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10 Vitamins to take to stay fit
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Our bodies need a range of vitamins and minerals in order to function optimally, and food sources are always the best way to get them. If you eat a well-balanced diet that includes fruits, vegetables, protein, fibre, and…
Peanut-allergy therapy ‘protection not a cure’
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Treating peanut allergy with regular exposure to small amounts of the food is effective - but only if a patient stays on the therapy, a study suggests.
King's College London scientists looked at the underlying behaviour…
Breast cancer and its early diagnosis
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Breast cancer has been ranked number one cancer among Indian females with age adjusted rate as high as 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality 12.7 per 100,000 women. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 627000…
Depression in mothers affects child’s well-being
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When a mother is depressed, her children suffer too, proves a recent study which claims that mild long-term depression in mothers can cause emotional problems like hyperactivity, aggressiveness, and anxiety in their small…
Milk consumption can prevent chronic diseases
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Remember how parents always used to count numerous benefits of drinking milk and asked you to have a glass of it! Well, a new study has shed light on the fact that consuming an adequate amount of milk and other dairy…
Give children ‘less sugar and more veg in baby food’
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The amount of sugar in baby food should be restricted and parents should give their young children more vegetables to stop them developing a sweet tooth, a report from child health experts says.
It warns that even baby…
Long working hours ‘linked to stroke risk’
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Working long hours is linked to an increased risk of stroke, researchers say.
Long hours were defined in the French study as more than 10 hours on at least 50 days per year.
People who did long hours for more than a…
Add chokeberries in porridge to help boost health
While bananas and blueberries have been commonly used in porridge, a new study suggests that adding chokeberries, called ‘the healthiest fruit in the world’, can help boost health.
High in antioxidants, chokeberries -- native to North…
Organic food can have adverse effects on climate: study
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Organic food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required, according to a study.
Researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden developed a…
One workout can improve metabolism for several days: study
Neurons that influence metabolism are active for up to two days after a single workout, according to a study in mice.
The study, published in the journal Molecular Metabolism, offers new insight into the brain's potential role…