A surgeon talks to a patient before lap band surgery.
Weight loss surgery can cure diabetes in most obese people, a new review of earlier studies suggests.
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City dwellers suffer more stress and anxiety than their rural counterparts
Different parts of the brain are used depending on where you live.
People born and bred in cities were more likely to suffer anxiety or mood disorders than their rural counterparts. People living in the countryside are less likely to suffer stress and anxiety than city dwellers because their brains are wired differently, a study has found.
How your pillow is an ideal breeding ground for undesirable pests and diseases
Pillows are ideal breeding grounds for undesirables ranging from the superbugs MRSA and C.diff to flu, chicken pox and even leprosy.
a study has found that up to a third of the weight of your pillow could be made up of bugs, dead skin, dust mites and their feces.
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Small habits slowly pack on the pounds over the years: Study
Watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda are a few bad habits that slowly pack in the pounds.
Just a few bad habits like watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night are just a few bad habits that can add up to a steady creep of pounds over the years, U.S. researchers have found.
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Humans can sense the Earth’s magnetic field
The ability to see Earth’s magnetic field may also reside in human eyes.
Humans might be able to innately detect Earth’s magnetic field without even realizing it, thanks to a compound found in our eyes. Or we may have been able to do so some time in the past.
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FDA unveils graphic warning labels for all cigarette packs
One of the graphic warning labels to appear in cigarette packs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a dramatic bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, on Tuesday released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of cigarettes by no later than September 2012.
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One in 12 kids are affected by food allergies
More than a third of the kids has severe food allergies.
Food allergies affect one in 12 kids in the United States, according to new findings based on an online survey.
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‘Insomnia cap’ keeps brain cool for a better sleep
Keeping your head cool could help you sleep better.
Are you kept awake on hot, summer nights? There’s a simple cure – keep a cool head! Insomnia is associated with increased metabolism in the brain’s frontal cortex, and the metabolism can be reduced by literally cooling that part of the brain, via regional cerebral hypothermia, according to research from the Sleep Neuroimaging Research Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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Bulimia now more common among preteen boys than girls
Boys as young as 10 are turning to bulimia to lose weight.
An increasing number of young boys are making themselves sick after eating to avoid being bullied about their weight, despite the condition traditionally being associated with girls, according to doctors.
Addictive internet use rewires the brain: study
Researchers discovered several small regions in online addicts’ brains shrunk.
There are more internet and gaming addicts in China than in any other country. China also conducts more research on the issue than anyone. Chinese researchers think that excessive gaming and internet use can permanently alter brain function, according to a new study.
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Watching mindless reality shows can make you dumber
Watching reality shows like “Jersey Shore” might influence your smarts more than you realize.
Fans of mindless reality shows like “Jersey Shore” should take note. Watching something dumb might make you dumber according to new research. You are what you watch.
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Cancer death rates in the U.S. continue to drop
The White House is lit the color pink to highlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
As cancer death rates continue to fall in the U.S. not all segments of the population are benefiting, the American Cancer Society said Friday.
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