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Common foods that cause kidney stones

A study conducted in America has shown that excessive consumption of sweet foods and sweet drinks can cause kidney stones. Kidney stones are a painful disease that is not easy to treat because they can recur. There can be many reasons for kidney stones like not drinking enough water, presence of kidney stones in the family, certain foods especially high in salt and calcium, obesity…
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Wireless transplant to help eradicate brain cancer

Stanford: American experts have created a wireless implant that helps eliminate cancer by heating nanoparticles. This one-of-a-kind device has been developed by Stanford University scientists that can extend the lives of patients with the fastest-growing brain cancer.
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New medical and nutritional benefits of peas

LONDON: Nutritionists around the world are recommending eating delicious peas as new medical and nutritional benefits continue to emerge, and now more medical aspects have been revealed. Peas are visible in winter. The delicious and flavorful peas of the lentil…
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Heart rate recording app with the help of smartphone

London: British scientists have created an application that can be used to check the heartbeat without a stethoscope. Developed by a team of experts, including experts from King’s College London, the app not only records the heartbeat, but also the sound that occurs…
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Mysterious type of diabetes discovered

New York: Scientists have discovered a mysterious type of diabetes known as malnutrition-related diabetes. This type of disease affects millions of people in Asian and sub-Saharan countries. Recent research findings may pave the way for new treatments for those…
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Playing video games doesn't affect health, study finds

A new study on gamers suggests that time spent playing video games has no positive effect on a person’s health. A team of researchers from the University of Oxford studied 39,000 players of seven video games for six weeks. The Oxford Internet Institute…
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Americans spend $200 billion a year on cancer treatment

New York: Americans spend the most money on cancer treatment in the world at $200 billion, yet patients are faring less well, a surprising report has said. The other side of the research is that spending a lot of money doesn’t always mean better cancer…
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Salt used to preserve meat is considered harmful to health

Ontario: A recent spike in deadly poisonings of sodium nitrate, a white salt commonly used to preserve meat, has health experts calling for tougher rules on the compound. Apart from preserving meat, this compound is also being used as a suicide poison. According to…