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Women in their 40s undergoing routine mammograms should ponder the risks and benefits of the breast x-ray exam, according to the American College of Physicians. The ACP suggests that routine mammograms should be decided on a case-to-case scenario; therefore each woman should consult her doctor befo ... [read more>>]
The inspired collector paid for Andy Warhol's portrait of Monroe $250, back in 1962. The painting will be auctioned at Christie's in May, with an estimated final price of around $15mln. After last year's staggering $16mln tag for "Orange Marilyn," the "Lemon Marilyn" Warhol port ... [read more>>]
The controversial study proves there is hope for treating serious diseases from the womb, giving hope to unborn babies through gene therapy. Using gene therapy scientists managed to treat hemophilia and "bubbly boy" disease, although some subjects' bodies activate the immune system and fi ... [read more>>]
A friend of the pop star started the buzz after saying that paramedics went to the clinic after Britney worried staff by saying "I am the Antichrist!" and making a suicide attempt by hanging herself with the bed sheets. Britney Spears, now 25, has been going through some rough times recen ... [read more>>]
Europeans from around 5000 BC could not handle milk products. However, lactose tolerance improved quickly, so that nowadays it is present in +90% of north-Europeans. DNA analisys of Neolithic skeletons found that they did not posess the lactase gene that produces the lactase enzyme. Lactose intol ... [read more>>]
Jim Carrey and Joel Schumacher were intrigued by number 23, will you? thought audiences would share their fascination over the mysteries about the number 23. Jim Carrey has the role of Walter Sparrow, whose job as makes him run late for his date with his wife, played by Virginia Madsen. His wife bu ... [read more>>]
Study proves growth hormone is no efficient youth treatment, with small effects against aging and plenty of side effects. Despite not having the approval of the FDA for use in anti-aging treatments, growth hormones are used extensively for this purpose. Dr. Hau Liu, from Stanford University in C ... [read more>>]
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis cases were as high as 424000 in 2004, a study from the WHO and the CDC shows. WHO's Dr Mario Raviglione: "There is increasing drug resistance in some parts of the world, namely the former Soviet Union and China. By having better data we are able to recalculate ... [read more>>]
Due to extensive fishing, ever-increasing shipping on Yangtze, and the construction of dams and water conservancy projects, the white-flag, or white-fin dolphin is probably extinct. Wang Ding led the scientists taking part in the search: "We will try every effort to save them as long as it is ... [read more>>]
The study included 30 women who were given a plate of pasta and told to eat as much as they wanted. The first time researchers told the women to eat quickly. The results showed that they consumed up to 646 calories in nine minutes. The second time they were told to eat slowly and chew the food very ... [read more>>]
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