KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were公仔箱論壇- o* @) p. ^; S: D3 u; {, @+ e! w) u0 T
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& a) j' K+ q: m8 L0 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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w7 V: |# E/ G# i- o5 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence
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: N: T5 G+ b% G( N7 P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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This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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: Q: L2 G6 }% X7 L: Y2 R* ^Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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