London, Feb 27 : Healthy eating and exercise could reduce the risk of most common cancers by more than a third, says a study by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

The report also said that in developing countries like China and Brazil, such lifestyle practices, could cut cancer risk by almost a quarter.

These figures do not include smoking, which alone accounts for about a third of cancers.

London, Feb 27: Adding caffeine to sunscreens could boost protection against the most common form of skin cancer, claim scientists.

According to the study, conducted by a team from Harvard Medical School and Pfizer, caffeine has an effect on cells which can go on to cause non-melanoma skin cancers and found that the stimulant encourages the harmful cells to die.

The breakthrough study shows at caffeine helps eliminate human cells damaged by UV light, which can develop into cancer, by causing them to commit suicide, reports The Telegraph.

If you are 60-plus and think that the only fo rm of exercise you can undertake is a leisurely walk through the greens, think again.

Washington, Feb 27: Modern lifestyle habits help prevent tooth decay, according to a new study.

According to a review of the scientific evidence over the past 150 years, the effects of fluoride toothpaste, good oral hygiene and health education, might override the effects of food alone on tooth decay.

Professor Monty Duggal, an author of the review, said that it''s not enough to just look at what we eat when talking about tooth decay, as other factors seem to be as important.

Washington, Feb 27 : Statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol levels, can decrease the severity of strokes and significantly improve recovery, according to a new study.

In the study, Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren''t on the drug - even when their cholesterol levels were ideal.

"We were trying to determine if the daily use of statins had more of an impact on stroke patients than simply lowering their "bad" (low-density lipid) cholesterol," said lead author Latha Stead, M. D.

50 tons of used & deadly medical waste seized in Asarva

More than 50 tonnes of biomedical waste comprising items like used syringes — which experts think may have injected the killer hepatitis-B virus into Modasa — have been recovered very close to your home.

The AMC recovered the cache of contaminated syringes, IV tubes, glucose bottles and other medical supplies from an Asarva business, Chamunda Factory. The corporation has sealed the factory as well as four others it raided, on Wednesday. AMC officials said that one of the factories not only dealt in biomedical waste, but also packaged water in used drinking-water pouches and bottles.