A recent research by a Harvard university team has said that Tobacco Companies are manipulating the level of Menthol in cigarettes. This is, obviously, being done to attract adults by making the product brand more appealing. However, cigarette industry has denied these charges.

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A new study from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research sheds light on how immune system and brain communicate to control disease. The team has identified a new anatomical path through which the brain and the spleen communicate. The spleen once thought to be an unnecessary bit of tissue, is a manufacturing plant for immune cells, and a site where immune cells and nerves interact.

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An international team of scientists have found that genetic mechanisms in blood cells play a crucial role in controlling a gene and protein that causes Parkinson's disease. Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have elevated levels of the protein called alpha-synuclein in their brains. As the protein clumps, or aggregates, the resulting toxicity causes the death of neurons that produce the brain chemical dopamine.

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Before you buy home exercise equipment, it's important to make sure you're making the best choice for you and your lifestyle. Here are things to keep in mind when selecting exercise equipment, courtesy of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: * Consider the difference between exercising at home, versus joining a gym. Make sure that you're comfortable with doing it at home.

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A new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) reveals that the cranberry juice changes the thermodynamic properties of bacteria in the urinary tract, creating an energy barrier that prevents the microorganisms from getting close enough to latch onto cells and initiate an infection.
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US scientists used the plant to "grow" key components of a cancer vaccine. The National Academy of Sciences study suggests they could be used to tackle a form of lymphoma.
UK specialists said while "potentially exciting", more research would be needed to test how well the vaccine actually worked.

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Infants who are predominantly breast-fed for the first six months of life are less likely to have gastrointestinal problems. But, they're more likely to be deficient in iron, and therefore at risk of anemia, according to a study that looked at 154 mothers and their babies in Guadalajara, Mexico. "We are verifying previous findings that in low-income countries.

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Exercise is good for you during any stage of life. But among pregnant women, it can offset some common problems.
Your doctor should approve of any exercise program while you're pregnant. The American Pregnancy Association offers this list of potential benefits: * It can help alleviate conditions such as poor circulation and back pain. * It can give you more energy throughout your day.

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Exercising is a good answer for almost any disease. But, when it comes to dementia, a group of researchers say that, at the moment, physical activity is not the 'perfect' answer as a treatment for elderly patients with the condition. "Physical activity may be beneficial for persons with dementia. But due to the small number of studies we have not been able to demonstrate this," said review lead author Dorothy Forbes.

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Lowered activity in the brain region involved with stopping habitual behavior may help identify people at higher risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Measuring this underactivation with functional MRI (fMRI) would represent improvement over current diagnostic techniques which rely on clinical interviews with the patient and therefore can't identify the disease until it has already taken hold.

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A new therapy developed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is making kidney transplants possible for patients who previously would not have been candidates for such procedures, according to a new study published on Friday.Read the rest of this entry »

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Once weaned from breast-milk or formula, some babies as young as 12 months of age should be given reduced-fat (2 percent) milk instead of whole milk, according to newly revised guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this month.
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Babies who are exposed to mom’s diabetes and obesity while in the womb are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adolescence, according to new research. To prevent "youth-onset" type 2 diabetes, "we may need to take a life course approach, targeting.Read the rest of this entry »

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The health and welfare of every person in America will be affected by global warming, especially children, the elderly and the poor, according to a new White House science report.
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Dimebon was once licensed in Russia as an antihistamine but was taken off the market when better drugs came along. Now US researchers have found it can improve memory, behaviour and ability to conduct simple activities like eating in patients with dementia. Experts were cautiously optimistic about The Lancet study findings.

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