Extra pounds can cramp your sex life: Study says being fat raises the risk of sexual problems

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Bill would legalize medical marijuana in US territory of Guam

Bill would legalize medical marijuana on Guam

Over 400 fall sick after inhaling toxic gas in Venezuela

Caracas, June 16 (IANS/EFE) More than 400 people fell sick after inhaling a toxic gas in central Venezuela, the official ABN news agency said Tuesday.

Iraqi conjoined twins to fly to Saudi Arabia for separation surgery

Iraqi conjoined twins to undergo surgery in Saudi

Spurt in swine flu deaths in Kerala, health ministry to send team

NEW DELHI - As many as 16 deaths, including those of nine pregnant women, due to swine flu have been reported in Kerala in the last one month while over 200 people have been infected, health ministry officials said Tuesday. A three-member team is being sent to the state to assess the situation.

Panel asks gov’t to encourage less sodium intake, eat fewer added sugars and fats

Panel asks gov’t to encourage less sodium intake

Mediterranean Diet to Help Fight Diseases

Good guys among bacteria bolster our immune system

WASHINGTON - Scientists have long known that certain types of bacteria boost the immune system and now researchers have discovered exactly how bacteria perform this essential task.

New link between air pollution, sleep-disordered breathing

WASHINGTON - Scientists have established a new link between air pollution and sleep disordered breathing.

Novel bioplastic to boost performance of bionic devices

SYDNEY - A young researcher has developed conductive bioplastics that will boost the performance of bionic devices such as the cochlear ear and the proposed bionic eye.

British woman received lungs from a 30-year smoker, family complains they weren’t told

Woman received lungs of a 30-year smoker

LONDON — The family of a 28-year-old British woman who unknowingly received a lung transplant from a smoker says she would have been “horrified” and have lodged a complaint.

Researchers chalk out Alzheimer’s prevention plan

WASHINGTON - Researchers seem to have made significant progress in identifying Alzheimer’s disease risk factors and developing treatments that might delay or prevent onset of the disease.

Consume lots of soy to reduce breast cancer risk

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Mobile phone users face ‘brain cancer pandemic’

Mobile phone users

Apple juice perks up mood in Alzheimer’s patients

Apple juice

Why love is fattening for women

SYDNEY - Researchers have found that marriage and babies might make women happy, but they can also cause unprecedented weight gain.

High soy intake reduces risk of breast cancer

NEW DELHI - High soy intake during adolescence reduces the risk of breast cancer in the pre-menopausal years by about 25 to 50 percent, suggests a recent study.

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