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A Recent IMIM-Hospital Del Mar Study Shows The Health Benefits Of The Mediterranean Diet

Over the past few years we have been hearing about the anti-oxidising effect of the Mediterranean diet, however until now there have been no reliable scientific studies carried out to prove this. A team of IMIM-Hospital del Mar researchers consisting of Drs. Montserrat Fit, Rafael de la Torre, Jaume Marrugat under the supervision of Dr. […]

Atlantis shuttle astronauts plan spacewalk

HOUSTON: Astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas were planning to keep their eyes on their gloves Monday during the first spacewalk of Atlantis visit to the international space station.
NASA began requiring spacewalkers to examine their gloves for damage after every task following the last shuttle flight, in December, when astronaut Robert Curbeam apparently cut […]

Scientists develop pill to delay the menopause

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New drugs are being developed that could stave off the menopause, it has been revealed.
They could lead to a fertility revolution, allowing women to wait longer to have a child.
The dramatic news came from fertility expert Professor Robert Winston. He told a conference that researchers had found a protein which they believe […]

Cows’ Milk Allergy In Infants Causes Considerable Distress To Entire Family

Nearly two-thirds of parents say it negatively impacts on family life
Cows’ milk allergy (CMA) has considerable negative effects on the family unit, as exposed by findings from an international survey. In addition to coping with the disturbing physical effects of the condition on the child (including vomiting, diarrhoea, failure to thrive and eczema), 70% of […]

Taking Folic Acid Does Not Reduce Risk Of Precancerous Colon Tumors

Taking folic acid supplements does not reduce the risk of developing precancerous tumors in the colon and may even increase the risk, a new study has found.
“We had great hope that folic acid would be a very cheap and effective agent to prevent large bowel adenomas. We expected that folic acid would decrease the risk […]