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Potassium-rich foods cut stroke and death risks

Potassium-rich foods cut stroke and death risks

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat less potassium-rich foods.   According to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, researchers studied 90,137 postmenopausal women,…
WHO urges tougher e-cigarette rules

WHO urges tougher e-cigarette rules

The World Health Organization has urged governments to put in place tougher rules for electronic cigarettes.   The UN health agency urged governments to limit advertising of the devices and ban their sale to minors. The report documents the findings…
Study says breastfeeding can ward off postpartum depression

Study says breastfeeding can ward off postpartum depression

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have suggested the women who experience breastfeeding to their baby could benefit lower risk of post-natal depression.   The study of nearly 1400 mothers indicated that among those ones who started to breastfeed their…
Shia studies to be part of academic curriculum in Sweden

Shia studies to be part of academic curriculum in Sweden

A course on Shia studies will be included in the curriculum of the Historical and Contemporary Studies Department at the Theology Faculty of Sodertorn University in Stockholm, Sweden.   David Thurfjell, Swedish associate professor in religious studies and author of…
Tomato-rich diet may cut prostate cancer risk

Tomato-rich diet may cut prostate cancer risk

New research has suggested that men who eat more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week benefit lower risk of prostate cancer.   British scientists found that those men who consume a variety of tomato products such as fresh tomatoes,…
Evidence of hearing damage from music

Evidence of hearing damage from music

New research led by the University of Leicester has examined the cellular mechanisms that underlie hearing loss and tinnitus triggered by exposure to loud sound.   It has demonstrated that physical changes in myelin itself -the coating of the auditory…
Smart prayer rug presented in Dagestan

Smart prayer rug presented in Dagestan

A smart prayer rug has been recently presented in Dagestan.The prayer rug is equipped with sensors that help Muslims not to lose count of rak’at and correctly perform all the movements.   According to the inventor, if a believer makes…
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