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and engaging in risk taking behaviors Dube said. Currently e-cigarettes are unregulated and they are sold in flavors such as Skittles cotton candy and the like


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and leafy vegetables and fruits have a lower risk of developing diabetes even when they don't lose weight Dr. Hamdy says.

Foods such as oat cereal yogurt and dairy products green leafy vegetables grapes apples blueberries and walnuts were associated with reduced diabetes risk.

Drinking coffee and even decaffeinated coffee were associated also with lower type 2 diabetes risk. Participants who followed a Mediterranean eating plan--without restricting calories--showed a greater improvement in glycemic control

Foods associated with a higher risk of diabetes include red and processed meat sugar-sweetened beverages alcohol in excess quantities and refined grains such as white flour.

Current evidence shows that some fats such as those from red and processed meats are associated with higher cardiovascular risk

while other fats such as those from vegetable oils and nuts are associated with lower risk. The Joslin nutritional guidelines for diabetes recommend a diet with relatively high amounts of healthy fats and protein but moderately low amounts of carbohydrates.


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#Where you live may be putting you at risk for foodborne illness, researcher findsimproving education about risky food handling behaviors would reduce the amount of foodborne illness

The research found mixed results on this with most of the consumers in Argentina and Colombia storing meat on higher shelves putting them at a higher risk for contamination.


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Whether such precautions can slow or stop this process remains to be seen. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by University of Exeter.


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But because organic food can fetch prices often twice as high as conventionally produced food the risk for fraudulent labeling has grown just as fast.


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This reduces the risk of antibiotic resistance selection and has positive implications for both human and animal health.


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Men who had optimal intake of these three dietary components had a lower risk of prostate cancer.

Tomatoes and its products--such as tomato juice and baked beans--were shown to be most beneficial with an 18 per cent reduction in risk found in men eating over 10 portions a week.

Only the recommendation on plant foods--high intake of fruits vegetables and dietary fibre--was found to be associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer.


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and Oregon need to be aware that they are at risk for developing a fungal infection especially


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#Delivery by drone: New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missionsin the near future the package that you ordered online may be deposited at your doorstep by a drone:

Last December online retailer Amazon announced plans to explore drone-based delivery suggesting that fleets of flying robots might serve as autonomous messengers that shuttle packages to customers within 30 minutes of an order.

To ensure safe timely and accurate delivery drones would need to deal with a degree of uncertainty in responding to factors such as high winds sensor measurement errors or drops in fuel.

But such what-if planning typically requires massive computation which can be difficult to perform on the fly.

Now MIT researchers have come up with a two-pronged approach that significantly reduces the computation associated with lengthy delivery missions.

In simulations involving multiple deliveries under various environmental conditions the researchers found that their drones delivered as many packages as those that lacked health-monitoring algorithms--but with far fewer failures or breakdowns.

With something like package delivery which needs to be done persistently over hours you need to take into account the health of the system says Ali-akbar Agha-mohammadi a postdoc in MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

As Agha-mohammadi explains it MDP is the process of reasoning about the future to determine the best sequence of policies to minimize risk.

just as many packages as those that were programmed to simply make deliveries without considering health. Going forward the team plans to test the route-planning approach in actual experiments.


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The beneficial effects of the diet on cardiometabolic risk factors such as elevated blood pressure and blood lipids were also greatest in this group.

This way of assessing compliance also helps to better detect changes in risk factors. In future studies the combined use of biomarkers


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and allowed the baboons to live despite the risk of organ rejection. The researchers found that in one group with a human gene) the average transplant survival was more than 200 days dramatically surpassing the survival times of the other three groups (average survival 70 days 21 days


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Gassman-Pines said she hopes the research may help mental health workers identify teens who could be suicide risks.


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and industry to address some of the major challenges facing food and energy security. Although the project is based here in the UK we believe there is exciting potential to produce a sustainable alternative to existing fertilizer use across the globe.


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More cost-saving can be achieved because we do need not to measure the DNA sequences of the hybrids he said.


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In New jersey the most densely populated state in the country the network of roads can dramatically shape the area of land that snake populations can occupy without facing significant risk of population loss during road crossings.


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They can also help evaluate current conditions in regions with a high risk of crop failures Riehl adds.


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and greater security from predators range fires and heat stress. While this is good news for ravens it could be bad news for sensitive prey species including the Greater Sage-grouse.


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In response to this need to prevent such invasions researchers at the University of Illinois have developed both a set of regulatory definitions and provisions and a list of 49 low-risk biofuel plants from

She and her colleagues set out to create a list of low-risk biofuel crops that can be grown safely for conversion to ethanol

Some of the biofeedstocks currently being examined by the EPA for approval like pennycress have a high risk for invasion Quinn said.

but only sterile hybrid Miscanthus Ãgiganteus types are considered low risk. However the EPA has approved Miscanthus as a feedstock without specifying a species

That's fine for the low-risk sterile types but could mean higher-risk fertile types could be approved without additional oversight.

According to Quinn the white list which includes 49 low-risk feedstock plants will serve to clear up the confusion about plant names.

The list was developed using an existing weed risk assessment protocol which includes 49 questions that must be asked about a particular species based on its biology ecology

or prolific seed production may have higher risk. The researchers believe that the white list provides producers with clearly identified low-invasion risk options

and may reduce conflicts between objectives for increasing renewable fuel production and reducing unintended impacts and costs resulting from the propagation of invasive plants.

Bioenergy feedstocks at low risk for invasion in the U s.:A'white list'approach was published in Bioenergy Research.


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The researchers also plan to develop the vaccine into the type of antibody serum therapy used in the first U s. recipients in a platform that could deliver at least 2000 doses of potentially lifesaving serum per month.


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The lack of any significant biomagnification through the food chain indicates that there is very little risk of harm from exposure to these CUPS in this region.

and the Bathurst caribou herd is particularly critical to the area's socioeconomic security. Wolves like people are a top consumer of caribou.


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Dr. John Sievenpiper of St michael's Hospital's Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre.

and therefore lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by St michael's Hospital.


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--but there's still only limited evidence on their potential health risks or their advertised benefits in helping people to quit smoking according to a research review in the July/August Journal of Addiction Medicine the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Potential Health Concerns But Limited Data on ECIG Safety Also known as electronic nicotine delivery systems ECIGS consist of a heating element that turns an e-liquid solution into vapor

but it's unclear how much this is related to nicotine delivery or to psychological effects. So far the best available studies--two randomized clinical trials--have shown no significant difference in quit rates among in ECIG users.


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This finding supports consumption of resistant starch as a means of reducing the risk associated with a high red meat diet.


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Organophosphates pose tremendous danger to people and wildlife and sadly it's not unusual for humans to come into contact with these compounds


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#Five daily portions of fruit and vegetables may be enough to lower risk of early deatheating five daily portions of fruit

and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of death from any cause particularly from cardiovascular disease

or more daily portions of fruits and vegetables were linked to lowest risk of death. There is growing evidence that increasing fruit

and vegetable consumption is related to a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. However the results are not entirely consistent.

and the United states decided to examine the association between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of all-cause cardiovascular and cancer deaths.

Higher consumption of fruit and vegetables was associated significantly with a lower risk of death from all causes particularly from cardiovascular diseases.

Average risk of death from all causes was reduced by 5%for each additional daily serving of fruit

and vegetables while risk of cardiovascular death was reduced by 4 percent for each additional daily serving of fruit and vegetables.

which the risk of death did not reduce further. In contrast higher consumption of fruit and vegetables was associated not appreciably with risk of death from cancer.

The researchers suggest that as well as advice to eat adequate amounts of fruit and vegetables the adverse effects of obesity physical inactivity smoking and high alcohol intake on cancer risk should be emphasised further.

The researchers say their study provides further evidence that a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of mortality from all causes particularly from cardiovascular diseases.

The results support current recommendations to increase consumption of fruits and vegetables to promote health and longevity.


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the risk for heart disease and other health problems such as diabetes and strokes a new research paper says.

The paper by Dr. John Sievenpiper a physician and researcher in the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre of St michael's Hospital was published today in the journal BMJ Open.*

if he or she has three of the following risk factors: low levels of good cholesterol;

He said there was no adverse impact on the other risk factors for metabolic syndrome or weight gain

The U s. Food and Drug Administration has granted tree nuts a qualified health claim for cardiovascular disease risk reduction.


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For the first time the study provides a probability-based risk assessment of drought impacts on forests. Michal Petr assessed these impacts during his doctoral studies at the University of Twente's Faculty of ITC.

He combined the likelihood of drought with production curves to assess the overall potential risk for forest production.

Although this study does not provide the complete picture it is the first time we have quantified risk in Great britain on


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Potatoes are an important delivery system for nutrients to humans Miller said. The average consumption in the U s. is 113 pounds per year per person.


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#Climate Change Increases Risk of Crop Slowdown in Next 20 Yearsthe world faces a small

but substantially increased risk over the next two decades of a major slowdown in the growth of global crop yields because of climate change new research finds.

But the risk is about 20 times more significant than it would be without global warming

Although further study may prove otherwise we do not anticipate adaptation being fast enough to significantly alter the near-term risks estimated in this paper they wrote.

or global stability need to be aware of this risk. The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research under sponsorship by the National Science Foundation.


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These cuttings and other post-logging debris are burned then during periods of low fire danger


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Administered since 2000 by the PRCHN the Cuyahoga County Youth Risk Behavior Survey based on a national survey developed by the Centers for Disease Control

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey research is supported primary by funding from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health through the Ohio Department of health's Bureau of Child

This Youth Risk Behavior Survey is the only such data that exists for the county;

Youth access is one of the most significant problems identified by the Cuyahoga County Youth Risk Behavior Survey data--children are still using possessing


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The endangered New england cottontail is now is at risk of becoming extinct in the region according to NH Agricultural Experiment Station researchers at the University of New hampshire College of Life sciences


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As a result of the Slide Fire the burned areas of Oak Creek were at risk for ash-filled flooding due to monsoon rains.

Nowak organized the survey and rescue mission to Oak Creek last month alongside the U s. Fish and Wildlife Service and U s. Forest Service.


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which can help lower the risk for cardiovascular disease. The DASH eating plan--Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension--is recommended currently by the American Heart Association to lower blood pressure

and reduce risk of heart disease. People following the DASH diet are encouraged to eat fruits vegetables low-fat dairy and protein predominantly from plant sources.


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but we hope to work with fetal medicine specialists to create a lifesaving catheter-based treatment for infants diagnosed with congenital heart block Cingolani said.


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and vegetables in your diet reduces the risk of heart disease stroke diabetes and even some forms of cancer The World health organization WHO recommends a daily intake of at least 400 grams of fruit and vegetables.


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but we hope to work with fetal medicine specialists to create a lifesaving catheter-based treatment for infants diagnosed with congenital heart block Cingolani said.


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#Health risks posed by third hand tobacco smokeresearch led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in nonsmokers--particularly young children--of tobacco smoke gases

Until now the risks of this exposure known as'third hand tobacco smoke'have been highly uncertain and not considered in public policy.

However a new study published in the journal Environment International has estimated for the first time the potential cancer risk by age group through non-dietary ingestion and dermal exposure to third hand smoke.

Using observations of house dust composition they estimated the cancer risk by applying the most recent official toxicology information.

They found that for children aged one to six years old the cancer risks exceeded the limit recommended by the US Environmental protection agency (EPA) in three quarters of smokers'homes and two thirds of nonsmokers'homes.

The maximum risk predicted from the third hand smoke levels in a smoker occupied home equated to one extra cancer case per one thousand population exposed.

The risks of tobacco exposure do not end when a cigarette is extinguished. Nonsmokers especially children are also at risk through contact with surfaces

and dust contaminated with residual smoke gases and particles the so-called third hand smoke. This risk should not be overlooked

and its impact should be included in future educational programs and tobacco-related public health policies. Each year 600000 people die worldwide through passive inhalation of environmental tobacco smoke also known as second hand smoke.

and whereas there is a general public awareness about the harms of second hand smoke there is little knowledge about the dangers of third hand smoke.


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thus be intertwined with a species'risk of extinction as well as specialization. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Ecological Society of America.


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or the United states. No safe level of arsenic can be identified--any exposure may increase health risks.

Therefore the risk from consumption of products made from rice bran such as rice drinks is much higher than from raw


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But new research at Washington University School of medicine in St louis finds that smoking itself may increase suicide risk

Indoor smoking bans also were associated with risk reductions. Grucza's team analyzed data compiled as individual states took different approaches to taxing cigarettes

They learned that suicide risk among people most likely to smoke was associated with policies related to tobacco taxes and smoking restrictions.

Although scientists have known for years that people who smoke have a higher risk for suicide they had assumed the risk was related to the psychiatric disorders that affect many smokers.

These new findings however suggest smoking may increase the risk for psychiatric disorders or make them more severe

which in turn can influence suicide risk. We really need to look more closely at the effects of smoking

We don't know exactly how smoking influences suicide risk. It could be that it affects depression or increases addiction to other substances.

Grucza suspects nicotine may be an important influence on suicide risk. Based on the study's results he said he is concerned that many new restrictions on public smoking don't cover newer e-cigarettes


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The researchers also looked at socioeconomic changes combining a risk assessment with an environmental and economic model.


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However the clear association with triazole fungicide usage is very worrisome as some unlucky people at risk will breathe in untreatable Aspergillus with potentially dire consequences.


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Over 300 tokens were found in two rooms near the back of the building that Macginnis describes as having the character of a'delivery area'perhaps an ancient loading bay.


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and dangers of the introduction of the yellow crazy ant to the uniqueendemic ecosystem of the mature palm forest of the Vallã e de Mai a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Seychelles.

Chemical control poses a considerable risk to non-target species such as endemic ants. The study therefore advises promoting


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The scientists were able to establish that the pesticide induced an average risk of loss that rose from 3%to 26

By characterising the environmental conditions that constitute the most risks for bees scientists will be better able to evaluate toxicological risks in the field


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Benefits of carotenoidswhatâ's more according to the researchers the inclusion of carotenoids in a diet can help to reduce risk of developing diseases such as certain types of cancer heart disease or damage to vision especially those related to an aging population.


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and these are nicotine delivery devices. The position of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) on electronic nicotine delivery devices includes:

â#¢The safety of electronic cigarettes has not been demonstrated adequately. â#¢The addictive power of nicotine

and its untoward effects should not be underestimated. â#¢The potential benefits of electronic nicotine delivery devices including harm reduction

and safety claims regarding electronic nicotine delivery devices should be subject to evidentiary review. â#¢Adverse health effects for third parties exposed to the emissions of electronic cigarettes cannot be excluded. â#¢Electronic nicotine

delivery devices should be restricted or banned at least until more information about their safety is available. â#¢

If electronic nicotine delivery devices are permitted they should be regulated as medicines and subject to the same evidentiary review of other medicines. â#¢If electronic nicotine delivery devices are regulated not as medicines they should be regulated as tobacco products. â#¢Research supported by sources other than the tobacco

or electronic cigarette. â#¢industry should be carried out to determine the impact of electronic nicotine delivery devices on health in a wide variety of settings. â#¢The use

and population effects of electronic nicotine delivery devices should be monitored. â#¢All information derived from this research should be conveyed to the public in a clear manner.

Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by American Thoracic Society (ATS. Note: Materials may be edited for content and length


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The study Using a Network Model to Assess Risk of Forest Pest Spread via Recreational Travel was published July 9 in the journal PLOS ONE


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Although pesticide exposure has been implicated as a possible cause for bee decline until now we had limited understanding of the risk these chemicals pose especially how it affects natural foraging behaviour Raine said.


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Radwan emphasized that it's not just soybean crops at risk. The fungus causes charcoal rot in about 500 other host plants including corn sorghum sunflower and other important crops.


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and campaigns to increase public knowledge on the dangers of hookah smoking especially among young adults Rezk-Hanna said.


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As a result people with mental illness are increased at an risk of negative health financial and social outcomes associated with their tobacco use.

To conduct the study researchers used data from the 2012 Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance system and the 2011 Kansas Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance system


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and it was believed at the time that the fungal contaminant Murcor circinelloides was only a potential danger to immunocompromised individuals.


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but the risks and energy costs to the eavesdroppers apparently aren't worth the trouble.

For attacks between colonies of the same species there is also a risk that the conflict will escalate to physical interactions in


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and a fluid delivery system that can provide fresh water or water with nutrients. Larsen explains that the system could be operated remotely


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Surprisingly students with more educated parents or higher personal income are at high risk for use.

While not all hookah pens contain nicotine this new delivery method might normalize hookah use in everyday settings


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when an insect is detected all the palm trees within 500 metres run the risk of being infested weevil says Antonia Soto researcher at the Mediterranean Agroforestal Institute of the UPV.


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Identifying persistent infectionswhen a pregnant cow becomes infected the developing calf is at risk. If the infection occurs between 40 and 120 days of gestation the calf will be born persistently infected according to the U s. Department of agriculture.


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Additional detailed information about how manta rays use ocean areas outside of lagoons will also be needed to better manage this at-risk species. Story Source:


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This suggests that chicken breed has little direct effect on the risk of Campylobacter entering the food chain


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Significantly eroded water quality now joins the list of risks associated with oil palm cultivation according to new research co-authored by researchers from Stanford university


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A crash followed said Tim Kohler WSU Regents professor of anthropology offering a warning sign to the modern world about the dangers of overpopulation.


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but reduce their environmental risks or impacts as well. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by American Society for Horticultural Science.


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Working with an allergist who can arm you with knowledge about possible risks and how to handle them means getting back to all the outdoor activities family reunions camping

because they are at risk of suffering life-threatening reactions to insect venom. If you experience facial swelling difficulty breathing


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and sandstone are particularly at risk. Local authorities have been encouraged to invest in green spaces which can reduce greenhouse gases cut down exposure to pollution


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and sandstone are particularly at risk. Local authorities have been encouraged to invest in green spaces which can reduce greenhouse gases cut down exposure to pollution


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#Almonds reduce the risk of heart disease, research showsscientists have found that eating almonds in your diet can reduce the risk of heart disease by keeping blood vessels healthy.

Research found that they significantly increase the amount of antioxidants in the blood stream reduce blood pressure

and middle-aged men as well as on a group of young men with cardiovascular risk factors including having high blood pressure

and lower blood pressure potentially reducing their risk of heart disease. Almonds are known to contain a range of beneficial substances such as Vitamin e and healthy fats fibre

or muesli to help reduce your risk of heart problems. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Aston University.


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but to a greater extent the FVB group showed improvements in some pulmonary parameters cardiovascular risk factors and folate status. The beneficial effects of Juice Plus+Â supplementation could potentially help smokers


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animals are at risk too. Dogs and cats with white or thin coats are at particular risk as are animals with very closely shorn fur

which is often hairless to the rays of the sun increasing the risk of sunburnâ#reports veterinary dermatologist Christa Horvath-Ungerbã ck.

Particularly vulnerable petshouse pets with white or short fur are at particular risk of sunburn.

and presents the greatest risk not just for the skin but for the animal overallâ#explains dermatologist Horvath-Ungerbã ck.


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Firstly there would be reduced a risk of fundamental impacts due to extremes and abrupt climate change.


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Finally the researchers investigated whether Chinese food trade leads to global water savings. They found that domestic corn trade leads to significant losses of irrigation water resources (such as rivers reservoirs and groundwater.

and their exports lead to large national water savings for both rainfall and irrigation water.


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Despite the belief of some that increased intake of fruit may increase the risk for weight gain Kaiser says that was not the case at the doses studied.


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and around the time of pregnancy the researchers reported June 23 in The Lancet. â#oeeven deploying a relatively small number of midwives around each country could have a profound impact on saving maternal fetal and newborn livesâ

and can handle interventions needed during uncomplicated deliveries while obstetricians are needed when surgical interventions such as cesarean sections are necessary Bartlett says.


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