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Workout to beat the crab
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Here’s one more reason to get off the couch and get moving. A study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention suggests that regular aerobic exercise can lower a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer by changing the way the body breaks down oestrogen, increasing the ratio of good to bad oestrogen metabolites.“Ours is the first study to show that aerobic...
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Mama knows best   
What is the best way to clean your baby’s pacifier? Suck on them. It may sound gross. A study in the journal Pediatrics says that parents who suck on their baby’s pacifiers to clean them may boost their children’s immunity and protect them from allergies.A group of 184 Swedish allergy-prone infants were followed from birth until they were three years old. Eighty per cent had at...
Magnetic implant for heartburn   
An implanted magnetic device may offer relief for patients who suffer from chronic heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that does not respond to medications. GERD results when the muscle between the oesophagus and stomach does not close properly after swallowing, causing the stomach acids to splash up into the throat.The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
College goers, say no to binge drinking   
Binge drinking in college can affect the function of blood vessels and cause changes in circulation that can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease later in life, says a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Binge drinking is generally defined as having five or more alcoholic drinks in two hours for men and four or more alcoholic drinks in two hours...
Have meds with care   
The US Food and Drug Administration is warning pregnant women against the use of the drugs valproate or valproic acid to relieve migraine. Drugs containing valproate are used to prevent migraine and treat epileptic seizures and bipolar disorders.Valproate medications have already been linked to birth defects and to a higher risk of autism. The new warning is based on evidence that says children...
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Never shop hungry   
Time to kill that appetite   
Drink up!   
Live longer in 15 minutes   29 October, 2011
Ovaries and hysterectomy   28 May, 2013
A father first   29 October, 2011
Be a mermaid   28 May, 2013
Earlier the better   29 October, 2011
Sunscreen umbrellas   07 May, 2013
Musical pacifier   07 May, 2013
Urine testing app   07 May, 2013
Growing kidneys   07 May, 2013
A gut-brain connect   07 May, 2013
Use your brain   07 May, 2013
Pain under scan   07 May, 2013
Pressure compressor   07 May, 2013
A fork to keep you healthy   07 May, 2013
Perils of the west   07 May, 2013
Far from support   07 May, 2013
The signs   23 April, 2013
Eat fish, live longer   23 April, 2013
Feel again!   23 April, 2013
Knee therapy   23 April, 2013
Seven lifesavers   23 April, 2013
Mummy’s heart   23 April, 2013
Drug danger   23 April, 2013
Be fit to be sharp   23 April, 2013
Calcium alert   23 April, 2013
Bully and worry   23 April, 2013
Supplement trouble   23 April, 2013
Don't be late for lunch   23 April, 2013
Veggies glow   25 April, 2012
Smart notes   12 March, 2013
Cool food   25 April, 2012
Sharing is not caring   30 October, 2012
Folic acid protection   12 March, 2013
Get up!   25 April, 2012
Power pate   30 October, 2012
Costly drink   12 March, 2013
Was that an attack?   25 April, 2012
Hookah to harm   09 October, 2012
Veggies for healthy heart   12 March, 2013
Hearty sleep   25 April, 2012
Happy to eat less   09 October, 2012
Killer codeine   12 March, 2013
Clean vital cord   25 April, 2012
Losing more than pain   09 October, 2012
Labour of fear   27 July, 2012
Praise right   12 March, 2013
Help from the east   28 March, 2012
Pills that hurt   09 October, 2012
Exhausting fumes   27 July, 2012
Early relief   12 March, 2013
SINUSITIS AND ANTIBIOTICS   28 March, 2012
Blame it on belly   09 October, 2012
Booster for big boys   27 July, 2012
Firstborn risks   12 March, 2013
Age cut   28 March, 2012
Blight blues   09 October, 2012
Marked man   02 July, 2012
A preventive bath   12 March, 2013
The lows of highs   28 March, 2012
Dangerous highs   09 October, 2012
Exercise   02 July, 2012
Hale and hearty   11 February, 2013
Sleeping pill perils   28 March, 2012
Need-based treatment   09 October, 2012
For better control   02 July, 2012
Spot on   12 February, 2013
Count the calories   28 March, 2012
Unsuspecting women   09 October, 2012
Fat cut   02 July, 2012
A better time   12 November, 2011
Car crashes deadlier for obese drivers   12 February, 2013
Soda troublemaker   28 March, 2012
Dirt at work   02 July, 2012
Dad decides   19 September, 2012
Supplement with care   12 November, 2011
Mix 'n’ match brew   12 February, 2013
Protective mother   19 September, 2012
Just can’t do without   28 March, 2012
Skin patch for migraines   12 February, 2013
Change for heart   02 July, 2012
Save this message   12 November, 2011
Fit for the heart   28 March, 2012
Lightning effects   12 February, 2013
Debug!   19 September, 2012
Smart shots   02 July, 2012
Resume after pause   19 September, 2012
Cold is soothening   28 March, 2012
Breast-feeding fights ovarian cancer   12 February, 2013
High on I   02 June, 2012
Problem parents   09 December, 2011
Breathing free   12 February, 2013
Baby lessons   24 January, 2013
Melodies in C major   29 October, 2011
Beat the gene   09 December, 2011
A couple of benefits   29 October, 2011
Add weight to add years   24 January, 2013
Give a break   24 January, 2013
Melancholy strain   29 October, 2011
Healthy at home   29 October, 2011
Motivated to learn   24 January, 2013
Miscarriages and heart risk   24 January, 2013
Pink or blue?   29 October, 2011
Cigarette buts   29 October, 2011
Cancer more cruel to men   24 January, 2013
How they meet   29 October, 2011
Cut it off   24 January, 2013
Work out to do well   29 October, 2011
Earn more, live longer   24 January, 2013
Walk and lose fat   24 January, 2013
Slump and sink   13 August, 2012
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