Health (General)

Health (General) – Monthly Newsletter March 2011

Can't quit smoking? Blame it on faulty brain receptor

LONDON - Do you know why it is so fiendishly difficult to quit smoking - because of a faulty receptor in the brain. It can lead to an uncontrollable desire to smoke, thanks to the defect in a receptor protein normally activated by nicotine, which curbs the desire for yet more of the drug. ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Can’t quit smoking? Blame it on faulty brain receptor.

Health (General) – Monthly Newsletter February 2011

Chinese students eat roundworm eggs to look thin

LONDON - Female students in China have been eating roundworm eggs to lose weight for job interviews - because employment is so hard to come by, a media report said. They hatch in the stomach, allowing those who take them to shed pounds without exercising or dieting in Xiamen, China. But swallowing the worms is ... Original source on Gaea Times at : Chinese students eat roundworm eggs to look thin.

Health (General) – Monthly Newsletter January 2011

Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN

NEW DELHI - Removing deep rooted inequities in gender, economic status and education - from which millions of AIDS and HIV positive women and children suffer - is crucial to universal access to knowledge, protection and prevention of mother-to-child transmission, a UN report said. Dec 1 is observed as World AIDS Day. “Children and ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN.

Health (General) – Monthly Newsletter December 2010

Truffles' sex lives unravelled, may be affordable now

LONDON - Scientists have unravelled the secretive sex lives of black truffles, which may help make the delicacy more affordable. Prized by chefs worldwide, the tuber is notoriously expensive - at 100 pounds a piece - because they are so rare and extremely difficult to grow. Black truffles, also used as an aphrodisiac .... Read the original article  : Truffles’ sex lives unravelled, may be affordable now.

Health (General) – Monthly Newsletter November 2010

Eating junk food as addictive as drugs

LONDON - A British study suggests that a diet of burgers, chips and cake programmes your brain to crave even more for foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat content - just like drugs. Over the years, junk food can become a substitute for happiness and can lead bingers to become addicted. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Eating junk food as addictive as drugs.