40% of the most common cancers could be prevented if everyone followed a healthier liestyyle(myself included!).
67% of mouth,pharynx and larynx could be prevented.
Alcohol is implicated in 40% of mouth and throat cancers.
Gonorrhea is growing resistant to antibiotics.
They may be only one way,either use a condom or say no
Being obese at age of 18 and smoking at same time increases possibility of early death five-fold.
Friday, 27 February 2009
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Mountains found under Antarctica ice
Scientists have found a mountain range as large as the Alps under Eastern Antarctica up to 2 miles under the ice, the range's peak are up to 3,000 feet above sea level.
First detected 50 years ago,there are named after grigoriy Gamburtsev.
Aircraft fitted with radar and sensors revealed the range to be about 500 miles long and 250 miles wide as well as valleys 1,000 feet below sea levels.
First detected 50 years ago,there are named after grigoriy Gamburtsev.
Aircraft fitted with radar and sensors revealed the range to be about 500 miles long and 250 miles wide as well as valleys 1,000 feet below sea levels.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Origins of silk
Strand of silk, dating back to about 2000BC have been discovered in Harappa and Chanu-daru in Pakistan,this is only a hundred years younger than finds in china.
The harappan finds appeared to have been reeled.
Silk comes from moths.
The harappan finds appeared to have been reeled.
Silk comes from moths.
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Darwin's 200th anniversary
Today is 200 years since charles darwin was born.
He married emma (wedgewood?)
He wrote on the origin of species
He died in 1882.
He married emma (wedgewood?)
He wrote on the origin of species
He died in 1882.
Monday, 9 February 2009
cannabis raises risk of testicular cancer
Young men who smoke marijuana are more likely to develop nonseminoma, a fast growing form of testicular cancer.
The testes are one of a few organs that contain receptors for the main psychoactive substance in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol(THC)
The testes are one of a few organs that contain receptors for the main psychoactive substance in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol(THC)
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Giant boid fossil found in Northeastern Colombia
Found in the Cerrejon formation, it was about 13 metres(42 feet) with average temperatures of 30-34+ C.
Ecology was similiar to that in which anacondas lived.
Ecology was similiar to that in which anacondas lived.
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