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The average cigarette is gone in 10 puffs and five minutes, but that’s five minutes of havoc as 4,000 chemicals infiltrate your organs. 0 to 10 Seconds As you take the first drag, smoke passes through your mouth, leaving a faint brown film on your pearly whites. Toxic gases such as formaldehyde and ammonia immediately [...]

The various health risks associated with being overweight or obese are well known, but a new study now suggests that this extra weight may also … (Source: USATODAY.com Health) Source: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5346571&cid=u_0_26_f&fid=23283&url=http%3A%2F%2Frssfeeds.usatoday.com%2F%7Er%2FUsatodaycomHealth-TopStories%2F%7E3%2FGbnj0x0nnj4%2F1 beauty beauty tips

When you think about it, stress is a mysterious thing: You can’t see it or touch it, but you definitely know it’s there. And its enigmatic nature just might be preventing us from fully realizing the damage stress can do?to our minds, bodies, and spirits. According to the American Psychological Association, more than half of [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who eat a Mediterranean-style diet — high in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains — are less likely to have trouble getting pregnant, hints a new study from Spain. (Source: Reuters: Health) Source: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5346513&cid=u_0_26_f&fid=23271&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Freuters%2FhealthNews%2F%7E3%2FZmFaYgW4YoM%2Fus-mediterranean-diet-idUSTRE79O7FS20111025 beauty guide beauty news

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(Reuters) – Women who have their first baby at an older age aren’t at any greater risk of postpartum depression than their younger counterparts, according to an Australian study of more than 500 first-time mothers. (Source: Reuters: Health) MedWorm Message: Please support the DoctorsInChains.org campaign for the health workers in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors Source: http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5346699&cid=u_0_26_f&fid=23271&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Freuters%2FhealthNews%2F%7E3%2F-N7uD52Lhqs%2Fus-depression-idUSTRE79P0H320111026 makeup [...]

This study contributes to a growing body of research in human ecological immunology, and suggests that there may be substantial population differences in the regulation of inflammation that has implications for the association between inflammation and disease. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2011. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc. PMID: 21994014 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Health Physics) [...]

Detroit Holds Record for Highest Lung Cancer Mortality Rates (#1111771, Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM Eastern) Compared with other cities, Detroit has one of the highest mortality rates in the United States for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Based on data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, researchers from [...]

(American College of Chest Physicians) Sleeping less than eight hours a night may be linked to weight gain in teens, shows a new study presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians. Furthermore, obesity was linked to short sleep duration in teenage boys, with the fewest hours slept [...]

Obesity May Be a Risk Factor for Asthma (#1119192, Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 PM Eastern) Researchers from Montreal, QC, Canada investigated the association between airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), a measurement of asthma, and body mass index (BMI)/obesity in 17,195 adults referred for confirmation of asthma diagnosis between 1980 and 2000. Researchers found that 5,623 patients (32.7%) [...]