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Archive for January, 2009

Healthy purple chips in the making -

Good news for potato chip lovers. Scottish scientists have developed healthy potato chips that are rich in antioxidants.
The researchers at the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) have developed these chips in collaboration with American researchers.
These new chips are rich in antioxidants which are good for your health. The only downside, according to Dr. Mark Taylor, […]

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Dieting increases chances of getting the flue -

Did you start the new year with a diet? Then be warned, because according to American researchers, people who are trying to lose weight with a strict diet are more susceptible to flue.
The researchers conducted their research on mice and found that mice that were on a low calorie diet could not defend themselves against […]

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Grape seed extract kills cancer cells -

An extract from grape seeds can kill cancer cells. This is the result of a research done at the University of Kentucky.
“Within 24 hours 76 percent of the leukemia cells had died, while the healthy cells were not effected at all”, reports the scientific magazine Clinical Cancer Research.
It has been known for a longer time […]

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Smoking increases chance for irregular heartbeat -

To quit smoking is good, but never to start smoking is much better. This is the result of a study conducted at the Erasmus Medical Center. A history of smoking can increase the chance of getting cardiac arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat.
People who smoke or have smoked, have a 50 percent higher chance to develop a […]

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