Complex work may help ward off Alzheimer's NEW YORK (Reuters

Complex work may help ward off Alzheimer's
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with challenging jobs may have to work hard, but the payoff could be some protection against Alzheimer's disease later in life, new research suggests.

Mexico tests weight reduction power of tequila's agave
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Scientists from Mexico's tequila producing region say juice extracted from the blue agave plant, best known when distilled into the fiery spirit, may help dieters shed pounds and cut cholesterol.

"Hygiene hypothesis" linked to heart disease risk
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - Early childhood viral infections might reduce the risk of developing heart disease later in life by as much as 90 percent, researchers from Sweden and Finland reported here on Wednesday at the IV World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery.

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