Tuesday, October 27, 2015

News: What Those Meat Headlines Aren’t Telling You

The World Health Organization is making headlines by stating that processed meats like bacon, sausage, jerky, hot dogs and even ham cause colon cancer. Not might cause cancer. Processed meat definitely increases your colon cancer risk, they say, and as few as two slices of bacon per day will do so by 18 percent. They also stated that red meat is "probably carcinogenic," but we need more evidence to be sure. Contrary to popular belief, the WHO isn't claiming that all meat causes cancer, just those described here.
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News: What Those Meat Headlines Aren't Telling You

The World Health Organization is making headlines by stating that processed meats like bacon, sausage, jerky, hot dogs and even ham cause colon cancer

Not might cause cancer. Processed meat definitely increases your colon cancer risk, they say, and as few as two slices of bacon per day will do so by 18 percent.

They also stated that red meat is “probably carcinogenic,” but we need more evidence to be sure. Contrary to popular belief, the WHO isn’t claiming that all meat causes cancer, just those described here.

Nicholas English
Content Manager of About.com Health
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

This Woman Can Smell Whether You Have a Disease

A retired Scottish nurse claims to have detected her husband's Parkinson's disease when his smell changed… and when given a pile of worn t-shirts, she was able to detect which ones were worn by people with the disease. The idea might sound far-fetched, but it's actually been established that some diseases do have distinctive smells – which has made man's best friend even more useful.
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A retired Scottish nurse claims to have detected her husband's Parkinson's disease when his smell changed… and when given a pile of worn t-shirts, she was able to detect which ones were worn by people with the disease.

The idea might sound far-fetched, but it’s actually been established that some diseases do have distinctive smells – which has made man’s best friend even more useful.

Nicholas English
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