But none have gripped me in the same way as the book I just finished. In just over 24 hours I had turned the last page of. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. And realised why it received such critical acclaim. But this book deserves every ounce of praise and every award it is given.

Guys, watch your testicles when you use a laptop. A study recently published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. If you like playing MineSweeper in the tube, you might think about switching to a heat-neutral activity.

A Voice Box For All Things Medical. Obesity may reduce cognitive function. Not only increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer but might also inhibit brain function. Assessed the cognitive skills of obese people before and after weight loss surgery and found that patients scored higher on brain function tests after shedding some pounds. The participants underwent gastric band surgery. Twelve weeks after the procedure the patients had lost an average of 50 pounds each.

Health and Environment by Débora Miranda. Professor who set up the first breast screening centre in the UK says that the introduction of screening increases the incidence of breast cancer by 50 per cent. From the School of Life and Medical Sciences,. University College London, at a lecture that marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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