WHO: Cigarette Company Like Mutated Virus

World No Tobacco Day HealthNewsPoint.com, New York: Governments around the world should ban all forms of tobacco marketing, not only in the advertising billboards and television, because the tobacco companies finding new ways to penetrate the market, the statement said the World Health Organization (WHO). Head of WHO's communicable diseases division, Douglas Bettcher, says tougher measures need to be taken to control tobacco use, which...

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600 Thousand Passive Smokers Die Every Year

World No Tobacco Day HealthNewsPoint.com, London: Better late than not at all, this sentence may be appropriate for those who still choose to continue to smoke. The worst risk is the exposure to secondhand smoke damage the lungs and other vital organs. Passive smoking is just terrible impact, especially for active smokers. The first global study shows secondhand smoke is estimated to cause 600,000 deaths annually around the world...

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Alert, High Blood Pressure Can Lower Brain Function

High blood pressure, aka hypertension synonymous with heart disease. But a new study has revealed that hypertension, especially in the arteries that supply blood to the head and neck may be associated with cognitive decline, brain. The research team from Australia said that people with high blood pressure in the artery or central veins, including the aorta and carotid arteries (the vessels that supply blood to the neck and head) has a test...

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5 Facts About Corona Virus

Reappear after some time there are no reports of new cases, corona virus instantly seized the attention of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) as a new threat vote. "We do not know where the virus is hiding. We also do not know how people could be infected. Until we can answer these questions, we do not have anything to prevent attacks of this infection," said Margaret Chan, WHO director of the 66th World Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland...

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This is Food that Makes Your Exercise Becomes Useless

Exercise to reduce fat levels sometimes in vain due to the intake of food that is not your case. Although apparently healthy, these foods would damage the success of your hard work. Exercise to reduce fat levels sometimes in vain due to the intake of food that is not your case. Although apparently healthy, these foods would damage the success of your hard work. Our vanity reveals some foods and beverages that must be avoided when exercising: 1....

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Perform the following 6 Ways To Burn Body Fat Faster

Delicious foods such as junk food and fried food makes a lot of fat accumulate in the body. The only attempt to compensate is to burn fat.   You do this by doing physical activities such as exercise. But not everyone is happy to apply it. Besides exhausting, the impact on fat loss also invisible quickly.   Actually, there are several things you can do to burn fat faster as reported by Health.com, on Tuesday ( 05/28/2013 ): 1....

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WHO: 3 Of 4 Children Affected by Cigarette Ads

Support for banning tobacco sponsorship advertising and the focus of World No Tobacco Day this year. The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the many young people who are exposed to tobacco advertising later affected. WHO SEARO (South-East Asia Region) in a release reveals, 3 of 4 children aged 13 to 15 years of exposure to the messages through billboards of pro-cigarettes. Similar messages are also derived from sporting events or...

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This Tool Can Measure 7 Symptoms of Vital Body Only in 10 Seconds

Many people think tricorder or medical device that can scan patients within a few seconds may only exist in movies or science fiction series such as Star Trek. However, a mobile application development company of U.S. managed to make it so real. Tool called the Scout Scanadu is claimed to measure heart rate, body temperature, blood oxygen levels, whether normal respiratory system, blood pressure, ECG or heart conditions to levels of emotional...

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Could China new H7N9 bird flu reaches Boston?

You may have heard about the new bird flu, called H7N9, which has been simmering in eastern China has killed 36 people. Given that Beijing is the second busiest airport in the world, is a reasonable fear that the Chinese flu outbreak could quickly spread if an infected person traveling abroad. Can the flu come to the U.S. and turned into a global pandemic? Can - but only if the virus spreads easily among humans.Sometime in early February...

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Stress Can Increase Your Good Habits Too

Under stress, we all tend to seek comfort - sometimes in ways that are not-so-healthy - but a new study suggests that the experience is challenging as possible to promote good habits as they are to support the poor. In a different experiment, researchers led by Wendy Wood, a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, found that under various types of stress, all kinds of habits become stronger - not just...

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See young children to delay motor: Pediatricians

In the clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says panel diagnose and treat problems early can ultimately improve the prospects of children and help families get additional support. "Identifying children with motor delays and, theoretically or hopefully will set them on a better path," said Meghann Lloyd, who studies motor development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Canada. Lloyd, who was...

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C-sections linked to child obesity

ShareHealthNews - More Babies born via Caesarean section grow into children and teens weight than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of more than 10,000 British babies. Eleven-year-olds delivered by C-section, for example, were 83 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers born vaginally after other relevant factors - such as their mother's weight and how long they were breastfed - brought to account.This...

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Diners badly underestimated the calories in fast food

Many visitors who ingest far more calories in fast foods than they realize them, a new study suggests. Teens underestimate the calories in fast foods by 34%, the parents of school-age children by 23%, adults 20%, says lead researcher Jason Block of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.Block and colleagues surveyed about 3,400 adults, teens and parents of school-age children who visited 89 fast food restaurants,...

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Experts consider the findings of H7N9 bird market, assess the rapid test

Chinese officials are wrapping birds sampled part of an investigation into the novel H7N9 bird flu virus, as international experts to consider the effect of live-bird market closure assessing diagnostic tests, and explores candidate vaccine virus. Meanwhile, no human cases have been reported since May 8, keeping the number of cases at 131. No new deaths have been reported since May 15, holding the number to 36.China's agriculture ministry...

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The mystery of why we itch revealed by scientists

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research says the answer is a mixture of commonly held beliefs along with some exciting new research. While it is true that the irritation of the skin, such as rashes or insect landing on us, can trigger itching through nerve cells, the process of how we are made aware of sensations, clinically known as "pruritus," take part in the different parts of the body.Tests on mice, scientists found...

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Some Sunscreens Not Protect Like in the Advertised

Sunscreen industry has undergone a major overhaul recently. Broad-spectrum sunscreens, namely those that protect against ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation, must be labeled as such, and that sunscreen does not protect against both of them should be recorded, with a warning label on the bottle. Changes and more have been enacted since the FDA issued new guidance in 2011, but a recent study by Consumer Reports has found that sunscreen...

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Parents can prevent teen drug use despite doubts

More than one in five parents of teens think what they say has little influence on whether their children using alcohol, drugs or tobacco, according to a report out Friday. The report, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), said almost one in 10 parents (9.1%) said they did not talk with their children ages 12 to 17 about the dangers of using drugs of alcohol, tobacco or other last year.The findings...

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FDA warns pharma Tennessee tied infection

WASHINGTON (AP) - Public health officials are investigating several reported complications with potentially contaminated drugs made by a specialty pharmacy Tennessee. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involved seven reports of patients who received steroid injections of Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn. Injection contains methylprednisolone acetate, the same drug at the...

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This is Made in Japan New Therapy for Breast Cancer

Patients with cancer, especially breast cancer may be satisfied with chemotherapy or other cancer therapies that long-term average and can cause side effects such as hair loss. Unlucky Japanese scientist, discovered a new radiation therapy accurately claimed disable tumor but short term. Is Kumiko Karasawa, an expert on radiation oncology and breast cancer specialist who discovered a new therapy for breast cancer called 'heavy ion radiotherapy'....

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Actress Angelina Jolie Do a Double Mastectomy

WASHINGTON - Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is currently in the spotlight for his decision to perform a double mastectomy to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer, even though he is free of cancer. The decision was based on a genetic test done, and the other options available to women at risk of breast cancer. Decisions cut both her breasts when she did not have cancer has drawn attention to preventive surgery....

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WHO Warns Polio outbreak in the Horn of Africa

WHO World Health Organisation warned the outbreak of polio in the Horn of Africa . According to WHO a four-month old girl near Dadaab develop symptoms of polio last month, and two others were involved in contact with the boy later was found positive for Type 1 polio virus. WHO says this is the first case of polio were confirmed in Kenya in nearly two years. Added, one more case of Type 1 polio virus was confirmed this month in Banadir,...

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Television Help Global Lower Birth Rate

Ownership of television and media coverage on a large scale to be the most influential factor to the decline in birth rates in the world . The population of the world is now more or less amounted to seven billion people. Where the birth rate continues to rise in some countries, especially developing countries like India. However, a new study reveals just the opposite, global birth rates have declined significantly in some areas. Martin...

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Here's 6 Negative Effects Cigarette In Hair and Skin, Still Wants to Smoke?

Smoking is a habit and the trend for today's urban society, especially youth and adulthood. In fact, in addition to damage the heart and lungs, smoking also can give bad influence on hair and skin. Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute assisted by senior consultant dermatologist, Dr. Nipun Jain, examines how smoking can affect a person's appearance. "Smoking can damage the hair and skin, and makes a person look much older. This is caused...

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This is the Compound in the Brain that Make Us Feel Itchy

Probably never crossed your mind where they come from itchy, but if your home is a lot of mosquitoes or you are allergic to certain foods. But according to a group of researchers from the U.S., there is a chemical in the brain that become major cause itching. In fact according to the researchers, in the absence of these compounds, there would be no itching or scratching his desire for the body that feels itchy. The team of researchers...

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WHO: "Corona Virus Transmitted Between Humans"

Saudi Arabia - For those of you who want to travel to the Middle East should be wary. Do you remember, six months ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the existence of Corona Virus or Virus Middle East SARS-like virus. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the spread of the virus is likely transmitted between humans. In this week, WHO said the virus that attacks the respiratory tract, lining...

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H7N9, New Bird Flu Virus in China

WHO says it now has not found evidence if the virus spreads between people per person.  New bird flu virus threatens China, currently has nine people contracted the virus and four of them declared dead. Two people are citizens of Shanghai. The virus is endemic this time a new strain is H7N9, H5N1 is different from some time ago was shocking and claimed many victims from all over the world. The H7N9 virus has not been known to...

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Poland men's Got The Fastest Face Transplant After Accident

Unlike the usual organ donors, transplant face an incredibly complex procedure and requires months and years to prepare for the physical and mental condition of the recipient. But a man from Poland immediately gets face transplant three weeks after the accident that happened. According to his medical team, three weeks is the fastest period to perform the complicated procedure. However, due to the condition of 33-year-old man was deteriorating...

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Human foot Inhabited By 80 Different Types of Fungi

The human body is not only inhabited by humans alone, but there are millions of other organisms that come to live in it. For example, many types of bacteria that live in the stomach and some types of fungi. The study found that under the heel of man there are 80 species of fungi. The results of genetic analysis found that the fungi of the genus Malassezia is a fungus species that dominates the center of the human body and sleeves....

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Bird Flu's Mutated can Transmitted Between Humans

Puzzle presence of avian influenza virus (H5N1) is contagious between humans revealed. A scientist reveals the first time about how to create a hybrid of bird flu virus. The virus is easily spread through coughing and sneezing. The work of these scientists are considered too dangerous to be published. In a presentation that was broadcast live to the public, scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka explains in detail how his team created a variant...

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