The ancient Egyptians used cinnamon to embalm the dead, while wealthy Romans used it in love potions and perfumes. Today, cinnamon is a popular spice that can jazz up both sweet and savory dishes.
The two main varieties of cinnamon are Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and cassia (Cinnamomum cassia). Ceylon is considered “true cinnamon” and is pale in color with a mild, sweet flavor. Cassia cinnamon is also known as Chinese cassia or Indonesian cinnamon, and has a dark red-brown color. It
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Dr. Natasha Anushri Anandaraja, director of the Mount Sinai Global Health Training Center, and Dr. Sigrid Hahn have spent the past two years traveling with medical students from Mt. Sinai in New York City to remote Mozambique. Working with local health care providers there, their mission is to help villagers in some of the most remote areas of Mozambique gain access to basic health care.
Hahn explained that poverty is the biggest underlying cause for health issues in a region where the average salary is just 7 cents a day. Find more…
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Since 2005, 18 people have received face transplants. Some were partial and the first full face transplant was performed by doctors in Spain on March 20, 2010. I cannot even being to understand how this is possible, but doctors are doing it and with great success.
They revealed some of the details of these complicated transplants in the recently.
The first full face transplant in the U.S. took place in March 2011 when doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston treated Dallas Wiens. I was so saddened when I read Wiens story. He was painting a church when he accidentally touched some high-tension power lines.
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Vitamin D is very important for child growth, specially for development of health bones in the body. As deficiency of Vitamin D causes many health problems, excessive dose of this vitamin for a long period of time also creates wide range of health problems such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite etc. Among some children excessive thirst may even lead to excessive urination. Symptoms like abdominal pain and constipation may develop, as well as muscle and joint soreness and muscle weakness, fatigue or confusion also may develop. Find more…
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Quebec – A range of cheeses and other dairy products have been recalled in recent days due to a risk of food poisoning. The dairy products were all produced from a manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada. According to the Toronto Star four Clic brand cheeses and two sizes of Clic Desi Butter Ghee have been recalled this week due to the risk of contamination with high levels of Listeria bacteria. Although the company has voluntary recalled the products the move comes under a warning from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the recall follows on from some earlier product withdrawals by the same company. Find more…
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