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Lose weight by playing computer games
Computer games may help you to lose weight because new contraptions require players to move around to control characters, according to new research.
New consoles such as the Nintendo Wii require intensive body movement which has the
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Mint tea reduces women's excessive hair growth
Refreshing after-dinner drink mint tea has an amazing propensity to remove unwanted hair growth in women, according to researchers in Turkey.
Hirsutism is caused by high levels of male sex hormones in females which causes them to grow
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Body image worries pervasive among teens
A new report has shed light on just how much young British women are worried about their bodies and anxious about being overweight.
Research by BBC Radio One's Newsbeat has found that just over half of young women aged between 17 and 34
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Women's desks incubate office germs
Women's office desks are covered in far more germs than those belonging to men because they keep snacks littered around their work, according to a new report.
Researchers at the University of Arizona found that 75 per cent of females keep
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Chocs away with heart disease!
Settling down with a hot chocolate in front of the TV may no longer be a guilty pleasure after new research points out the brain-boosting properties of the testy drink.
Scientists at Nottingham University have discovered that hot chocolate
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Food labels 'mislead public'
Food labels are misleading and make certain food look healthier than it actually is, according to the National Heart Forum (NHF).
The campaign group, which works to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in the UK, says that the new
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Tea 'is the wonder drink'
Tea may be a healthier drink than water according to new research which says that tea is as good at rehydrating as water plus it protects against heart disease.
Scientists from Kings College London examined the health effects of tea
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Watercress 'cuts cancer risk'
Eating watercress could be a lifesaver as new research shows that the green leaves can help cut the chances of getting cancer.
Scientists at the University of Ulster studied 60 people who ate 85 grams of the cress a day over eight weeks
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UK prepares for smoking ban
The smoking ban comes into force on July 1st and the government has announced that a new force of patrolling officers will be checking that the nation sticks to it.
An army of officers will be given special powers by local authorities
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PhDiva McKeith stripped of Dr title
She has been dubbed a menace to science and had her bizarre diets questioned by doctors but now television "food doctor" Gillian McKeith has been stripped of her right to call herself a doctor.
The pontificating food guru
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Heart disease breakthrough for women
Scientists have found a new way of determining whether a woman is at risk of heart disease with a medical breakthrough called the Reynolds Risk Score.
Researchers at the American Medical Association take factors such as age, blood
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Periods cause exercise injuries
You may find that exercising causes you pain during some parts of your menstrual cycle and this is because the release of hormones affects your muscles, according to a new study.
Doctors at London's Portland Hospital have found that
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