The "stinking rose" — the name derives from Greek and Roman antiquity — offers far more than its characteristic flavor and aroma; garlic may help protect you against heart disease.

The number of teens diagnosed with the disease, which can cause infertility, rose to 6,163 in 2003 from 3,639 four years earlier, according to the health ministry.

Though the risk of ovarian and breast cancer declined after ovary removal, women's risk of heart disease and stroke nearly doubled and risk of death overall rose by 40%.