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Archive for January, 2009

Fungus in the house can cause cancer -

Fungi in your house produce toxic substances that are dangerous for your health. Keep your house dry and airing often is a absolute necessity. This the result of a study by Barbara Delmulle at Gent University where she studied the air inside buildings. The researcher found out that some fungi secrete substances that can cause […]

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Chicken soup can lower blood pressure -

Do you suffer from high blood pressure? Then put some chicken soup on your menu. It was already known that the meat of the breast of the chicken contains a protein called collagen. Collagen can lower the blood pressure. A chicken breast contains too little collagen though to have a significant effect.
Now researchers at […]

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Loneliness makes sick -

Loneliness doesn’t only cause psychiatric problems like depression. It can also cause physical problems:

Loneliness is a good indicator for predicting if people are likely to visit the emergency room in the hospital. This is the result of a study done among 164 visitors of the emergency room of the Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, Massachusetts […]

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White wine also protects heart -

Whoever wants to minimize the amount of damage to the heart due to a heart attack, should drink one or two glasses of red wine daily. This is what many doctors say these days. Red wine is made from unpeeled grapes, so the skin of the grape is also used. The grape skin contains resveratrol, […]

Popularity: 15% [?]