Fruit juices, which parents give their children every morning, could contain toxic substances that can cause cancer or heart and lung diseases.  Researchers found in many popular brands high levels of antimony, a lethal substance in large doses.
The study conducted at the University of Copenhagen has shown that bottles of fruit juices and squash contain up to 2.5 times more antimony than the amount permitted in tap water by the European legislation. In some cases the toxic substances were 10 time higher.
The researchers believe the toxic substances reach the juice …

Consuming one espresso per day may negatively affect the heart. Specialists from Palermo University have discovered that for 1 hour after consuming one cup of espresso,  the quantity of blood that passes the hearth is reduced by 25% .
Researchers analyzed  the blood flow of a group of 20 volunteers who consumed one espresso cup. The obtained results were compared with the ones taken in the case when the group used decaf.For the test, it was taken into consideration the flow mediated dilation, which measures how much blood vessels dilate when …

It is true that we change with weather at least regarding health and state of mind. We all are influenced more or less by temperature variations.
 
Arthritis symptoms worsen
Human body is equipped with sensory receptors that sense external temperature variations as well as atmospheric pressure changes. As these receptors are highly sensible to climate changes they can influence pain sensation. Namely when weather changes, pain rising from already existing illnesses worsens. That is why rheumatics are natural thermometers and barometers. Person suffering from arthrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis experience greater …

American scientists have observed that man over 40′s present a higher risk in conceiving a child with congenital malformations.
The explanation consist that after a certain age men are more likely to develop testicular tumors that can  cause severe genetic malformations.
This tumors are like moles: they accumulate in time but they are inoffensive for the man. Nevertheless, professor Andrew Wilkes (study coordinator) states that  due to their testicular localization, the small tumors affect sperm quality and determine congenital malformations in newborns.
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Even though cigar and pipe smokers don’t inhale a new study claims just the opposite. The study revealed that cigar or pipe smokers are doubling the risk to develop pulmonary diseases, a leading cause of death, even if they refrain from smoking cigarettes.
The participants to the study were persons between 48 and 90 years of age, all suffering from heart disease. From the 3528 subjects 56 had smoked only pipes or cigars; 428 smoked pipes or cigars along with cigarettes; and 1,424 smoked only cigarettes.
Pipe and cigar smokers had a …