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TAKE HEART Consuming high levels of Vitamin B6 and folate may
substantially reduce women's risk of coronary heart disease.
Doctors at Harvard found that women taking the highest doses of
the vitamins had about 32% less likelihood of having a heart
attack.
MAKING CONNECTIONS American researchers have found that applying
a changing magnetic field to the skull helps the brain form new
neural connections. The finding may aid stroke victims to
recover and amputees who experience phantom limb pain.
HAVANA NICE DAY Public health in Cuba has greatly improved. The
infant mortality rate is now among the lowest 25 in the world.
Sources: Journal of the American Medical Association; Journal of
Neuroscience; British Medical Journal
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A REAL STRAIN Regular users of computer keyboards could develop
nerve damage in their arms. Researchers in London have found
that repetitive strain injury is caused by damage to sensory
nerves supplying the hand.
AFRICAN EPIDEMIC The parasitic disease kala azar, or visceral
leishmaniasis, which is endemic in 88 countries, has shown a
sudden increase in the Horn of Africa. Without treatment, the
mortality rate from the disease is close to 100%.
YOU MAY SMOKE HERE Germany's parliament has turned down
legislation which would ban smoking in public buildings, in
workplaces and on public transport.
Sources: International Archives of Occupational and
Environmental Health; World Health Organization; British Medical
Journal
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