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Obesity poses great threat to our health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 3.4 million adults die every year as a result...
Breast milk sugar helps protect babies from Group B strep infection
Group B strep (GBS) are bacteria found normally in vagina, intestine and rectal area in about 33% of healthy pregnant women. Most pregnant women...
Gene plays the primary role in BMI and obesity transmission
Obesity, which means too much body fat, is a serious health issue. Being obese can increase the risk of many diseases.
The World Health Organization...
Long-term meditation practitioners have younger brain
Meditation is an important part of my daily routine. Although I only have been doing meditation for 10 months, my body is stronger and...
Frequent self-weighing can control weight but may hurt self-esteem
When we lose weight successfully, we tend to weigh ourselves a lot to monitor the weight.
As a common strategy, self-weighing can help us correct...
How exercise is key to successfully quitting smoking
New research has confirmed that exercise can help smokers finally kick the habit.
Experts at St George’s, University of London, have examined the mechanism underlining...
Why mindfulness-based yoga can reduce depression in women
Depression is a common mental health issue. It is estimated that about 25% of women and 12% of men are affected by the disorder...
What we know about skin cancer
Although most skin cancers are not life-threatening, they do hurt our health. As the incidence rates continue to rise, skin cancer has become a...
Happiness alone cannot make you live longer: a UK million women study
Many of us believe that being happy can make life longer. This may be because happiness makes the body stronger and healthier. On the...
Popular smartphone apps for health and fitness
Currently, there are 165,000+ mobile health apps available. Among these apps, about 160 are FDA cleared. More than 500 million smartphone users worldwide currently...
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When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight.
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Scientists find the major cause of autism
In a new study, researchers discovered that autism is 80% reliant on inherited genes.
That means that environmental causes are only responsible for 20% of...
These two types of drugs are linked to dementia
In a recent study from the University of East Anglia, researchers find that long-term use of anticholinergic antidepressants is linked to a higher risk...
This walking exercise can make older people healthy and fit
In a recent study from Shinshu University in Japan, researchers found an effective way to increase overall fitness and decrease lifestyle-related disease (LSD) through...
This study finds a new cause of autism
Autism affects 1 in 59 children and is 4 times more common in boys than in girls, and it is a developmental disorder.
People with...