KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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& o& W7 T/ @5 ]! P% n9 ?公仔箱論壇Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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, q% V& [0 z4 a2 A$ u# U# Z. Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEven switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling公仔箱論壇, V. { q9 z* a( w% C$ ]1 U1 ?& v
across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enoughwww2.tvboxnow.com9 h: K7 G# C8 ?' k* g- w
melatonin being made, they say.
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The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence公仔箱論壇4 H c/ {6 a M' m% h# B
stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas
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go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.公仔箱論壇3 Y3 ?/ h* a: B0 H5 h
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levels drop.'
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+ O% L( s, _6 ?# H公仔箱論壇Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday
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) K8 y3 ^$ ^' n* m1 L+ y, wwww2.tvboxnow.comThis suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 \/ Z7 }/ J, |3 ^5 r" c7 Z
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higher levels of breast cancer.
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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* t3 i3 f8 e3 X) z$ N9 b; Z0 ]! S0 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbParents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 {) v- H) v5 Q$ u: N0 ?
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