Is fruit juice the healthy answer?
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Breakfast is generally considered as the most important meal of the day.
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Snake venom could advance drug discovery
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Snake venom contains a protein that has the potential for new drug discovery and to advance understanding of disease mechanisms, according to researchers.
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'Pain gene' discovered
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Scientists have discovered a gene which may help explain why some people are more sensitive to and less able to tolerate pain.
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Bone marrow can harbour HIV-infected cells
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Researchers have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections.
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Blacks, Hispanics have higher Alzheimer's risk
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Blacks and Hispanics have far greater risk than whites of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, but they are often never diagnosed, according to a report by the Alzheimer's Association.
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Nicotine rises gradually in brain
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A new study by researchers has shown that nicotine takes much longer than previously thought , to reach peak levels in the brains of cigarette smokers.
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Cataract risk increases with anti-depressants
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Researchers have found that some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased risk of developing cataracts.
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Growing new arteries could treat heart disease
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Researchers say they have found a new method of growing arteries that could lead to a âbiological bypassâ- or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease.
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A tipple a day keeps obesity at bay, study
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Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than tea-total women, according to a study.
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Exposure to common plastic may cause fertility defects
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Exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A, a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, boffins at Yale School of Medicine have discovered.
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No dietary supplements for prostate cancer patients
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Researchers suggest that during radiation therapy treatments prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken as they lead to normal tissue complications.
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Testosterone can make you nice & nasty
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A researcher has shed light on how testosterone affects human behavior in a ''pro-social'' situation - an environment where it is beneficial for a person to help someone else.
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Abused kids suffer unexplained pain, nausea
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Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are at an increased risk of suffering unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than kids who have not been abused, a new study concludes.
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'TB, malaria cases can be wiped out'
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Cases of tuberculosis could be halved by 2015 and malaria eliminated within a decade in many countries, projections released by the Global Fund claimed.
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Vitamin D can help fight chronic diseases
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A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what helps you tide over a long, bleak winter when you are mostly indoors, says new research.
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