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Coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of liver disease
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Regular coffee drinking is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune liver disease, U.S. researchers say.
Study author Dr. Craig Lammert, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, said PSC is an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts that results in inflammation ...DETAILS |
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Yoga can help lower blood pressure
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According to a new study presented at the "28th Annual Scientific Meeting", yoga can help lower a person's blood pressure.
Desirable or normal blood pressure is generally considered to be below 120/80 (one-twenty over eighty). Where 120 represents the systolic measurement and 80 represents ...DETAILS |
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Peppers, tomatoes reduce risk of Parkinson's disease
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Eating food containing even a little nicotine, such as peppers and tomatoes, may reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say.
Dr. Susan Searles Nielsen and colleagues at the University of Washington in Seattle recruited 490 patients newly diagnosed with ...DETAILS |
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Dogs may cut heart disease risk
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Having a pet might lower a person's risk of heart disease, but it may be simply that healthier people have pets, U.S. researchers say.
An American Heart Association scientific statement published online in the association's journal Circulation said pet ownership is probably associated ...DETAILS |
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Exposing skin to sunlight could prolong life
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Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure, cut the risk of heart attack and stroke - and even prolong life, a study suggested.
Researchers have shown that when our skin is exposed to the sun's rays, a compound is released in our blood vessels that helps lower blood ...DETAILS |
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Walnuts help make healthier heart
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People who eat walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk via a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol, U.S. researchers say.
Penny Kris-Etherton, distinguished professor of nutrition at Pennsylvania State University in State College, and colleagues said in a ...DETAILS |
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Tomato-soy diet help reduce prostate cancer risk
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Tomatoes and soy foods may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer when they are eaten together than when either is eaten alone, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
"Eating tomato, soy, and the combination all significantly reduced prostate cancer incidence," said John Erdman, a ...DETAILS |
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Emu oil help treat bowel diseases, chemotherapy damage
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Emu oil may have therapeutic potential for common bowel diseases and intestinal damage caused by chemotherapy, researchers in Australia say.
Physiology Ph.D. candidate Suzanne Mashtoub Abimosleh of the University of Adelaide said emu oil was used by Australian indigenous populations as a skin ...DETAILS |
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2 cups of tea daily reduces prostate cancer risk
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Men who drink at least two cups of tea a day could slash their risk of prostate cancer by more than a third, according to new research.
Regular tea drinkers were 37 percent less likely to develop a tumour than those who drank it less than once a week.
But there was no benefit from coffee, ...DETAILS |
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