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Researchers have found even more evidence that coffee can be good for you. People who drink regular, moderate amounts of coffee are less likely to die from a range of diseases, from diabetes to heart disease. The cutoff seems to be around five cups a day, and even decaf coffee helps, the team at...

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Is there any worse feeling than waking up late? Whether it’s your mom screaming for you to wake up or your iPhone buzzing with messages from work, there’s no worse way to experience the light of day than with a swelling pit at the bottom of your stomach that drops at the moment of...

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The controversial practice is based on the principle that "like cures like", but critics say patients are being given useless sugar pills. The Faculty of Homeopathy said patients supported the therapy. A consultation is expected to take place in 2016. The total NHS bill for...

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Falling in love makes us a little crazy. One of the byproducts of that temporary insanity is believing that everything your new partner says is genius and everything they do is inspired. But marry that partner and the qualities that you swooned over don’t seem so dreamy anymore. Then ...

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Cataracts is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. The only option for those affected is surgery, an expensive and invasive procedure that’s unavailable to many in the developing world. But perhaps we’re not too far off from changing that, as another study is dangling the...

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Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half a billion, two new reports say. The reports have been released ahead of the United Nation's 21st annual global conference on climate change --...

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A compound found in Pinot noir and Pinot meunier grapes used to make bubbly, is said to prevent the onset of the brain diseases. The research, which was based on an experiment involving rats, was published by academics at Reading University. Academics have said people who regularly drink...

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Parents looking for a simple sanity saver may find it by adjusting their children's bedtimes: Kids who fall asleep early are more likely to be healthier, and their moms have better mental health, new research has found. "So mums and dads, getting kids to bed early is not just great for...

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Your cat may be plotting to kill you. That’s what the headlines seem to be saying, at least, and although this isn’t a particularly accurate statement (at all), some new research on the psychology of our favorite feline companions reveals that they may be far more neurotic – and...

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According to recent studies conducted by Professor Mario Palma at Sao Paulo State University Brazilian wasp venom has the ability to kill cancer cells while not causing any harm to healthy cells. His research fond that the specific wasp that has the correct venom for this task is the Polybia...

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By studying individual chickens that were part of a long-term pedigree, the scientists, led by Professor Greger Larson at Oxford University's Research Laboratory for Archaeology, found two mutations that had occurred in the mitochondrial genomes of the birds in only 50 years. For a long...

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Your kids aren't mini tyrants trying to ruin your dreams of peaceful family dinners. They just want to eat food that tastes good. The New York Times Food For Tomorrow Conference held on Tuesday and Wednesday focused extensively on how to get kids to crave healthier food. Panels...

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The New South Wales (NSW) state government announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, it would begin trials of cannabis-based medicines for children with severe epilepsy starting next year, subject to ethical approval. In a statement released by NSW's Premier, Mike Baird, the government says it will...

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Anyone who’s seen the documentary/horror show Supersize Me has considered going vegetarian. Heck, almost everyone with healthy urges has seriously contemplated the meatless life at one time or another. If you’ve hesitated out of concern for your burger-loving, deprivation-hating body,...

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Hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts and other processed meats raise the risk of colon, stomach and other cancers, and red meat probably contributes to the disease, too, the World Health Organization said Monday, throwing its considerable authority behind what many doctors have been warning for years. The...