people make a fool of themselves singing their favorite song or gyrating on the dance floor,” […]

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Daily aspirin cuts cancer risk

August 11, 2012

A daily dose of aspirin for over-60s can cut their risk of cancer by up to 40 per cent and may offer protection after just a few years, researchers claim. A study of more than 100,000 healthy people found that […]

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Queuing software company lined up for big things

August 8, 2012

WITH some exceptions, booking an appointment with healthcare providers such as GPs and dentists still requires a phone call within office hours; few practitioners offer the option to book online. But this will change if the founders of swiftQueue have […]

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