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Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive Than Regular Cigarettes
24 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
All of you who think you are doing good to your body by smoking menthols may just be wasting your time. As of Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration said they may have to place restrictions on menthol cigarettes. According to study results, the product is actually more addictive than regular cigarettes “menthol cigarettes pose […]
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Now That It’s Lunch: Study Shows Missing Breakfast Increases Your Risk Of Heart Attack
23 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Could skipping breakfast be detrimental to your health and place you at risk of having a heart attack or coronary heart disease? These could be the results you notice when you do not eat breakfast.
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Eat A Donut Right Now: Dubai Will Actually Pay Residents In Gold As Incentive To Lose Weight
18 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If gym isn’t the thing for you, then maybe you need to move to Dubai. According to Emirates 24/7, Dubai is testing the incentive theory. Will people lose weight, if they have something to gain…that isn’t fat? The city is offering, wait for it…two grams of solid gold, if they drop a casual two kilograms […]
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Man Wakes Up In Motel – Has Amnesia And Can Only Speak Swedish
16 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Something like this has definitely happened before – in The Hangover. So, according to Business Insider, a man was found four months ago… unconscious… in a Southern California motel. Not such a crazy story? Except for the fact than when the man awoke, he could only speak Swedish and didn’t remember a thing about his […]
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This Is Why Mozzies Like Your Ankles More Than Other People’s
15 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Mosquito. You know the noise, you know the feeling, but you don’t know why the heck in a room of 10 people, you come out looking like you’ve caught some foreign disease. An article in the Smithsonian covered the question: “Why do mosquitos bite some people more than others?” We’ve taken the most important ideas […]
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This Is Why You Shouldn’t Make Babies In May
11 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to an article from the LA Times, those old wives’ tales about pregnancy aren’t as far fetched as we thought. Health economist Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt of Princeton University describe how there could be a relationship between the month the child is born, birth weight and gestation period. Currie published on Monday: Pregnancy length and […]
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Woman Opens Eyes While Doctors Harvest Her Organs
10 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in New York were removing a woman’s organs for transplant when they realised the woman was alive. Colleen Burns had opened her eyes during surgery.
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Two More People Cured Of HIV Following Marrow Transplants
04 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to the New York Times, two patients in Boston infected with HIV have been virus-free for two weeks after having bone marrow transplants for blood cancer. The international AIDS conference announced on Wednesday that their antiretroviral drugs were stopped and improvements have continued to have been made. One of the patients has been off […]
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Pulled An All-Nighter? Pay Attention: This Is Your Brain Without Sleep [INFOGRAPHIC]
02 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You are all too aware of how one feels after a night of tossing and turning and how you are not able to perform at optimal levels the next day. Health Science Degree has developed this infographic which outlines those consequences of sleep deprivation.
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Science Says This Is The Food Of The Future – Could You Survive On “Soylent”?
12 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Are you one of those people who find eating such a laborious task? Would you rather take a pill or drink a shake and make your life 10 times easier? Never having to worry what to eat again, or whether it is healthy or not, this could be your answer.
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High Tech Collar Links To App, Will Report On Your Dog’s Health
07 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all wish our pets could talk. Apart from the fact that it would be very cute, they would also be able to communicate important information with us. Like when they were sick, we only ever notice something when it is too late. But this device, Whistle, is looking to aid early detection of problems.
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Ladies, Do You Even Know How Many Layers Of Skin You Actually Have? [VIDEO]
06 Jun 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As a woman, you’re probably reasonably responsible when it comes to maintaining overall health and general well-being. One routine that goes a long way toward maintaining a healthy status quo is moisturisation, which men are desperately slow to realise. But while you’re waiting for them to catch up, you should know that you have three […]
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Awesome Website Calculates The Cost Of Your Unhealthy Habits, Guilts You Into Exercise
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s no secret that we could all get a little advice when it comes to saving. Gareth Battersby and Bryan James combined their creative directing and design skills to help design agency Epiphany Search.
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Stay Healthy With These Tips For Eating On The Go And At The Office
29 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have what is immaturely classified as a “real job” the peril that is finding time to make, remember, bring and eat your “meals of the day” can become something that is more daunting than waking up to go to work itself. Most of us get creeped out by the idea of eating too […]
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And Now: Too Much Running IS Probably Not That Good For You
27 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Too much running could cause health problems. New evidence is claiming that the benefits of too much exercise decrease after a certain point. The idea of “exercise overdose” seems to be becoming more widely accepted among many sports physicians.
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Humans Could Be Regenerating Limbs Like The Salamander Very Soon
23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Who knew humans had salamander like qualities. Australian researchers have managed to locate the immune system cell in salamanders, allowing them to regenerate limbs or damaged organs even their brains. These researchers think the same is possible for humans.
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This App Will Tell You How Long You’ll Live For [VIDEO]
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Based on the ancient adage of “you are what you eat”, this app called IGNITE tracks the day-to-day your life, from the meals you eat to the amount of exercise you do, and computes that info into an estimation of how long – or short – you’re likely to live.
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The Future Of Medicine: Brain Implants Will Restore Your Lost Memory
08 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
American-neuroscientists from the University of Southern California, and North Carolina’s Wake Forest University believe that the restoration of lost long term memory could be achieved through brain implants within the next few years.
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The Not So Healthy Reality Of Fruit Juice [INFOGRAPHIC]
30 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Fruit juice is the healthy option, right? Of course it is. Or is it? This infographic goes so far as to call fruit juice the “evil twin” of fizzy soft drinks. Check out how fruit juice could be wreaking havoc on your health.
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Marijuana Reporter Eats A Weed Brownie Without Knowing It – Overdoses [VIDEO]
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Montgomery, a glorified pot reporter, got a rude awakening when he ate brownies he didn’t know contained a high dose of medical marijuana. This animated video uses Montgomery’s hairy experience as subtext to explore the growth of marijuana into a mainstream recreational and medicinal substance in California.
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Say Goodbye To Greyscale – New 3D Ultrasounds Are In Colour [PICS]
19 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Babies ultrasounds will never be the same with this amazing technology. Have a look at your baby in colour, smile and all.
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US Doctor Brings People Back From The Dead Like It’s His Job
16 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sam Parnia is the head of the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital, New York. Sam can resurrect you from the dead. In fact, he’s done it a few times.
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You Gym Hard And Can’t Lose Weight – Here’s What You’re Doing Wrong
20 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio recently on the Just Josie Show for the Buchulife Health Watch. He shed some light on a common problem that you may well be experiencing yourself – you adhere to a stringent exercise regime, and cannot budge an inch of fat from your body. So what’s to blame? Metabolic syndrome. […]
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Unlikely Study Reveals Being Overweight Is Linked To Lower Risk Of Mortality
03 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If one is to believe new research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), then you would need to believe that being overweight may lead to a longer life.
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Save Your Liver And Keep Off The Inches This Festive Season – A Fool Proof Holiday Health Guide
20 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio yesterday on the Just Josie Show for the Buchulife Health Watch. He gave us some super hot tips for staying healthy, protecting our livers, and keeping the inches off during the silly season. Also in the podcast, find out what you should look out for in any restaurant meal, and […]
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Welcome To The Gun Show – Are These The Biggest Arms?
30 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Welcome to the gun show. Moustafa Ismail’s guns are so large he probably struggles to feed himself. However, these guns might be for nothing if the Guinness World Records finds he used implants.
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“I’ll Have Heart Disease With That” – How Fast Food Is Killing You
27 Nov 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
If you’re eating on the go, you’re planning for a short life. Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio last week on the Just Josie Show, to discuss the very real health threats that fast food poses to us, and our kids. Click through for top tips on how to side step heart disease.
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Pepsi Launches New Fat Blocking Fizzy Drink
14 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Not bad, Pepsi, not bad. But don’t expect to find it in your local supermarket just yet, because it’s only available in Japan.
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Cash For Cuddles: Professional Snuggler in NY Charges $60 An Hour
07 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spending for spooning. Coinage for canoodles. Funded fondles. OK, we’ll stop. But listen: Jackie Samuel, 29, runs a company called The Snuggery out of her Rochester, New York home. She says the non-sexual service is a way to encourage human touch and provide “a healing connection.”
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Are You Poisoning Yourself With What You Eat? Find Out, Now [PODCAST]
17 Oct 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
You could be poisoning yourself with every day food. Professor Patrick Bouic was in the 2oceansvibe Radio studio yesterday on the Just Josie Show, to discuss food intolerances. Click through for top tips on how to tell if your body is immunising itself against certain foods, and how to stop the pain!
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