(HealthDay)—Before you take a dip in the pool this summer, be sure there’s not too much chlorine in the water. Over the past 10 years, more than 500 people in California have been exposed and sickened by too much chlorine while swimming, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). More than half of those affected...
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Advantages and disadvantages of humidity for health
A house with the proper humidity level of between 40-60% is positively very healthy and comfortable for living. In comparison to very dry or very moisturized air, you can feel all the advantages of such a healthy environment almost at once. Controlling the air in the room is not very difficult though. You have probably...
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New ‘unified theory’ of childhood leukemia raises possibility of preventing the disease
Kids who develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia may be the victims of a triple-whammy stroke of bad luck, according to a provocative new theory from a respected British cancer researcher. If the explanation turns out to be correct, it would be good news for the most common type of childhood cancer: Doctors could prevent cases of...
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52 People In Utah Were Poisoned By Fake Cannabis Oil, CDC Claims
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report focused on a severe poisoning case that took place in Utah. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that 52 Utah residents were poisoned after they consumed fake cannabis oil. The drug that made them sick was a synthetic cannabinoid known as 4-cyano CUMYL-BUTINACA. ...
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Fitbit is getting into the smartwatch groove, with the Versa
After the basic Blaze and the angular Ionic, Fitbit has finally got the smartwatch formula right. The new Fitbit Versa works well, looks good, and is comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, though it’s not without its problems. Here’s our hands-on experience of using the wearable. Perhaps most importantly when compared with previous smartwatches from the...
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Diabetes type 2 symptoms: Blood sugar levels this high could mean you have the condition
DIABETES type 2 symptoms include increased thirst and hunger, tiredness and unexplained weight loss. If not treated, the condition could lead to heart disease and vision problems. Having blood sugar levels this high could mean you have the condition. Diabetes type 2 symptoms occur due to problems with the hormone insulin, meaning the body cannot regulate...
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The bugs we carry and how our immune system fights them
Human beings are large, complex, multicellular, multi-organ systems. We reproduce slowly and rely on a breadth of mechanisms that allow us to control the myriad of rapidly replicating, simple life forms that have evolved to live in or on us. The immune system has to establish which cells belong to us and which are foreign,...
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Artificial sweeteners won’t affect your blood sugar: study
(HealthDay)—Can an artificially sweetened drink or food really satisfy your sweet tooth without raising your blood sugar levels? That depends on what’s in the food or drink, but a new review confirms that artificial sweeteners alone won’t cause a spike in blood sugar. “It’s been widely accepted that nonnutritive sweeteners don’t raise blood sugar, but there’s...
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Roseanne racist tweet: can sleeping pills change your behaviour?
Roseanne Barr has claimed that she was under the influence of the drug Ambien when she posted her already infamous racist tweet (since removed). But what do we know about Ambien and its side effects? Ambien is the American tradename for zolpidem, a commonly used “hypnotic” sleeping tablet. In the UK, it is also known as Stilnoct. Sleeping pills are...
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Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little awareness of tobacco’s impact on the human heart. Credit: CC0 Public Domain On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day Thursday, the UN health agency hailed that smoking had declined significantly since...