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Kids' obesity risk partly set in womb: MDs
CBC.ca High birth weight is tied to obesity and diseases such as cancer and asthma later in life, researchers say. (CBC) Women who gain large amounts of weight … More Weight Gain in Pregnancy May Mean Heavier Baby: Study Obesity in Pregnancy Is Risky for Babies Born to be fat? |
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Scanning the genomes of more than 100,000 people from all over the world, scientists report the largest set of genes discovered underlying high cholesterol and high triglycerides — the major risk factors for coronary heart disease, the nation’s number one killer. Taken together, the gene variants explain between a quarter and a third of the inherited portions of cholesterol and triglyceride measured in the blood. The research, representing scientists from 17 countries, appears in two papers in the Aug. 5 issue of Nature.
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Lack of Food Puts Kids at Risk for Asthma, Other Chronic Ills
BusinessWeek The researchers also found that youth who went hungry more than once during the survey were at increased risk for asthma and other chronic illnesses. … |
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Asthma, use of asthma medications increased prostate cancer risk
HemOncToday Men with a history of asthma who use asthma medications — particularly systemic glucocorticoids — are at an increased risk for prostate cancer, according … |
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Genetic Faults May Boost Passive Smoke Asthma Risk
Online – International News Network ISLAMABAD: Genetic defects can increase a child's risk of developing asthma from second-hand smoke, German scientists said. The defects they discovered … |
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Study: Damp Homes Increase Children's Risk of Nasal Allergies
AOL Health (blog) Lead researcher Dr. Jouni Jaakkola, of the Institute of Health Sciences in Oulu, Finland, tells Reuters Health that asthma and allergies are often more … Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies |
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Pollution and asthma may increases suicide risk
Nursing Times Air pollution and asthma may cause as many as one in 14 suicides in Taiwan, a report has suggested. Subscribers get five FREE learning units and … |
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Mom's pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk
Reuters But young children with recurrent wheezing episodes are more likely than other children to develop asthma, particularly if they have risk factors such as … |
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AP – An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
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Report: Millions in area at risk of being denied insurance
An estimated 2.6 million people in Virginia, Maryland and the District have diagnosed preexisting medical conditions that could put them at risk of being denied insurance coverage if they try to buy it on their own, according to reports released Wednesday. Insurance – Business – Financial Services – Agents and Marketers – Business and Economy
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