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Obesity increases preterm delivery risk |
03-Apr-2007 |
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Severely obese women who become pregnant are more likely to need to deliver their infants prematurely because of complications such as high blood pressure, and their babies face a greater risk of death or long-term disability, a new study shows.
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Depression often seen with chronic cough |
03-Apr-2007 |
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Reuters health |
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Among people suffering from chronic cough, more than half have symptoms of depression, new research shows. The good news is that the depression seems to lift as the cough improves.
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Alcohol in moderation may extend life |
03-Apr-2007 |
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Moderate drinking may lengthen your life, while too much may shorten it, researchers from Italy report. Their conclusion is based on pooled data from 34 large studies involving more than one million people and 94,000 deaths. |
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Asthma Death Rate Among Kids Down |
03-Apr-2007 |
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Asthma deaths among American children have declined since 1999, but rates of doctor visits for asthma have more than doubled over the past decade, says a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday.
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Being overweight ups risk of Parkinson's disease |
03-Apr-2007 |
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Reuters health |
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Middle-aged men and women who are overweight may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a progressive, irreversible neurodegenerative disease, study shows.
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Air travel can rob the body of oxygen |
22-Mar-2007 |
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DoctorNDTV.com |
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New research suggests that air travel can diminish the blood's oxygen supply to levels that, on the ground, might require treatment.
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Aching back? Sitting up straight may be why |
22-Mar-2007 |
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Reuters Health |
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"Sit up straight -- you'll hurt your back," Mom always said. It turns out Mom was wrong, according to a new study that found sitting in an upright 90-degree position places more strain on the back than sitting in a slightly reclined 135-degree position.
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