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     From :- BBC  World News   By :-    Jessica Mudditt  -   Features correspondent   Edited by :- Amal Udawatta Getty Images Trying for a baby? What you eat matters (Credit: Getty Images) Can the right foods really improve your chances of having a baby? Here are the facts. Visit any online fertility chat room, and one of the main topics of debate will probably be what to eat to maximise your chances of conceiving. In addition to the wealth of supplements promoted as being fertility-boosting, there is also an array of foods that are supposed to help achieve a healthy pregnancy. Amid all the myths and marketing, what is the actual evidence for using certain foods to enhance male and female fertility, and support the developing fetus? For a start, when it comes to supporting a healthy pregnancy and fetus, certain nutrients really can make a difference – such as folic acid . When taken before and during pregnancy, it has been shown to ...

Getty Images From :- BBC health news By :-  Miriam Frankel Editted by :- Amal Udawatta The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies. Nick James, a British furniture maker in his mid-40s, first became concerned about his health after his mother died from cancer and his brother, along with several other family members, later developed bowel cancer. He opted to undergo genetic testing, and was found to be carrying a faulty gene which causes Lynch Syndrome, a condition that significantly increases the risk of developing that type of cancer. Help came from an unexpected place, however, when James became the first person to sign up for a clinical trial that set out to test whether a daily dose of aspirin – the over-the-counter painkiller – could protect against developing cancer. Depending on the type of gene mutation, 10-80% of people with Lynch syndrome...