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Study links hot flashes to lower bone density in women

Scientists have found that postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) — which include hot flashes and night sweats — are more likely to have lower lumbar and total hip bone mineral density than those without VMS.
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Genes of swine flu dissimilar to those of past pandemic flu strains

Jonathan Allen and Tom Slezak from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, America, have revealed that most of the genetic markers of influenza infection severity, which have been identified from past outbreaks, were not found in samples of the current swine-flu strain....
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Coaching can reduce hospitalizations of asthmatic kids

For the study, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill worked with nearly 200 parents of children between 2-8 years old on Medicaid who had been hospitalized for asthma at St. Louis Children''''s Hospital....
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What keeps smokers thin

For the study, researchers from Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York evaluated the levels of alpha2-zinc-glycoprotein1 (AZGP1), a gene linked to weight loss, in 37 healthy non-smokers and 55 healthy smokers....
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Lithium may help revolutionise cancer treatment

Lead researcher Dr. Fen Xia has shown that lithium promotes DNA repair in healthy cells but not in brain tumour cells, which suggests that lithium treatment could offer a way to protect healthy brain tissue from damage that may occur during cranial radiation treatments....
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PET plastic bottles maybe harmful for health

Drinking out of water bottles made from PET plastic may pose a human health risk, reveals a new study. According to lead researcher Martin Wagner, Goethe University, Frankfurt, a questionable finger could be raised on the safety of the PET plastic water bottles....
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WHO warns that border controls not enough to contain swine flu

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that border controls may not be effective enough to stop the spread of swine flu, even as several countries tightened airport checks. More than 80 Mexicans are believed to have died from pneumonia and respiratory illness linked to the virus. ...
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Chewing gum ''helps reduce cravings for sweet snacks''

Researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Louisiana State University found that chewing Extra sugar-free gum significantly reduced intake of an afternoon snack by 40 calories....
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Soon, sensors to help prevent falls in older adults

Falls are the leading cause of injury death among people age 65 and older, according to research compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They are also the major cause of non-fatal injury and hospitalizations for trauma....
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Hormones make women ‘prone to knee injuries

"Individuals have significant differences and I think that finding out why these differences occur could go a long way to helping athletes understand if they are more at risk and perhaps in designing interventions to help prevent injury,” the expert added....
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