Hiccups Lead to Heart Attack, Brain Activity Prevents Alzheimer's
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(Jan.27.12)
* You know the old saying, "If you don't use it, you lose it" turns out it applies to brain function as well as working out that bod. Studies showed that people who engaged in cognitively stimulating activities over their lives showed fewer deposits of beta-amyloid, a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease. Researches suggested a life-long pattern of activity will show an improvement but the key is starting in youth and maintaining the activity over a lifetime. [TheGlobeandMail]
* Hiccups, while incredibly annoying, could also be a sign of an impending heart attack. After suffering hiccups for six days, a man was admitted to the hospital and treated for a small heart attack. Once on heart medication, the hiccups stopped. Guess drinking a glass of water upside won't always do the trick. [MSNBC]
* Wonder what a strict diet of McDonald's chicken nuggets leads to? 17-year-old Stacey Irvine was hospitalized for anaemia, inflamed veins in her tongue and vitamin deficiencies after eating the fried food for nearly 15 years (with a side of chips here and there). [DailyMail]
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