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Health, Fitness, Nutrition, and Medicine (42 Links)
Created by ian 2 years 337 days ago in Other. Views: 460. Link Views: 8,260
Tags: health  fitness  nutrition  medicine
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News, research, blogs, and opinions on health, fitness, nutrition, and medicine.
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Tea spray prevents skin cancer
Posted by esp4 248 days ago (ourvanity.com).  Views: 13
Tags: health  skin cancer
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Scientists have proved that a spray made from green tea can protect your skin against cancer. The results of the experiments, published in the journal Experimental Dermatology, have shown the spray boosts the skin’s in-built immune system and helps it [More...]
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Expert sees peanut allergy solution within 5 years
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 319 days ago (reuters.com).
Views: 159
A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a person's allergy to peanuts is likely within five years.
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Germs cut kids' cancer risk
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 322 days ago (video.aol.com).
Views: 238
Dr. Sanjay Gupta says a new study shows exposing kids to germs can help protect them from leukemia. University of California, Berkeley researchers are reporting that children who attend daycare or play groups are about 30-per-cent less likely to [More...]
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Accidental discovery in the early 1990s led to efforts to test bisphenol-A (BPA) chemical's safety
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 85
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In the early 1990s, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California were investigating yeast to see whether it had a primitive estrogen receptor, and were finding something wonky going on in their laboratory. When they ran their yeast [More...]
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The Z Report: A Directory of Bisphenol-A (BPA) In Children's Feeding Products
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (zrecs.blogspot.com).  Views: 202
Tags: bisphenol-a  bpa  baby bottle
For the past several years, research scientists have increasingly warned manufacturers and consumers about the potential dangers of bisphenol-A, a plastic softener used in the production of polycarbonate plastic commonly used in baby bottles due to its [More...]
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Are Brita Water Pitchers Made From Safe Plastic (BPA Free)?
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (thesoftlanding.wordpress.com).  Views: 3,055
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I use a 2-gallon Brita filter system. I recently discovered that the container is made of styrene methylmethacrylate copolymer. Will this type of plastic leak chemicals into my water? If so, is there an inexpensive alternative that you would recommend? [More...]
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Test results fuel boom in sales of bisphenol A (BPA) - free baby bottles
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 102
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Canadian parents have been emptying store shelves and bombarding manufacturers with orders in the past week as they scramble to stock up on baby bottles made without bisphenol A (BPA), a potentially harmful and increasingly controversial chemical common [More...]
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Three major baby bottle brands leach chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA)
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 185
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Tests conducted on three major brands of polycarbonate baby bottles sold in Canada found products from all the manufacturers leached detectable amounts of bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen and is a major component in [More...]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) can alter genes, study finds
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (theglobeandmail.com).  Views: 117
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Bisphenol A (BPA), the widely used compound in polycarbonate plastic, has the ability to alter the activity of genes in normal breast cells in ways that resemble what is found in extremely dangerous breast cancers, according to a new study conducted by [More...]
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E-cigarette
Posted by EatGrass 1 year 332 days ago (rutoo.co.uk).
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A woman smokes an E-cigarette, an electronic substitute in the form of a rod, slightly longer than a normal cigarette, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, March 25, 2008. A changeable filter contains a liquid with nicotine and propylene glycol. When the [More...]
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Study: Mobile phones 'more dangerous than smoking'
Posted by ian 1 year 352 days ago (independent.co.uk).  Views: 117
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Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take [More...]
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The 20 Worst Foods in America
Posted by ashton 2 years 3 days ago (menshealth.com).  Views: 205
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Feeling tired? Exercise a little
Posted by ian 2 years 15 days ago (reuters.com).  Views: 108
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Couch potatoes who complain they are tired all the time have an easy solution -- a little light exercise. Regular, low-intensity workouts such as a leisurely stroll can boost energy levels by 20 percent and decrease fatigue by 65 percent, a team at the [More...]
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Vitamin C Offers no protection against colds
Posted by PhilH 2 years 53 days ago (guardian.co.uk).
Views: 115
It's a myth that just won't die, but the fact is Vitamin C offers no special protection whatsoever against getting a cold.
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Does mobile phone radiation wreck your sleep?
Posted by ian 2 years 58 days ago (news.independent.co.uk).  Views: 87
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Phone makers' own scientists discover that bedtime use can lead to headaches, confusion and depression. The research, sponsored by the mobile phone companies themselves, shows that using the handsets before bed causes people to take longer to reach the [More...]
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Reuters: Higher Testosterone correlated with lower risk of death
Posted by JackThompson 2 years 112 days ago (reuters.com).  Views: 118
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Higher naturally occurring levels of the male hormone testosterone appear to protect men from fatal heart attacks or strokes and death from all manner of causes, researchers in Britain said on Monday. But the researchers [More...]
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Optimism found to have 'no bearing on cancer'
Posted by ian 2 years 139 days ago (news.bbc.co.uk).  Views: 152
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The power of the mind has been overestimated when it comes to fighting cancer, US scientists say. They said they found that a patient's positive or negative emotional state had no direct bearing on cancer survival or disease progression.
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Is corn syrup far worse than sugar? - "Satan manifests itself in food with high fructose corn syrup"
Posted by ian 2 years 142 days ago (media.www.dailyemerald.com).  Views: 112
Tags: nutrition  health
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There is a secret ingredient lurking in almost everything you eat. Unless you are a self-proclaimed nutrition guru, you most likely consume a food or beverage with high fructose corn syrup everyday. High fructose corn syrup sweetens products from soda [More...]
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Obesity is 'deadlier than smoking'
Posted by ian 2 years 153 days ago (dailymail.co.uk).  Views: 57
Tags: health  obesity
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Obesity is more dangerous than smoking and will dramatically shorten the lives of millions, a landmark study has found. While smoking reduces life by an average of ten years, the research says being seriously overweight can cut life expectancy by as [More...]
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Tangerine peel 'kills cancer'
Posted by EatGrass 2 years 188 days ago (news.bbc.co.uk).  Views: 172
Tags: cancer
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A study shows tangerine peel could be the key to a new anti-cancer treatment.

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