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Obese pregnant women are more prone to heart disease
Obese women can put their babies at risk of congenital cardiovascular disease: Infants often have early signs of heart disease at birth. One-third of women of childbeari…
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BPA is related to asthma
US researchers have documented an association between early exposure to bisphenol A - the chemical used to coat inside plastic products and metal food containers, with a…
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Even drinking Vitamin C doubles the risk of kidney stones
'High-dose vitamin C has long been suspected to increase the risk of kidney stones,' said Laura Thomas, Swedish researcher Karolínka, head of the study.
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Caesarean babies are allergic
Children who have a caesarean section are five times more likely to develop an allergy than their babies, according to Daily Mail. That is the result of a team of scient…
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Children with television addiction are more likely to use violence
The risk of doing illegal and violent acts by children spending too much time watching television every day is much greater than other children.
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To help the brain of premature babies develop normally
Premature babies receive intensive care at the hospital, when they grow up, their cognitive abilities are less limited, according to The Star. Premature babies, born ear…
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Abdominal fat increases the risk of death
The new study shows that ring 2 weight increases the risk of bleeding leading to death from aortic rupture - the largest blood vessel in the body.
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Down syndrome increases the risk of dementia
US and Argentinian scientists say people with Down syndrome have a higher risk of developing other diseases, such as dementia, according to UPI news agency.
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Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
Healthy men who are troubled in the bedroom may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. That is the result of a study by a group of scientists at the Sax Institute in Syd…
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Fasting can help reduce the risk of heart disease
Research results, published in the Journal of American Clinical Nutrition in February 2013, once again confirm that reducing meat or even eliminating meat in daily diets…
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Snoring is more prone to heart disease than smoking
People who snore are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease than obese or smokers. Scientists from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit (USA) conducted experiments with 54 p…
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Stroke risk detection tool
He recently approved a device that can save thousands of people from the risk of stroke by detecting abnormal heart rhythms early, according to Express.
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Eating with a plastic bowl increases the risk of kidney stones
Utensils made of plastic (melamine plastic) have long been favored by many consumers, especially parents with small children, because of many advantages such as light, b…
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Taking aspirin regularly increases the risk of blindness
Regular use of aspirin can triple the risk of macular degeneration, leading to blindness.
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Single after 40 years of age reduces the chance to live up to 60
Single after 40 years of age or losing a partner without remarriage will be at risk of dying early in middle age and reducing the chance of living up to 60 years old.