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From the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink. Over time, gravity presses the bones closer together which results in a loss of height.

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New way to spot bowel cancer could save lives: study (AFP)

6 hours 32 min ago

A French doctor examines a patient's medical results as he looks for tumours at a hospital in Nancy, France. British researchers have developed a more accurate technique for spotting the most aggressive forms of bowel cancer.(AFP/File/Jean-Christophe Verhaegen)AFP - Researchers in Britain have developed a more accurate technique for spotting the most aggressive forms of bowel cancer, according to a new study.


Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes (AP)

Aug 19 2008
AP - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study's limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
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