Consumption Of Alcohol In the Young Ages Lead To Heavy Drinking
Posted on May 9, 2008
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Since it is unethical and impossible for the scientists to do the alcohol consumption study with teenagers, Scientists at Duke University Medical Center performed a longterm experiment on rats based on the fact that mammals’ genome similar to that of humans.
They have proved that people who start to drink alcohol in their early ages developed to be a heavy drinkers in their adulthood.
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What makes Food Look Tasty?
Posted on May 9, 2008
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Have you ever noticed that every food looks better and tasty when you go to the supermarket hungry? A hormone that makes people eat more by causing food to look tastier and looks better. This substance is called ghrelin. When it comes to food , ghrelin improves perception and memory of food. It is secreted in the gut and causes hunger and encourages eating.
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Texas Sinkhole Keeps Growing
Posted on May 8, 2008
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In southeast Texas in the small town of Daisetta, a giant sinkhole has continued to grow which swallowed up oil field equipment, poles and a few vehicles - including the tractor and cab of an 18-wheeler and a farm tractor. Officials are taking steps to try to prevent any disaster connected with the growing sinkhole. The sinkhole may have been a result of the land lying on top of a salt brine where oil and natural gas are naturally stored in the earth’s surface.
Breast Cancer May Be Reduced By Aspirin
Posted on May 8, 2008
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According to the journal Breast Cancer Research by BioMed Central, taking aspirin on a daily basis may lower the risk of a particular type of breast cancer in women. The breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive (ER+). Estrogen helps the cancer cells grow, so drugs that block the action of estrogen are often used to treat ER+ cancer. In this particular study, aspirin use was linked to a small reduction in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers.
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60 percent of black children can’t swim
Posted on May 8, 2008
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According to a first-of-its-kind survey, 58 percent of African-American children can’t swim, almost twice the figure for white children. The study also found that 31 percent of the white respondents could not swim safely. Among black children, the study found that girls overall had weaker swimming skills than boys and were less comfortable at pools. Black children drown at a rate almost three times the overall rate.
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Google spends $72 million a year for free meals
Posted on May 8, 2008
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An estimated 9,600 Google employees across multiple offices enjoy free meals 251 days out of the year that Google is open. This equates to $72,288,000 spent per year by Google.This figure is based upon a $30 per day per employee estimate by Aramark Business Dining Services.
Do Birds Know If You Look In The Eye?
Posted on May 7, 2008
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The eyes are the window to the soul. Eyes can tell us one’s emotions and intentions. According to a research done by Julia Carter and her colleagues from University of Bristol, Starlings keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at it. When the person is just as close, but if their eyes are turned away, the Starlings started feeding earlier and consumed more food.
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Cost of Obesity $487 billion
Posted on May 7, 2008
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In the United States, 66% of adults are overweight. Almost 33% of adults are obese, and 4.7% are morbidly obese, or more than 100 pounds overweight. If Americans were slim, the country would save $487 billion. Breakdown of the savings, $5 billion in fuel costs (airlines would be profitable); $10 billion on plus-size clothing; $81 billion from the extra food we need to maintain our massive weight; $141 billion on health care; and $257 billion in lost productivity. The savings on medical, fuel, food and other costs would be enough to give every U.S. household more than $4,000.
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Obesity and Asthma
Posted on May 7, 2008
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Researchers in New Zealand studied the lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs), and comparative difference in how the airways and lungs respond to a asthma attack in obese and non-obese individuals.
Findings suggest that the obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests. This direct link between obesity and the development of asthma is known as “dynamic hyperinflation” which means when air breathed into the lungs cannot be exhaled. Lung FRC (Functional Residual Capacity) will be higher than normal. This often occurs in patient with acute asthma, but is more frequent in obese individuals.
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Dell to fix the Faulty Laptop Keyboards
Posted on May 6, 2008
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Chilean Volcano erupts
Posted on May 6, 2008
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View Larger Map The 1,000-meter (3,280-foot) volcano some 1,300 kilometers (808 miles) south of Santiago,Chile began erupting Saturday. About 4000 inhabitants of nearby town Chaiten has been evacuated. The volcano blasted ash more than 12 miles (20 kilometers) into the sky. Wind-blown ash has traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) as far as Argentina’s Chubut province, where town authorities have issued health emergencies, closing down schools, airports and main roads, and have distributed drinking water to some areas.
Sunflower Seed May Bring Cure to Cancer
Posted on May 6, 2008
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Researchers from Queensland Cancer Research, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, and the National Health and Medical Research Council are interested in a mini protein found in sunflower seeds. This mini protein could be the key to stopping tumors spreading in prostate cancer patients.
The action of enzymes called proteases was a key event in tumour spread. The sunflower mini-protein, known as the protease inhibitor, was able to block these enzymes in test tube-based assays.
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