Category: Latest Medical Research Articles
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Psychedelic Friendliest Countries in the World
The use of psychedelics, especially naturally-occurring ones, dates back centuries. History has it that many of them served various traditional and healing purposes among the indigenous people in different parts of the world. However, their healing qualities have had a checkered past. This is now changing. Since the 1990s scientists have been revisiting the positive…
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Breast Reduction Surgery: A Weight Off The Chest
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A Cup of Rooibos Tea May Help Improve Your Fertility
Fertility levels worldwide have plunged to a historic low. Scientists predict that by 2025, almost 10 million couples will struggle to conceive. This is a really daunting thought for couples hoping to conceive. There are natural ways to boost fertility early on by consuming foods and beverages high in anti-oxidants. Along with other lifestyle changes. …
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What Is A Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Used For?
If you haven’t heard about a hyperbaric oxygen chamber before, you’re not alone. Until recently, I had a rudimentary knowledge of this technology. Then a team of scientists at The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir Medical Center in Israel highlighted the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy. Their groundbreaking study showed…
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Nanomaterials: The Invisible Killer Lurking In Your Consumer Products
Unbeknownst to us, our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics, and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials. This is due to the fact, that in most countries the use of nanomaterials remains unregulated, and they do not show up in lists of ingredients. Should you be concerned? We think so. Nanomaterials can be more dangerous…
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Outdoor Artificial Lights Increase Thyroid Cancer Risk
Your thyroid is one of the most important glands in the human body. According to Dr. Fathima Docrat, a female surgeon whose expertise focuses on thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, your thyroid plays a major role in the metabolism, growth, and development of many organs in our body. Now since it plays such an important role in…
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How Much Do You Know About Your Thyroid?
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] As important as the thyroid gland is, it’s quite clear that many of us are unaware…
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Is The Full Moon Affecting Your Sleep and Flow?
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Dr Justus Apffelstaedt On Covid-19 And The Cost To Cancer Patients
Cancer – like many other health issues – does not simply stop because a swiftly spreading coronavirus appeared in late 2019. Fear of the Covid-19 virus and our over-burdened healthcare systems have led to the delayed diagnosis and treatment of cancer with inevitable, unnecessary loss of life. The virus is still too new to draw…
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Does Oral Sex Increase Your Risk Of Throat Cancer?
According to recent studies, around 70% of oropharyngeal (the back one-third of the tongue, tonsils, soft palate, and the side and back walls of the throat) cancers may be caused by HPV. What does this have to do with oral sex, you ask? Well, in addition to being spread during anal and vaginal sex, HPV…