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Energy efficient bulbs could cause health problems -

British doctors claim that energy efficient bulbs could be unhealthy. They are battling against the energy efficient bulbs, because they contain mercury and they radiate UV-rays.
The European Union is planning to ban all normal bulbs by 2012, forcing the consumer to buy energy saving bulbs. The British doctors are very unhappy about that.
The doctors, united […]

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Caffeine in sunscreen could prevent skin cancer -

Caffeine in sunscreen could prevent skin cancer, according to researchers.
Sunscreen made form coffee, tea or chocolate could prevent the most common form of skin cancer in the future. A researcher proved that caffeine protects the skin against ultraviolet rays.
During laboratory tests it was shown that caffeine destroys cells that have been damaged by UV rays […]

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Regular exercise reduces colon cancer risk -

By exercising regularly you can reduce your chance of getting colon cancer by almost a quarter. This is the result of a study that is published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Researchers of the Washington University School of Medicine have used data from 52 previous studies to calculate this result.
They concluded that the most active […]

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Connection between cannabis use and testicular cancer -

Long term cannabis usage increases the risk of getting an extraordinary aggressive type of testicular cancer. This the conclusion of an American research.
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Center for Cancer Research in Seattle compared the marijuana use of about 370 men that suffered from testicular cancer and of about 980 men that did not have […]

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Benefits of soy -

Good news for balding men and sweating women. Soy offers some help. Women who are going through menopause produce less estrogen, because their ovaries are ending their egg production phase. According to a recent American study in Women’s Health 60 to 90 percent of menopausal women suffer from night sweats. In the West that is. […]

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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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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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Broccoli and cauliflower reduce cancer risk -

Heavy smokers have less chance of getting cancer if they eat raw vegetables, like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and sprouts. The risk for cancer reduces with 20 to 50 percent, say American researchers.
The scientists also added that the results of their research are not conclusive enough to give nutritional advice. “If you smoke long enough, nothing […]

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Burning incense daily can increase cancer risk -

Burning incense daily can increase the risk of different kinds of cancer in the respiratory system. When someone smokes cigarettes as well, the effect is even worse.
This study proves that the inhaling of incense smoke gives an increased risk for cancer. In the research more than 61000 Chinese who were over 45 years were looked […]

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Eating fruit reduces your chance of colon polyps -

American research among 32000 people has shown that eating fruits can drastically reduce your chance of getting colon polyps (from which cancer can form). Those who ate 5 portions of fruit per day had 38 percent less chance of getting colon polyps. The protective substance in fruit is pectin. Pectin lowers you cholesterol, keeps you […]

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