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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi enjoys a cup of green tea during a tea ceremony at the Omotesenke, one of the main schools of Japanese tea ceremony, in Tokyo on September 1, 2014. AFP

Green Tea to Treat Down Syndrome

by Hani Ramzi Awad | Jun 18, 2016 | Health

Cairo-Green tea has become a common drink in Arab countries for having many medical benefits, mainly a significant role in burning fats and reducing weight, which has encouraged many people to try it. The fact is that green tea has many other proved benefits. It works...

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Study: Eating Nuts Slashes Prostate Cancer Death Risk

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2016 | Health

London-There is no evidence that eating nuts reduces the risk of developing prostate cancer. But men suffering from the disease could slash their risk of death by more than a third by eating nuts regularly, a major study shows. In the latest study, published online in...

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Bubbles form on the surface of a cup of coffee in a cafe in New York, April 11, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Can Coffee Cause Cancer? Only if It’s Very Hot, Says WHO Agency

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 15, 2016 | Health

There is no definite proof that drinking coffee leads to cancer, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said in reverse of its previous warning, but it also noted that all “very hot” drinks might cause it. Coffee had been previously rated as...

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Ethanol, Bioenergy no Threat to Food Security

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 15, 2016 | Health

Researchers funded by the U.S. government, World Bank and others issued a report stating that bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies. There is no proven link between biofuels and higher prices that threaten access to food, as some prior analysis...

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A high school student looks at a mock up of plain cigarette packaging before the start of a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie
A high school student looks at a mock up of plain cigarette packaging before the start of a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2016.
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Vaping Teens more Apt to Move on to Regular Cigarettes: U.S. Study

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 13, 2016 | Health

Teens who try electronic cigarettes have six times the odds of trying regular ones within two years than those who did not puff on the devices at all, according to a study that was published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. University of Southern California...

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A woman receives dialysis. Reuters

Wearable Kidney to Free Patients from Dialysis Machines

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2016 | Health

London-American researchers said that an experimental wearable artificial kidney shows promise as a substitute for dialysis machines. In a clinical trial, a prototype of the artificial kidney was tested on seven patients at the University of Washington Medical Center...