Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Quitting smoking adds years to life

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:34 AM

	At least half, and perhaps as many as two-thirds, of people who begin smoking in their youth are eventually killed by the habit, according to a mammoth 50-year medical study by British researchers released Tuesday. Read full article: 'Quitting smoking adds years to life'

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Articles: Dogs can sense impending epileptic fits!

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:32 AM

	A study conducted by Canadian researchers has revealed that dogs can sense when a child is about to have an epileptic fit. Read full article: 'Dogs can sense impending epileptic fits!'

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Articles: Tears could unmask SARS mystery!

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:29 AM

	Tears could help provide a breakthrough in finding an effective diagnosis for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Read full article: 'Tears could unmask SARS mystery!'

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Articles: Cancer cells tricked into suicide

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:42 AM

	Cancer spreads because a gene which normally kills off cells is faulty in cancer cells. Read full article: 'Cancer cells tricked into suicide'

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Articles: Virus to curb cocaine cravings

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:40 AM

	Researchers have already developed proteins that can reduce the effect of cocaine - but it has proved difficult to slip them past the body's defences. Read full article: 'Virus to curb cocaine cravings'

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Articles: Smoking triggers genetic changes

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:38 AM

	The Boston University team found smokers had different genetic patterns within their lung cells to those of non-smokers and former smokers. Read full article: 'Smoking triggers genetic changes'

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Articles: Woman thought to have human form of mad cow disease dies

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:05 AM

	In April 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health announced "the occurrence of a likely case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in a Florida resident [then] aged 22 years." Read full article: 'Woman thought to have human form of mad cow disease dies'

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Articles: The man with the magic formula

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:56 AM

	Brian Bennett concocted a cream in his garage to help his wife's dermatitis. Now tests suggest it may stop hospital 'superbugs', and clear up acne and eczema, too. Clint Witchalls meets the pensioner set to make a fortune Read full article: 'The man with the magic formula'

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Articles: Smokers 'miss out on 50 years of medical advances'

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:35 AM

	Most of the life-prolonging medical advances of the past 50 years have been lost on smokers because of their habit, according to a report published today by the world's leading expert on lung cancer. Read full article: 'Smokers 'miss out on 50 years of medical advances''

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Articles: Premier willing to soften health care stance, regrets timing of announcement

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:09 AM

Premier Ralph Klein says he's willing to soften his stance on health care reform provided the federal government increases its financial contribution from 16% to 25%. "We'd be able to back down a little bit, but that's not to say we wouldn't have to undertake reforms," the premier said yesterday. "We would still have to reform because money is not the only answer.

Read full article: 'Premier willing to soften health care stance, regrets timing of announcement'

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