Smoking Weed And Broken Bones
Smoking weed and coming down with a case of “the munchies” often go hand-in-hand. You ravenously go through packs of potato chips, candy, and any food within arms reach. Surprisingly, while “lighting up” is associated with increased appetite, a recent study in the American Journal of Medicine has found smokers are more likely to have lower body weight, and broken bones. “Our research has shown that heavy users of...
How much exercise will lower chronic disease risk?
The daily dose of activity needed to lower the risk of diabetes, stroke and heart disease by at least 20 percent is several times the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization, researchers said today. The same applies to breast and bowel cancer, they reported in a study reviewing 35 years of research on the link between physical exertion — whether gardening or long-distance running — and five chronic diseases. The benefits...
Russia anthrax outbreak infects 21
Russia on Tuesday confirmed 21 cases of anthrax, including one fatality, after an unusual heatwave melted permafrost in its remote far north, releasing potentially lethal spores from the soil. In addition, a 12-year-old boy died in hospital on Monday. “Unfortunately 20 people had their (anthrax) diagnosis confirmed,” a spokeswoman for the Yamalo-Nenetsky regional authorities told RIA Novosti news agency. The number of...
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