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Wake up and smell the coffee

According to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, drinking one to two cups of the black stuff halves your risk of liver cancer. UK research also found medium-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant activity than dark-roasted.

Learn from lager lovers

Milk thistle capsules, loaded with silymarin, help patch up liver damage.

Know how to take a jab

Braving the murky swirls of your local pool could strengthen your colon as well as your lungs.

Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle found men who started CV training experienced a 13% fall in “colon crypt cell proliferation height”, a marker of colon-cancer risk, compared with those whose idea of a workout was reaching for the remote.

Alternative Treatment

Getting a breath of fresh air or getting away from whatever is causing the nausea can solve the problem. Eating olives or crackers or sucking on a lemon can calm the stomach by absorbing acid and excess fluid. Coke syrup is another proven anti-emetic remedy. Vomiting relieves nausea immediately but can cause dehydration. Sipping clear juices, weak tea, and some sports drinks help replace lost fluid and minerals without irritating the stomach. Food should be reintroduced gradually, beginning with small amounts of dry, bland food like crackers and toast.

Definition

Nausea is the sensation of having a queasy stomach or being about to vomit. Vomiting, or emesis, is the expelling of undigested food through the mouth.

Description

Nausea is a reaction to a number of causes that include overeating, infection, or irritation of the throat or stomach lining. Persistent or recurrent nausea and vomiting should be checked by a doctor. A doctor should be called if nausea and vomiting occur:

Description

Neck pain is a nonspecific symptom of discomfort that has a number of possible causes. Depending on the cause, neck pain may be experienced as limited to the neck itself (localized), or as radiating to the shoulders and upper arm. The patient may experience the pain as a dull ache, a sharp stabbing or burning sensation, or a feeling resembling a muscle cramp. Neck pain is often accompanied by stiffness or difficulty in moving the neck.