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A new study published in a British journal of cancer suggests that sleeping for less than six hours per night may increase risk of breast cancer in women. Early studies show that night shift female workers are more likely than those who work daytime to...
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Dhaka, Nov 23 (bdnews24.com)-Bangladesh's rapid growth in remittance, while helping to reduce poverty, has reinforced regional inequalities, according to a World Bank poverty assessment report released Sunday. The report said Bangladesh could halve the...
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Daniel Dudek, senior consultant to the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, welcomed the program as it shows "how the Chinese government is putting environment together with development". Cai Xudong, a spokesperson...
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A study released Thursday by the American Journal of Public Health found that when the tax rate on alcohol went up, deaths caused by drinking went down. University of Florida epidemiologist Alexander Wagenaar and his colleagues compared Alaska's alcohol...
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In the study, the researchers found that at low concentrations, the toxic gas hydrogen sulphide protects the hearts of mice from heart failure. Best known for its rotten-egg smell, hydrogen sulphide can pose a deadly threat to miners or sewer workers.
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In results from an eagerly anticipated study that could dramatically change the treatment of cardiovascular disease, researchers have found that statin drugs -- now given to millions of people with high cholesterol -- can halve the risk of heart attacks...
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The finding that the possibility of additional sleep seems to be protective on the first workday after the autumn shift is intriguing," wrote the study's authors, Dr. Imre Janszky of the Karolinska Institute and Dr. Rickard Ljung of Sweden's National...
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Agence France-Presse Diets worldwide that are rich in fried and salty foods increase heart attack risk, while eating lots of fruit, leafy greens and other vegetables reduces that risk, a study published Monday showed. The study, called Interheart,...
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France—Tart cherries may benefit heart health and reduce belly fat, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association . Researchers found tart cherries contain high levels of antioxidants that have heart health benefits...
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Nicotine may spur the spread of breast cancer, pushing cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body, said a study published in the latest issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Although scientists...
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