Lifestyle News Briefs
- A survey of 1204 couples by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
suggests that people who attempt to adopt a healthier lifestyle are more successful if
their partners do the same.
- A British epidemiological study of more than 150,000 women revealed that those
using the Pill suffered a 25% increase in the number of breast cancer cases, when compared
to women not using the contraceptive drug. A Dutch study found that women who began taking
the Pill before age 20 were three and a half times more likely to get breast cancer, and
women over 36 who had taken the Pill for more than four years faced a 40% increased risk
of the disease.
- Many people wet their toothbrush, apply paste, and brush. However, researchers
found that dry brushing, starting on the inner surfaces of the teeth first, resulted in
60% less tartar buildup, and a 50% decrease in gingival bleeding.
- Fijian women who wear bras to their jobs in a Westernized resort are contracting
breast cancer at a higher rate than are native women who do not wear bras. This finding
linking bra use to breast cancer is similar to an earlier study showing that 99% of U.S.
breast cancer patients wore their bras more than 12 hours a day, compared with only 80% of
those without cancer. One possible explanation for the bra-breast cancer connection may be
that bras impair lymph flow, which prevents drainage of toxins from the breasts.
- Frustrated owners of incessantly barking dogs now have a natural alternative to
quiet their obnoxious animals. Chemists have created a collar that spritzes citronella
every time its canine wearer barks. Dogs hate citronella, and scientists report that this
olfactory punishment is 88% effective in quieting the offending animal.
Based on information in: New Scientist, 8-2-97; Townsend Letter for Doctors, Aug/Sept
1997; Prevention, Sept 1997; Natural Health, Sept/Oct 1997; Healthy Living, Fall
1997
Excerpted
from Spectrum Magazine
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