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Diet as a risk factor

The refusal of bacon, eggs, other types of fatty foods and sugar reduced the pressure in elderly and middle-aged Britons and reduced their chances of premature death as a result of a stroke or heart attack by 30%.

19.03.2015
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A treadmill will help predict a near death

Cardiologists from Johns Hopkins University have derived a formula to estimate the risk of death over the next decade, based on indicators such as gender, age and treadmill test results.

05.03.2015
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Seven facts about hepatitis

Hepatitis is not always an infectious disease. But viral hepatitis is still the most common. There are at least six different viruses that cause hepatitis.

12.02.2015
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Is palm oil harmful

Despite the fact that palm oil is quite well studied from the point of view of medicine and is not banned in any country in the world, there are a huge number of publications in the Russian media about its harm.

11.02.2015
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Prevention of melanoma: drink coffee!

According to statistics, several cups of coffee a day reduce the likelihood of developing melanoma by 20%, but it is not yet clear which components of coffee can resist the disease.

05.02.2015
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Obesity for "dummies"

What is obesity and how to deal with it: facts that everyone who is planning or already has excess weight should know.

05.02.2015
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Killer Cola?

Is Coca-Cola so dangerous that it is necessary to limit its consumption along with alcohol and tobacco? We have collected data from scientific studies that consider the effect of cola and other sugary carbonated drinks on human health.

02.02.2015
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Demand a flexible schedule from the management!

The participants of the experiment, whose work schedule was flexible, spent only 8 minutes longer on sleep than their colleagues from the control group. But they noted an improvement in both sleep quality and overall well-being. If it affected the quality and productivity of labor, it was for the better.

28.01.2015
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Contraceptives and brain cancer: a justified risk

According to the head of the study, "... although we found a statistically significant association between the use of oral contraceptives and the development of glioma, the benefits of their use significantly outweigh the potential risk."

26.01.2015
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WHO does not get tired of warning…

Non-communicable diseases are the biggest threat to public health. And Russian men are subject to them to a much greater extent than women and the male population of Western European countries. Why?

21.01.2015
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Gadgets should be washed!

The hundred and first time that smartphones are much dirtier than toilets.

21.01.2015
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Workaholics drink more

A group of Finnish researchers made this remarkable conclusion after going through all the available scientific literature.

15.01.2015
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Adipocytes can produce antimicrobial peptides

A recent study by scientists from the United States showed that adipocytes can protect the body from the development of dangerous skin and invasive infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus.

15.01.2015
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Cancer and smoking: beware, men!

Smoking leads to the destruction of Y chromosomes in blood cells, which weakens the body's immunity against cancer cells. Therefore, smokers suffer from various forms of cancer (except lung cancer) 1.5-2 times more often than smokers.

05.12.2014