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 chemical
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melatonin being made, they say.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。( E- m# D2 ?6 `/ P$ O% ]& W
3 \) o0 E# r% mTVBNOW 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。The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absenceTVBNOW 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。0 X+ r2 g+ J# _& g
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.
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6 ]3 d8 V+ j" C0 L& _' E3 w( atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
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7 e' }8 U1 W) M o) E( B5 e) OAbout 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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higher levels of breast cancer.
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lower rates of cancer, it was found.
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# G+ e! X( |. QParents 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。+ i6 }4 e( h! W H: ~' l
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