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Intestinal bacteria + L-carnitine = atherosclerosis

After processing L-carnitine by the intestinal microflora, the level of trimethylamino-N-oxide (TMAO) in the blood increases, which is believed to be, and the more TMAO, the slower cholesterol leaves the walls of blood vessels.

08.04.2013
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Dietary fiber will protect against stroke

The benefits of fiber consumption for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases have been known for a long time, but a group of British scientists for the first time received quantitative evidence of this. Every additional 7 grams of dietary fiber reduces the risk of stroke by 7%.

03.04.2013
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Don't forget about work and horses

In Japan, there is an official term "karoshi" – death from excessive work. The Ministry of Labor of Japan even has an official instruction on how to define this very karoshi.

28.03.2013
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Men and women get sick in different ways

Men and women are strikingly different from each other. Including the peculiarities of the course of the same diseases, as well as the effects of pharmacological drugs.

28.03.2013
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A cold is dangerous for mental abilities

People with high levels of antibodies to viruses and pathogenic bacteria in the blood have a quarter increased risk of deterioration of memory and thinking abilities.

27.03.2013
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A new diagnosis will turn millions of people into mentally ill

The diagnosis, which appeared in the new edition of the Manual on the Diagnosis and Statistics of Mental Disorders, will turn millions of people who are worried about the symptoms of their somatic disease into mentally abnormal.

26.03.2013
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Careful, statins!

High doses of potent drugs of the latest generation to lower cholesterol levels in the blood by a third increase the risk of acute kidney inflammation compared with less potent statins.

22.03.2013
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Frequent smoke breaks are not as harmful as hard work

The impact of work on wear and tear on the development of coronary heart disease turned out to be much stronger than the researchers had assumed, and left behind such well-known risk factors as smoking, high blood lipids and lack of physical activity.

18.03.2013
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If you want to live, stop drinking!

In 2010, alcohol was the culprit of 5.5% of all diseases and injuries on the planet. Thus, alcohol ranks third after high blood pressure and smoking.

07.03.2013
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Kindness is the key to health

After 10 weeks of volunteer work, the study participants had lower levels of cholesterol and inflammatory proteins in the blood, as well as body mass index, than their peers from the control group.

01.03.2013
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If you have varicose veins

Unfortunately, varicose veins are not uncommon. Patients with lesions of the subcutaneous veins of the lower extremities need to remember the basic rules that will allow them to coexist relatively peacefully with the disease.

19.02.2013
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Careful, calcium!

Prolonged intake of high doses of calcium contributes to an increase in mortality among women from a number of diseases, including diseases of the cardiovascular system.

18.02.2013
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Caries treatment without a drill

Soon, you will not need a drill to treat caries. The corresponding technology has been developed by European scientists and has already proven its effectiveness. However, experts also note the presence of small shortcomings in this technology.

13.02.2013
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Better less, yes better

Increased intake of vitamin C increases the risk of urolithiasis by 1.92 times. The highest risk is for men taking more than 7 g of ascorbic acid per week.

08.02.2013
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Cancer tests: necessary and useless

Many of the screening examinations for oncological diseases are not only useless for most people, but may have undesirable consequences.

05.02.2013