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Cholesterol levels may change with seasonal fluctuations

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Cholesterol levels may change with seasonal fluctuations

According to a study by the State University of Campinas (Brazil), “Cholesterol levels may change with seasonal fluctuations causing an increased risk in the winter months, as evidenced by the investigation.”

Alzheimer, bored is the worst for the brain

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Alzheimer, bored is the worst for the brain

According to a study published in the journal Neuron, “exposure to a stimulating environment and new activities can have beneficial effects, superior even to extreme exercise, which is known to generate new neurons, when it comes to delay the onset Alzheimer’s disease. ”

Device predicted stroke by motion of the eye

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Device predicted stroke by motion of the eye

According to the results of a small study led by researchers ‘Johns Hopkins Medicine’, in Baltimore, Maryland (USA) and published in ‘Stroke’, “An electronic device that measures head eye movements can successfully determine whether because of intense continuous dizziness can be a stroke or something benign.”

A baby with HIV is cured

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A baby with HIV is cured

This Sunday, U.S. medical team announced has cured a baby with HIV through a standard drug cocktail administered at birth.

Babies born by cesarean are more likely to develop allergies

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Babies born by cesarean are more likely to develop allergies

According to a study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit (USA), which was presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology held in the U.S. city of San Antonio, “Babies born Cesarean are five times more likely to develop allergies than those who come into the world naturally when exposed to high levels of common household allergens, such as dogs, cats and dust mites.”

Family calls for organ donation awareness

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Family calls for organ donation awareness

The seminar is led by parents of Victoria De Mare, the baby of two years who remains awaiting a bowel transplant.

Nestlé withdraws frozen food with horsemeat

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Nestlé withdraws frozen food with horsemeat

The Swiss group Nestle retired from the market refrigerated products like Tortellini and ravioli Buitoni brand, sold in Spain and Italy, and the lasagna bolognese Gourmand, produced in France after find traces of DNA from horse with levels above the 1%.

Experts relate to caffeine with low birth weight baby

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Experts relate to caffeine with low birth weight baby

According to a study by a team of researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and published in the journal BioMed Central, Caffeine is related to babies with low birth weight and that ingested through coffee is linked to increased duration of pregnancy.

INTI: high values ​​of pesticides are detected in breast milk

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INTI: high values ​​of pesticides are detected in breast milk

An investigation by the National Institute of Technical Industrial Technology (INTI) detected in the breast milk of mothers from Buenos Aires pesticide values higher by 15 percent than those established in the Argentine Food Code.

Argentina began to remove mercury thermometers

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Argentina began to remove mercury thermometers

Hospitals in Argentina began to replace mercury thermometers, which persists in the environment and affects the health, said Thursday the local office of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Green tea and red wine against Alzheimer’s

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Green tea and red wine against Alzheimer’s

According to research by the University of Leeds (UK), published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine can disrupt a key step on the route of Alzheimer’s disease.

Influenza A: Doctors recommend to take the vaccine for those who travel to the U.S.

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Influenza A: Doctors recommend to take the vaccine for those who travel to the U.S.

The Director of Primary Care, Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Luis Crovetto recommended to those who travel to the United States to “have the vaccine” against swine flu because in that country they “are having an outbreak.”

Anmat ordered removed from sale several batches of Buscapina

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Anmat ordered removed from sale several batches of Buscapina

The National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) in Argentina prohibited, by order published in the Gazette today, the marketing and use of several batches of Buscopina, because the company that produces denounced a theft.

The nose of a man grows in his arm and then will be transplanted to his face

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The nose of a man grows in his arm and then will be transplanted to his face

Scientists at University College London try to restore the nose of a British businessman, who lost it after suffering from cancer.

Beta-carotene may reduce the risk of ‘type 2 diabetes’

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Beta-carotene may reduce the risk of ‘type 2 diabetes’

Researchers from the School of Medicine in Stanford University (USA) found people with a genetic predisposition, the beta-carotene may reduce the risk of the most common form of diabetes, while gamma-tocopherol, the major form of vitamin E may increase the risk of disease.

Red wine may help prevent cancer and other diseases

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Red wine may help prevent cancer and other diseases

According to new evidence to be presented Wednesday at Resveratrol 2012, an international conference to be held at the University of Leicester (UK): “A chemical compound found in red wine, resveratrol, may help prevent cancer “.

Drying clothes inside the house is a health hazard

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Drying clothes inside the house is a health hazard

According to research at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow, Scotland: “The drying clothes inside a home can cause problems for people at risk of asthma, hay fever and other allergies, due to excessive moisture levels inside”.

How sleep affects the appetite of men and women

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How sleep affects the appetite of men and women

The study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and published in ‘SLEEP’, suggests, “The increase in the amount of sleep could lead to reduced food intake, although the hormonal process differs between men and women.”

Quitting smoking prolongs life in women at least 10 years

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Quitting smoking prolongs life in women at least 10 years

According to research published in the Million Women Study in The Lancet: “The abandonment of snuff can prolong the life of women in 10 years.”

Alzheimer: The danger of consuming carbohydrates and sugar

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Alzheimer: The danger of consuming carbohydrates and sugar

Older people who eat a diet rich in carbohydrates are four times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease.