Olivia Isabella

Cold and Dark Climates Could Be Likened, In Some Quarters, To Depressing Conditions. And So, It May Make A Lot Of Sense That More Folks Who Live Under Such Climatic Conditions May Be Susceptible To Heavy Drinking And Associated Effects As Depicted In This Recent Research. But Like Any Study, Contradictory Views Abound.

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The Need For A Fast And Early Detection Method Of The Alzheimer’s Disease Cannot Be Over-Emphasized, So As To Introduce Treatments Earlier. And This Is Why This Is A Most Welcome Development: Scientists, Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA), Were Able To Detect Alzheimer’s From The Retina .

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Smoking, Diabetes, Heart Disease, And Not Exercising : Which Of These Four Presents The Most Danger To One’s Health? Well, According To A Recent Study, Sedentary Lifestyle, That Is, Not Getting Enough Exercise, Is Said To Pose The Most Danger To One’s Health. This’s Based On The 1991 to 2014 Study Of 122,007 Patients. Wow!

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Global C-Section Is On The Rise, Having Increased By 3.7%. Unfortunately, Certain Places In North America, Latin America, The Caribbean, And Western Europe Are Overusing The Procedure, Which Could Be Risky To Mother And Child, To Overcome, E.G., Past Negative Experience With Vaginal Birth, Reduced Sexual Function, And Fear Of Labor Pain.

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With The Alarming Use Of e-Cigarette Among Minors Under The Age Of 18, And Given The Comparable Health Impact Of e-Cigarette To Normal Cigarette, It Is A Most Welcome Development That The USA FDA Has Decided To Step In To Curtail The Sale Of e-Cigarette To Minors Under That Age Of 18.

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There Is Exercising And There Is Social Exercising. Some Exercises, According To A Recent Study, Can Prolong Life Better Than Others. Tennis Or Other Racket And Team Sports Like Soccer Have Been Said To Prolong Life More Than In Folks Who Took Part In Healthy But Often Solitary Activities Such As Jogging, Swimming, And Cycling.

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Alcohol, In 2016, Was The Leading Risk Factor For Premature Death And Disease In Folks, Ages 15 to 49. With Alcohol-Related Deaths, In The World, Being Highest In China, India, and Russia. Like That Wasn’t Bad Enough, The 2016 Global Alcohol Study Has Indicated, Like Most Things, That No Level Of Alcohol Is Safe For The Health.

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Sleeping With Contact Lens And Mascara Could Be Risky. This Is Because Contact Lens, For Example, According To The CDC, Can Increase The Risk Of Eye Infection By 6 to 8 Times. The Eye Infection, Known as Microbial Keratitis, Which Could Cause Permanent Blindness, Could Impact About One-Third Of Folks Who Wear Contact Lens Overnight.

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Whether It’s Fruit Flavored Or Not, Folks, The Impact Of Hookah Smoking On The Health, According To Scientists, May Be Comparable To Those Of Cigarettes. 30 Mins Of Hookah Smoking, According To The Study, Can Lead To Cardiovascular Disease. Hookah Smoking Is On The Rise Among College Students, Who Are Also Likely To Try Cigarette.

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It Is Already Known From A Recent Study That Alcohol Use In The USA Is On The Rise. And Unfortunately, Especially In Younger Folks Ages 25-34, Alcohol Has Led To A Doubling In Mortality From Liver Cancer And A 65% Increase In Death From Cirrhosis (Late Stage Scarring Of The Liver) Between 1999-2016. Really Troubling Stats!

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A New Game-Changing Device, Medipix, Has Been Developed By The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The Device Is The First Ever To Be Used To Take A 3-D Color X-ray Image On A Human Being. This Technological Advancement Gives Clearer And Accurate Pictures, Which Could Aid Doctors Diagnose More Accurately. Cool!

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Sucks That This’s What Women Could Get For Being So Hardworking. A Recent 12-Year Study Has Shown That Women Who Work More Than 45 Hrs/Week Have A 63% Greater Risk Of Diabetes. And The Scientists Are Of The Opinion That It Could Result From The Stress Of Doing Lower To No Paying Jobs And Poor Self Care.

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Scientists At The University of Michigan Have Developed The Tiniest Computer In The World. The Size Is Said To Be A Lot Smaller Than A Grain Of Rice. Hopefully, The Temperature Sensitivity Computer Could Be Used Medically To Monitor Tumor Treatments, Monitor Biochemical Processes, And Diagnose Glaucoma. Hoping For The Best!

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Finally! Now, Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer Can Avoid Poisonous Chemotherapy. Gene Test Of Cancer Cells Has Been Effective At Identifying Women Who Would Not Need Chemo, But Instead, Would Take Drugs To Block Or Prevent Hormone Estrogen, So As To Lower The Risks Of Recurrence, New Breast Tumors, And Death From The Disease.

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Folks Seeking Long-Term Relationship, Via Dating Apps Like Tender, May Be In For A Rude Awakening. This Is Because A Recent Study Has Indicated That Women Join The Dating App To Confirm Their Attractiveness While Men Use It Mostly For Causal Sex And Short-Term Relationships. Should We Be Shocked By This!?

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Foods Like Rice And Pasta, According To Scientists, Have Been Associated With Starting Menopause 1.5 Yrs Earlier Than The Average Time. While The Opposite Effect Was Seen With Foods Like Bean And Peas. The Result Is Still Inconclusive As Other Factors Do Influence The Start Of Menopause. So, Don’t Go Changing Your Diet Yet!

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A New Study Indicates That One’s Level of Education Is A Better Predictor Of One’s Life Expectancy Than Higher Income And Improved Standard Of Living. This Is Because The More Educated Folks Tend To Make Better Health Conscious Decisions That Could Lead To Longer Life Expectancy. Hmm, May Be Pretty Contentious Though.

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Given All The Health Risks And Negative Influences Of Alcohol, According To The CDC, Folks In U.S.A Binge Drink Over 17.5 Billion Drinks/Yr. Binge Drinking Was Defined As Four Or More Drinks Per Occasion For Women, And Five Or More For Men. Also Troubling That Alcohol Use, In The USA, Is On The Rise Too!

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Still Birth, Birth Defects And Low Birth Weights Could Result From Smoking During Pregnancy. So It Does Seriously Beg The Alarming Question: “Why Do 1 In 14 Women Smoke During Pregnancy In The USA?” This Is According To A Recent Report By The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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In Addition To Measuring Blood Glucose Levels And Diagnosing Diabetic Diseases, Google Parent Company, Alphabet, Scientists Are Now Using Artificial Intelligence To Analyze Blood Vessels In An Area Of The Eye Called The Retinal Fundus, So As To Determine The Possibility Of A Heart Attack. Apparently, The Eye Can Tell A Lot About Someone.

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