In 2009, 156,900 people in the UK died from
cancer. However, since the 1990s, survival
rates in men and women have improved for
most cancers.
There are no proven ways to prevent cancer,
but you can reduce your risk of getting it.
Risk factors you can do something about
include smoking and being overweight, and
there are other things you can do to reduce
your risk.
Healthy lifestyle
Leading a healthy...
Thursday, 4 September 2014
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Saturday, 5 April 2014
Humans are the only mammals that can’t swallow and breathe at the same time.

Humans are the only mammal that
can’t swallow and breathe at the same time. Every other mammal, and many other non-mammalian animals, can breathe while they
eat. In fact, human infants are also able to do so, which lets them breathe while they nurse. We lose this ability around the age of 9 months,...
Smoking one cigarette takes 10 minutes off of your life span.

Scientists have calculated that each cigarette cuts on average 11 minutes off the life of a male smoker.
The calculation, published in the British Medical Journal, is based on the difference in life expectancy between male smokers and non-smokers and an estimate of the total number of cigarettes a...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
Peanuts, do you know?

There are many interesting facts about peanuts. You may be surprised at some of the following tid bits of information. Share them with friends and family and see there reactions, too!
*• Approximately half of the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama.
*•...
Monday, 31 March 2014
Actress America Ferrera's smile is insured for $10 million.

Lloyd's insures Ugly Betty star's smile for $10 million. The $10 million smile: Ugly Betty star America Ferrera's smile has been insured at Lloyd's. Lloyd’s has insured the smile of America Ferrera, star of the hit television show Ugly Betty, for $10 million.
The policy was bought by at home teeth-...
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