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 VitaBeat Health News - January 8, 2009
| A U.S. study finds that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the severity of some brain injuries associated with premature births. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine mimicked hypoxic ischemic birth defects in mice by temporarily lowering brain oxygen and blood flow in the newborns. | | Scientists discover that even very low doses of radiation can expose human being to the risk of cancer or other health hazards. The National Academy of Sciences claims it has scientific evidence to prove the theory. A panel comprised of eminent scientists also say every type of radiation is harmful. | | Russell Lala, 10, was left quadriplegic and dependent on a respirator after surviving an attack by both a lion and tiger that severed his spinal cord and left him with a severe brain injury. Last Wednesday, the boy and his father were visiting Chuck Mock's house, owner of 11 exotic cats and one bear. When Mock opened the cage, the tiger attacked the boy. As Mock was trying to wrestle the animal away, the lion bit the child. | | A report published in the July issue of The American Journal of Medicine Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School focused on cases of heart failure in residents of the Worcester, Massachusetts metropolitan area. | | A U.S. study finds that drinking pomegranate juice may reduce the severity of some brain injuries associated with premature births. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine mimicked hypoxic ischemic birth defects in mice by temporarily lowering brain oxygen and blood flow in the newborns. | |
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