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Smoking and Fertility

Smoking before pregnancy or while breastfeeding may decrease the fertility of female offspring, researchers from University of Toronto has found.

Whole grain and fiber-rich food vs. pancreatic cancer

Eating more whole grain and fiber-rich food may lower the risk of pancreatic cancer by about 40 percent,researchers from UC San Francisco has found out.

Nov 17, 2007

Plastic Surgery

Interesting stats: More than 1.8 million surgical cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States in 2006, led by breast augmentation (329,000), nose reshaping (307,000), liposuction (303,000), eyelid surgery (233,000) and tummy tuck (146,000), according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Including things like wrinkle-fighting Botox injections and laser hair removal, the 6,800-member society counted nearly 11 million cosmetic procedures in 2006.

Benefits of Stretching


Stretching before exercise will give the following benefits:

  1. may improve ROM (range of motion)
  2. reduce risk of injury
  3. prevent post-exercise muscle soreness
  4. slow delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
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