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On June 10, 2011, U.S added 8 new chemicals that cause Cancer. The U.S official says there are 8 new substances which can cause Cancer. They generated a list containing the information about the Toxins suspected to cause Cancer.

There are 240 agents on the list. This list is maintained by the National Toxicology Program. The NTP divided agents in to 2 categories:

1.    Those known to cause Cancer.

2.    Those expected to add to the known Carcinogen.

The list contains all the scientific evidences of all these agents. The researcher John Bucher, PhD, an associate Director of the NTP, a department of the National Institutes of Health says that this is impossible to completely avoid the exposure to the Carcinogens.

The Bucher said at a Teleconference that we are exposed to Carcinogens in our life everyday such as in Drugs, in Chemicals, in Sunlight, in Tobacco Smoke, in Tanning Beds etc.

This report will allow the people to make choices what they need every day. Simply avoid using the products containing these substances if are not comfortable with the risk.

Most of the risks come from the Industrial Exposure to the workers who work in the manufacturing plants. It is not clear how much risk comes, it may come from many consumer products and these products also emit the Carcinogens.

The Bucher says, he is not worried about his exposure to these products because he is not making any changes.

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Early Signs of Pregnancy " Image by wikimedia

Some women are sure they are pregnant at the time of conception. Others don’t believe it till the time they have positive pregnancy test. Most of the women think that a missed period is an early sign of Pregnancy.

Xavier Pombar, MD, an Obstetrician at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago says that always suspect that you could get pregnant, even if you are using contraceptive measures because no contraception have 100% results.

The earlier you know about your Pregnancy, the better prenatal care you can get. It is always important to look for the early signs of Pregnancy.

The fatigue, frequent Urination and Breast tenderness are some of the signs of early pregnancy. These signs occur even if it is too early to take pregnancy test at home.

If you are pregnant, it is never too early to make some important changes in the lifestyle like avoiding Caffeine, Nicotine and Alcohol etc. if you are already not doing it then you have to take Prenatal Vitamins.

You have to take other medications to treat the conditions that have to be stopped, if you are pregnant.

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Obesity Waist Circumference

Excess weight is an important problem now days because people eat food with extra Calories, our children prefer watching T.V, playing Video Games and spending time on Computer rather than playing outdoor games etc.

Stress, eating too much junk food, lack of exercise and walk also contributes in the increase of weight.

Weight is gained when the metabolic system is unable to burn the excessive Calories and convert them in to fats that deposits in the body. These extra Calories are burnt through dieting or exercise.

Its summer season, Bikini Season, Shorts season, rime to enjoy the hot weather with short clothes not to wear thick sweaters and long jeans that could definitely hide your weight gain.

The weight can happen in any season of year, not just in summer. This season you may prevent the weight gain because here are 7 behaviors to avoid summer weight gain:

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