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Regular exercise, even in polluted areas, can lower risk of cancer mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Yacong Bo and Xiang Qian Lao Regular exercise is recognised as providing significant lifestyle-related protection against non-communicable diseases. It can also reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular disease, cancer and premature death. exposure and exercise on the likelihood of dying from cancer in Taiwan.

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Looking at Leprosy

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The disease was referenced as a curse in the Bible and by the Ancient Greeks. During the Middle Ages, “Leper Colonies” were built to isolate these patients, with as many as 19,000 such institutions existing across Europe.[10] Available: 10.4103/0976-3147.150291 [6] World Health Organization, “ Leprosy ”. 117-121, 2016.