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A Deodorant By Unilever Claims To Reduce Underarm Hair Growth

A Deodorant By Unilever Claims To Reduce Underarm Hair Growth    The cosmetic giant ‘Unilever’ is going to launch a range of deodorants that promise to reduce armpit hair. The new deodorant will not only give you a lasting fragrance, but would also reduce the growth of underarm hair which will be a great relief to all the women round the globe.

Unilever predicts that the product will be so popular among women that it will generate £10m sales in the first year. The deodorant will be available in supermarkets from January next year.  

Two Ways To Keep The Weight Off

Two Ways To Keep The Weight Off  A new study compares Bariatric patients with obese patients who have lost weight by changing their diet and exercise. The study published by the International Journal of Obesity, compares the two methods of losing weight—surgical and non surgical. According to the researchers from Miriam Hospital's Centres for Behavioural and Preventive Medicine, patients who believed in non-surgical methods, had to work harder over a longer duration to maintain their weight losses.

Study: Even healthy people can have pills to boost brain

Scientists opine that even healthy people can take pills that could boost their brain.

Study: Living with a woman increased frequency of screening for prostate cancer

A recent study revealed that presence of woman in life increases frequency of screening for prostrate cancer by 40 per cent. Researchers found that men who live with a woman are more likely to be screened for prostate cancer than men who live alone, even if they have a family history of the disease.

Lauren P. Wallner, a doctoral student at the University of Michigan studied data collected from the medical records of 2,115 Minnesota men between the ages of 40 and 79.

The study subjects were asked to fill questionnaires about their family history of prostate cancer, concern about getting the disease, and their marital status. Researchers studied the frequency of rectal exams and blood tests the study subjects had to detect prostrate cancer.

Half-dose flu shots are as effective as a full dose in people under age 50

Recent study revealed a new way which could help in to fulfilling storage of vaccine. Researchers found that half-dose flu shots are as effective as a full dose in people under age 50 who have been previously vaccinated.

Research team led by Dr. Renata Engler of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. conducted a clinical trial involving healthy adults aged 18 to 64.

The study of more than 1,000 subjects revealed that those who received the half-dose vaccine produced a similar immune response to the flu compared to those who received the full-dose vaccine.

Warning issued against consumption of two chocolate bars

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued warning against consumption of two varieties of chocolate bars. This warning has been specifically issued for people allergic to milk protein.

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