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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.
Fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy are the three main screening tests for colorectal cancer.
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Non-invasive DNA screening test for early detection of colorectal cancer

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Falling asleep first after sex shows the couple is truly in love
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Falling asleep first after sex shows the couple is truly in love

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The scientists from the Gladstone Institute in San Francisco focused on two genes, and their role in cardiomyopathy, a enlarging and weakening of the heart muscle which is a feature in life-threatening heart defects in children and adults
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Genes switch on and off can influence serious heart conditions

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Fujifilm is moving into the beauty market by launching its own range of anti-ageing creams, Astalift
Fashion & Style

Astalift, the anti-ageing creams from Fujifilm made from film technology

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Many couples across Asia are making extra efforts to give birth to so-called "dragon babies" in 2012
Asia News

Dragon babies are born under the most auspicious sign in 2012

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The secret of the wiggle, well known for leaving men smitten when demonstrated by attractive women such as the singer Beyonce, was confirmed when the researcher compared the hormone test with the ratings from the judging panel
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Woman’s wiggle while she walks shows she is at the peak of her fertility cycle

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As Sasha grew older, he was encouraged to play with dolls as much as Lego, slept in a neutral yellow room and was allowed to wear both boys’ and girls’ clothes
Europe News

Sasha, five-year-old boy raised as a gender-neutral child to avoid the stereotypes gender brings

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Men who were 6 ft (1.8 meters) or over were 24 per cent less likely to report having heart failure than those who were 5ft 8 (1.72 meters) or smaller
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Men over 6 ft are 24% less likely to develop heart failure

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Dante Autullo, 34, was in his workshop when a nail gun recoiled near his head
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Chicago: man shot a 3.25in nail into his brain without noticing

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H5N1 flu virus was altered to be passed easily between ferrets, during the joint research by Erasmus University in the Netherlands and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US
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Research on mutant bird flu stopped amid fears of bioterrorism

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Chronic hepatitis C might lead to liver cirrhosis.
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New combination of drugs appeared to be effective in Hepatitis C

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G-spot was first described in western medicine by Dr. Grafenberg in 1950, the bean-shaped area of the vaginal wall is supposed to guarantee a female orgasm as soon as it is stimulated
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There is no consistent evidence of G-spot existence, say scientists

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Irisin losing weight hormone
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Irisin: a hormone that might help losing weight without hard exercise

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Viagra, the drug designed to help revive a man’s love life, can have the same effect on a wilting bouquet
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Viagra can revive drooping flowers. Other tips to improve your plants’ health.

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Digital pills
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Digital pills to monitor medication use

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Meningitis B has been an elusive target for vaccine developers, as it is a group of thousands of subtly-different strains of bacteria, making it difficult to find a single jab that could cover them all
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4CMenB, vaccine against meningitis B, could offer 100% protection

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Tests on mice showed that both Glivec and Sutent depleted pericytes by 70 percent while metastasis rates tripled
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Glivec and Sutent shrink tumors but could also make them more aggressive and mobile

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A 30-year Scandinavian study suggests that oral contraceptives may alleviate painful periods for some women
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The pill may alleviate painful periods

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Two leading British aid organizations say that thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community failed to heed early warnings
Africa news

Thousands of needless deaths from famine in East Africa in 2011

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Two-year-old Tripp Roth outlived all medical predictions during his battle with junctional epidermolysis bullosa, which caused his skin to blister at the slightest touch
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Tripp Roth, the toddler who suffered from epidermolysis bullosa, has died

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Tongue has a sixth sense for fat, scientists say
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Tongue has a sixth sense for fat, scientists say

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Scientists say that exercising not only trims the waistline but will substantially increase your salary
Fashion & Style

Exercising could increase your salary, not only trims the waistline

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High school student Angela Zhang from Cupertino has found a possible cure for cancer and she has been rewarded with a scholarship for $100,000
Education

Angela Zhang, a high school student, devised a cure for cancer

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Ten Worst Foods for Prostate Health
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Ten Worst Foods for Prostate Health

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“Bath salts” are man-made stimulant drugs that resemble scented bath powders and are still legal for use in water in the US
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Woman lost arm, shoulder and breast after injecting bath salts

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