Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Passive Smoking Heart Risk Double Earlier Estimates

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 01:00 AM

	Passive smoking may be much more dangerous than scientists had thought, researchers said on Wednesday in new study that is likely to boost demand for a ban on smoking in public places. Read full article: 'Passive Smoking Heart Risk Double Earlier Estimates'

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Articles: The brink of another polio outbreak

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:32 AM

IN SPITE of valiant efforts to stand in the track of poliomyelitis (polio), the world might not be seeing the back of the dreaded disease anytime soon. That's because epidemiologists attached to the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) Global Polio Eradication Initiative are expressing alarm at an upsurge in cases of the crippling condition in west and central Africa.

Read full article: 'The brink of another polio outbreak'

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Articles: Laws permitting medical marijuana will be reviewed

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:29 AM

	The U.S. Supreme Court will review whether federal drug laws apply to marijuana grown and used locally for medical treatments after the justices agreed to decide whether states can let seriously ill people use the drug to treat pain and other symptoms. Read full article: 'Laws permitting medical marijuana will be reviewed'

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Articles: Cactus Extract Soothes Hangovers

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:27 AM

	Researchers have discovered the ultimate hangover cure in a prickly pear cactus. According to researchers, the extract of a prickly pear cactus can prevent a severe hangover and significantly reduce nausea, dry mouth, and loss of appetite. Read full article: 'Cactus Extract Soothes Hangovers'

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Articles: Cactus extract lessens hangovers

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:02 AM

	If you want to drink but you don't want a hangover, a plant extract could be the answer, a study suggests. Read full article: 'Cactus extract lessens hangovers'

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Articles: Bird flu is becoming more lethal

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 03:59 AM

	A new study suggests that bird flu is becoming more dangerous each year. Read full article: 'Bird flu is becoming more lethal'

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Articles: Donor embryo children 'not told'

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 03:56 AM

	Only a third of couples who conceived their children using donor embryos plan to tell them, research suggests. Read full article: 'Donor embryo children 'not told''

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Articles: Pudgy category pumps weight debate

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 03:46 AM

	Riding to the mall one Saturday, Joanne Ikeda's younger sister turned to her and asked, out of nowhere, "Do you know that I am now overweight?" Read full article: 'Pudgy category pumps weight debate'

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Articles: Atkins diet can decrease fertility

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 03:37 AM

	Women who swear by the Atkins diet could be jeopardising their chances of starting a family Read full article: 'Atkins diet can decrease fertility'

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Articles: Have a hangover? Try extract from cactus, study suggests

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 03:33 AM

	There's a new remedy for hangovers. An extract from the prickly pear cactus helps relieve nausea, dry mouth and appetite loss when taken ahead of time, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The risk of severe hangovers was cut in half. Read full article: 'Have a hangover? Try extract from cactus, study suggests'

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