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Cigarette Smoke Alters DNA in Sperm, Genetic Damage Could Pass to Offspring

... study) are associated with genes. 'It stands to reason that mutations could also interfere with genes, bu... after their child is born, this represents a good reason to quit well in advance of trying to conceive.' Among the next steps in gaining a better understan...

Dietary Vitamin B6, B12 and Folate, may Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Risk Among Leans

...er risk. All we can say is that a person who has reason to be concerned about their risk of developing this cancer, which is relatively rare but quite deadly, should maintain a normal weight and eat their fruit and vegetables, said the studys lead investigator, Eva Schernhammer, M.D., Dr.P.H., an assistan...

25 Pesticides Banned in India, Others Face Partial Curbs

...iculture's secretary S. Kulshrestha said the "main reason for banning" pesticides was that some "involved a health hazard to human beings, animals and damage to the environment". Kulshrestha added that others had been placed in the "withdrawn" list, as "these are likely to cause risk to human beings and a...

World Environment Day (International Polar Year)

...ational Geographic News, 10 Aug 06). The single reason for this mishap is anthropogenic global warming,directly implicating man and his activities. Global average air temperature around the earth's surface increased by 0.74+0.18C(1.3 0.32 F)during the last century.The Inter-governmental Panel on Climat...

Flaxseed Helps in Reducing the Risk of Prostate Tumor Spread

...tivity that leads to cancer growth and spread. One reason could be that as a source of omega-3 fatty acids, flaxseed can alter how cancer cells lump together or cling to other body cells, both factors in how fast cancer cells proliferate, the researchers state. They also suspect that lignans may have anti...

Researchers Have Found Clue to How Fear Changes into Phobia

...the lack of the receptor in the brain could be the reason why some humans are jumpier than others. "The human brain is probably wired to evaluate potentially threatening situations in the same way as the mouse," he says. The research is published in the current issue of Nature Neuroscience....

New Probiotic Supplement, Promotes Digestive Health and Boosts Immune System

...gurt made it to the intestines alive. It stands to reason then that people should eat yogurt because they enjoy the taste, but to get the full benefits of probiotics, people should take a daily probiotic supplement. While probiotics have been used by people around the world for some time, they're only now...

Study Finds Reason About Brains Refusal to Change Brands

A new study has revealed the reason behind peoples loyalty to one product, even in the presence of better alternatives. A significant new study from the Journal of Consumer Research has identified a mechanism called cognitive lock-in as an influential determinant of peoples choices. ...

Kerala Seeks Centres Help to Curb Chikungunya Spread

...ter the weekly cabinet meet here Wednesday. The reason for the spread of chikungunya has been cited to be poor waste management facilities at the famed temple in Sabarimala in Pathanamthitta, where the peak season ended in January. Over 25 people have died due of high-fever in Pathanamthitta alone in t...

Loss of Stem Cells Correlates With Premature Aging

...pes of cancer and other disorders in humans. The reason these mice age prematurely is that were exhausting their ability to renew tissues, said Eric J. Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology. These findings may be helpful to the aging and oncology fields since premature aging syndromes and many...

Robotic Surgery A Cutting Edge in Medical Field

...surgery with high precision. In theory there is no reason why the surgeon needs to be physically close to their patient, so long as the communication link between the console and the robotic device is fast. The problem is that there may be too much of a delay between the image of the patient being captured ...

Fate of France's Cheeses in Doubt as Producers Cite Health Risks

...rom an AOC. Spokesmen for the companies said the reason for the unprecedented move is the impossibility of...health, but they know it is nonsense. Their real reason is that they want to step up production, and it is impossible to do that using 'lait cru'," said Ger...

Asthmatics Arrived in Hyderabad to Take Fish Medicine

... patients too believe in its efficacy. That is the reason they have been coming for more than 150 years," said Bathini Harinath Goud. The family has turned down demands to reveal the ingredients of the herbal paste saying the medicine would lose its efficacy. The family claims that in 1845, a holy man p...

Should Genetic Information Be Disclosed to Insurers?

There is no good reason to deny insurers access to genetic information, ar...cholesterol level we no longer have any principled reason for excluding genetic information: Genetic information is not special. It is not inherently more s...

Legionnaires Outbreak in Australia

...nd general practitioners in the area. "There is no reason for residents of these areas not to go about their normal business or activities, but we are asking anyone with influenza-like symptoms, including headache, fever, chills, coughs, muscle aches and pains, to visit their local general practitioner," Dr...

Milk Nutrients may Keep Cancer at Bay.

....Together, these findings give Americans even more reason to meet the recommended three servings of lowfat or fat-free milk each day, providing 900 mg of calcium and 300 IU of vitamin D daily....

Scientists Observed Live Cell Migration

...tell says, "but only now do we understand the real reason cells couldnt move. We can see them valiantly trying to detach from the wall but unable to pull away." Montell and her team tediously worked out a recipe for a liquid culture medium that gave the fly eggs the ability to grow outside ovaries. The li...

High Intake of Milk may Reduce Cancer Risks by 60 Percent

... Together, these findings give Americans even more reason to meet the recommended three servings of lowfat or fat-free milk each day, providing 900 mg of calcium and 300 IU of vitamin D daily. The study is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....

Dogs Reasoning on Par With Human Toddlers: Study

... analysts concluded that the toddlers were able to reason that the only reason their mums used their heads, was because their hands were occupied with another task. Researchers...

Antibiotic Use in Infants may Lead to Asthma.

... year of life and presence of asthma at 7. The reason for antibiotic use was categorized by lower respir...ing antibiotics. When researchers compared the reason for antibiotic use, their analysis indicated that asthma at age 7 was almost twice as likely in chil...

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