KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were
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Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemicalTVBNOW 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。- a1 C+ D( u2 t- r* ^. y
that fights cancer.
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7 ]7 N: k' t& }3 b8 I YRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have
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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。8 ?" G* ]# p+ S: `8 f6 X, b, u% d
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