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Pet owners and lymphoma "Owning a pet can reduce the chances developing a form of cancer by nearly a third, researchers claim," the Daily Mail reported. It said a study of 4,000 US patients found that those who owned a pet were less likely to develop non-Hodgkin'

Healthy fats and hunger "A fat found in olive oil, nuts and avocados could help naturally curb weight gain," the Daily Mail reported. It said that scientists have found that the fat - oleic acid - triggers a reaction in the body that staves off hunger pangs, telling

St John's wort for depression "The herbal remedy St John's wort can be as good at lifting depression as drugs like Prozac," the Daily Express reported. It said that scientists had pooled data from 29 studies that compared the effect of the plant Hypericum perforatum t

Painkillers cut breast cancer risk “Using painkillers can cut risk of breast cancer by one fifth,” reports The Daily Telegraph. A review of studies has investigated the links between the use of aspirin and other...

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