It is well-known to damage health. But smoking may also help make men bald. The habit is already linked to more than 50 different diseases including lung cancer, heart disease and impotence. Now, research has shown that puffing on cigarettes may worsen age-related hair loss in men. Male pattern baldness, which affects two-thirds of men […]
Smoking could turn a man bald
A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that puffing on fags makes men prematurely bald as it accelerates the process of hair loss, the British media reported today. "Smoking may damage the genetic structure of the hair follicles, the tiny structures responsible for hair growth. We have found significant associations […]
Telecommuting a win-win for all
It is good for both employees and employers, and results in higher morale, greater job satisfaction and lower employee stress and attrition, a new study has found. Ravi S. Gajendran, a psychologist at Pennsylvania State University, led the study. Its findings have been published in the latest issue of Journal of Applied Psychology, Sciencedaily.com […]
“any drugs today? No! That’s great, here’s a prize”
On the BBC‘s have your say section the question: "should drug addicts be ‘rewarded’ for staying clean?" The question follows a disclosion that the government is rewarding heroin and cocaine addicts for giving clean urine samples, according to a survey by the National Treatment Agency. Addicts were being offered extra methadone, anti-depressants, or cash vouchers […]
2400-yr-old shipwreck reveal Greeks loved olive and oregano seasonings
Scientists have revealed the contents of an ancient shipwreck dating back to the era of the Roman Republic and Athenian empire using genetic analysis. The research suggests that the ship’s origin point had most probably been Chios, an island in Greece. The 2400 year old shipwreck lies 230 feet (70 meters) deep, roughly a half-mile […]
Contaminated ground beef being recalled
Cargill, the agro-business giant announced on Saturday that it is recalling more than 1million pounds of ground beef that may be possibly contaminated with E.coli. The ground beef was produced October 8-11 at Cargill Meat Solutions’ plant in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania and distributed to retailers. The contamination of the meat was brought to the notification of […]
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