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Kathryn - Our health specialist likes to share with the readers the latest news from the field. Nobody understands better than her the relation between healthy mind and healthy body.
Surgeons at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida have removed a tumor from the mouth of a foetus, in what has been described as a "world first" procedure
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Tumor removed from the mouth of a foetus at Jackson Memorial Hospital

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Scientists warn the H5N1 bird flu virus could change into a form able to spread rapidly between humans
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H5N1 bird flu virus mutations could cause deadly human pandemic

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The lone star tick (Amblyomma Americanum) only causes a tiny little prick on your skin, but what follows next is a complete and potentially life-long, aversion to meat
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Lone star tick causes meat allergy in adults

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The study found higher-fat dressings help the body absorb more carotenoids, compounds in vegetables linked with a reduced risk of illnesses including cancer and heart disease
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Higher-fat salad dressings help your body to absorb more carotenoids from vegetables

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According to new research, drinking a low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems in five-year-olds
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Low or moderate level of alcohol in early pregnancy is not linked to developmental problems

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Lesley Brown, the woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby, has died aged 64
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Lesley Brown, world’s first test tube baby mother, dies at 64

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Men who drank over seven cups of tea per day had a 50 percent higher risk of developing prostate cancer than moderate and non tea drinkers
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Heavy tea drinkers at higher risk of prostate cancer

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U.S. doctors have discovered that women who go through a premature menopause are more likely to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage or a cerebral aneurysm
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Early menopause women at risk to suffer a potentially fatal brain haemorrhage

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Taking a cue from New York City's proposed ban on sugary drinks, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is looking to pass a similar crackdown to combat obesity and diabetes
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Cambridge Massachusetts proposes sugary drinks ban similar to New York

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Patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) struggle to produce a fatty sheath around their nerves, which is essential for function
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High cholesterol diet could help people with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

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A US report has found that images of patients on ventilators on cigarette packets help smokers heed the health warnings about smoking
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Graphic warnings on cigarette packs work better than text-only warnings

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US scientists have recently identified a possible genetic link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
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Alzheimer gene linked to diabetes

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According to US researchers, the rise of inflammatory bowel diseases could be down to our shifting diets causing a "boom in bad bacteria"
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Milk fats link to inflammatory bowel diseases

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Drug maker employee claims the company is falsifying study results to sell its products
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Drug maker employee claims the company is falsifying study results to sell its products

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British researchers have shown that a tumor-killing virus can sneak around the body by "hitchhiking" on the back of blood cells
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Tumor-killing reovirus ride blood cells, researchers have found

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WHO experts concluded that diesel exhausts were definitely a cause of lung cancer and may also cause tumors in the bladder
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Diesel fumes do cause cancer, say WHO experts

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US scientists have found that children with older fathers and grandfathers appear to be "genetically programmed" to live longer
Science & Technology

Delaying fatherhood may offer survival advantages for children

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People who regularly get fewer than six hours of sleep a night are at significantly increased risk of stroke, a study suggests
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Sleeping less than 6 hours a day increases risk of stroke in fit and healthy people

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A new study suggests that an "early and aggressive" approach to people on the cusp of developing Type 2 diabetes is justified to reduce cases of the disease
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Early and aggressive approach of pre-diabetes halves the numbers going on to Type 2 diabetes

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Neil O'Connell from the Centre for Research and Rehabilitation at Brunel University and colleagues say that cervical spine manipulation carries a low risk of stroke, resulting from damage to the major neck arteries
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Cervical spine manipulation for neck pain is inadvisable, say experts

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US researchers have used a blood sample from mother and saliva from father to sequence the genome of a foetus in the womb
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Genome of 18-week-old foetus has been sequenced

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In Difficult Mothers, Dr. Terri Apter, a Cambridge academic, examines the different types of problem mother and explains what can be done to turn her negative influence into a positive one
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How to deal with a “difficult” mother. Difficult Mothers by Dr. Terri Apter.

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A new study suggests that multiple CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer or leukaemia
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Multiple CT scans in childhood could triple brain cancer and leukaemia risk

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A new research suggests that combining exercise with conventional treatments for depression does not improve recovery
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Exercise does not improve recovery from depression

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A European study has found that while almost all Swedes brush their teeth, only one in 10 does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay
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How to brush your teeth properly

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