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‘Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive’

By Guest PostJune 20, 20101 commentHealth, Naturebrick-and-mortar box, fuel for the soul, Germany, journal of environmental psychology, Nature, netta Weinstein, professor of psychology, psychologist, richard ryan, university of hamburg, university of rochester

Feeling sluggish? The solution may require getting outside the box – that big brick-and-mortar box called a building. 🙂

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Mediterranean-Style Diet Improves Heart Function

By Guest PostJune 19, 2010Healthamerican heart association journal, cardiovascular disease, circulation: cardiovascular quality and outcomes, coronary artery disease, electrocardiogram, emory twins, heart rate variability, heart study, holter monitor, hrv, indiana university in Bloomington, jun dai, mediterranean-style diet, non-hispanic, western-type diet

A study of twins shows that even with genes that put them at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, eating a Mediterranean-style diet can improve heart function, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

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Is Breast Cancer No. 1 Killer of Women?

By PravdaJune 19, 2010Healthaids, brca1, brca2, breast cancer, cardiovascular diseases, estrogen, gene, ilona milova, la fornarina, mastectomy, menopause, olga budiakova, oncologist, pneumonia, portrait of a young woman, raffaello sanzio

The issue of breast cancer avoidance concerns many women. Opinion polls reveal that 98% of them overestimate the threat. Olga Budiakova, a breast physician, talked to “MedPulse.ru” to dispel certain myths about breast cancer.

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New Evidence that Chili Pepper Ingredient Fights Fat

By Guest PostJune 9, 20102 commentsHealthbeneficial effects, capsaicin, chili pepper ingredient, fat buildup, fat levels, obesity, protein changes, weight loss

Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. (more…)

Over 200 Russians Become Drug Addicts Every Day

By PravdaJune 9, 20101 commentCulture, Healthafghanistan, anti-drug committee, heroin consumption, opiate, opium, russia, united nations office on drugs and crime, unodc

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), last year Russia was number one country in terms of heroin consumption.

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Coffee Protects Body from Cancer and Slows Down Aging

By PravdaJune 6, 20104 commentsHealthafrica, African monks, aging, antooxidant, beverage, blood pressure, caffeine, can cer, champagne, coffee, coffee beans, decaf, decaffeination, dichloromethane, erectile dysfunction, ethopian goatherder, green tea, insomnia, kaldi, nervous breakdown, organic solvent, red wine, south west university, tachycardia, tea, university of georgia, vascular wall contract

Here are some facts about coffee:

Fact 1. Coffee can be good for you

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Living in a high-crime neighborhood may worsen children’s asthma

By Guest PostJune 3, 20101 commentHealthasthma, asthma in children, british columbia, canada, Chicago, chicago police department, childhood asthma, children's memorial hospital, elizabeth e. springston, exposure to violence, pas, pediatric academic societies, ruchi s. gupta, stress level, vancouver

Exposure to violent crime may exacerbate asthma in children, according to a study presented on Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Bigger Wallets – Bigger Waistlines :-)

By Guest PostMay 17, 20101 commentHealthcanadian men, obese in canada, obesity levels, overweight, rich households, wealthy men

In Canada, in stark contrast with the rest of the world, wealthy men increase their likelihood of being overweight with every extra dollar they make. (more…)

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