KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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1 D/ N+ N+ u+ UScientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
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melatonin being made, they say.
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University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you
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, {" N6 g5 Z, N% O, X- {& C% Y5 Hwww2.tvboxnow.com'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
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$ v$ s& n( o. t/ m1 }) [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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9 d* v: U$ D! qAbout 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday( p. @) [9 _, B% p( d) k
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6 B7 x/ b. \/ Q2 yTVBNOW 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。Parents 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。: M( c; M0 h0 ^! D
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