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Microplastics are a source of poisons that can potentially enter a human body through sweat, according to scientists based in Britain, who warned of "potential adverse effects" such as endocrine disruption and cancer. Sweat appears to leach toxic brominated flame retardants from microplastics, making them "potentially available to be absorbed through skin," a University of Birmingham team has found, after carrying out experiments using "common forms of plastic" which were tested with synthetic sweat made in a laboratory. The tests showed the effect to be made worse by antiperspirants and found...
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Chicago (tca/dpa) — Nicole Bajic was completing her medical residency at the University of Chicago when she briefly ducked out between surgery training classes to watch the 2017 solar eclipse darken the skies. At the time, she didn’t fully appreciate how much excitement surrounded the event. Now an ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute in Ohio, Bajic is among the eye doctors, specialists and eclipse experts advising enthusiastic viewers across the country on how they can make April’s total solar eclipse as safe — and as fun — as possible. “I’m so surprised with how big of ...
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The air is warm and smells of spring. Plants are flowering again, bees pollinating, birds breeding, and you - well, you're feeling a little frisky. It's natural. "Our senses have been sharpened by the deprivations of winter. We take notice of the longer daylight hours, the flowers, birds, sun - we're glad the lovely season has begun," says Dr Heike Melzer, a Munich-based couples and sex therapist. This seasonal transition stimulates our bodies into releasing the "happy hormones" dopamine and serotonin, boosting libido, she says. Which doesn't necessarily bump up the ol' rumpy-pumpy though, par...
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Cocoa bean prices have doubled since the start of the year, raising the prospect of dramatically pricier chocolate less than a month from two of the world's biggest sweet-filled religious festivities - Easter and Eid. Mondelez, which lists Cadbury and Toblerone among its brands, said in a recent earnings call that it would have to raise prices of its chocolates due to cocoa inflation. CoBank, a US-based co-op lender to agribusinesses, warned in a report that "additional price hikes for chocolate confections throughout the year are likely." Prices on the cocoa futures market had topped $5,000 a...
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It can sometimes seem that everything you want to buy is either made of plastic, wrapped in plastic or contains some form of plastic - in short, it's everywhere. Plastics pollute and poison the environment and people with it, prompting many of us to try to reduce our dependence on them. The good news is that small changes in everyday life can make a big difference. Plastic fasting follows the same concept as normal fasting, but instead of giving up sweets or alcohol, plastic is avoided, even if it's just for a limited period of time. "Plastic fasting means consciously avoiding the use of plast...
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Few pick up music for their physical health, and yet that's precisely the reason to play instruments like the clarinet, didgeridoo and trumpet, according to experts. Playing a wind instrument regularly can complement the treatment of a lung disease, says Thomas Voshaar of Germany's Association of Pneumological Hospitals (VPK). The reason is that the musician can only make a sound in a wind instrument when they build up enough pressure in their airways. And this is precisely what trains the respiratory muscles. Various studies have also shown that children with asthma are able to improve their ...
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Truth be told, tempeh doesn't look particularly appealing at first glance. It can basically be described as a block of soy beans enshrined in an unidentifiable white mass that looks suspiciously mouldy. Well, that's because it is in fact mould. A fermented food and a staple in many Asian cuisines, tempeh is made from soaked and cooked soybeans mixed with a specific type of fungus that makes them ferment and binds them together into a kind of cake. What does tempeh taste like? It depends on the variety, but tempeh can taste from slightly nutty to a bit like mushrooms, while it's much firmer tha...
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Hanoi (dpa) — Fireworks, family dinners and cash-stuffed red envelopes - Lunar New Year traditions vary widely across Asia, but none are quite like Vietnam's ritual of releasing carp into lakes and rivers. On Friday, February 2, people across Vietnam will release living fish into nearby waters - and also cook up a feast of chicken, spring rolls and other dishes - in a day of traditions held before the Tet holiday begins. The fish are released to pay respect to the so-called "Kitchen Gods". According to Vietnamese mythology, these three goods ride a carp to heaven every year to report to the Ja...
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