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Cancer Treatment May Cause Heart Disease Chemotherapy is a systemic therapy that makes use of drugs to treat cancer. However, certain breast cancer treatments such as chest radiation, lack of exercise during treatments and stress, are found to make women more susceptible to heart disease. Researchers are looking at chemotherapy medicines called anthracyclines, known to have a weakening effect on some women's hearts. Why Quit Smoking? The article is about smoking. It talks about some of the symbolisms of smoking that are established in the society. In addition, the article also enumerates four of the reasons why chain smokers should quit smoking, including its effects on the health and life years of smokers and non-smokers as well. Metabolism: Processing the Fuel for the Body This article is about metabolism. It discusses how metabolism affects a person’s weight. Everybody has a different basal metabolic rate, it depends on a person’s age, gender, height, body mass, environment, diet, and the amount of stress they have. Exercising helps increase metabolism by using energy during and after exercise, and also by increasing a person’s muscle mass. Alternatives to Cold Turkey Methods of Quitting Smoking This article talks about the dangers of smoking, and how people become addicted to cigarettes. It relates possible situations wherein people smoke cigarettes in everyday events. Quitting can be hard for smokers, especially if its done right away, for they experience withdrawal symptoms that could affect their behavior. By self help and support from the family, smokers can quit easily. The Sleep-Blood Pressure Connection According to a recently completed British study, women who do not get the appropriate level of sleep regularly may develop higher blood pressure. There is currently no concrete evidence on why this is the case or if other factors played a role in the results, but further research into the matter is already underway. Jhdma2a Gene: Hope Sparks for Curing Infertility The causes of male infertility may be traced in a defect in the Jhdma2a gene as recently discovered by a team of experts. Although the significance of the Jhdma2a gene has already been proven in mice, there is no certainty that it will have the same effect in humans. The next big step for the team is to focus on the DNA of infertile men to see if it is missing in any of them. Knowing The Enemy: The Rationale Behind Medical History Some people find the fact that doctors are constantly asking them about their medical history to be rather annoying. What these people don't quite realize is that the doctor needs to know the answers to his questions because it might be helpful in diagnosing the problem and figuring out how best to treat it.