An hour of chores each day ‘lowers your risk of an early death’
Why you SHOULD do the washing up: Just an hour of household chores each day ‘halves your risk of an
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Sexual abuse survivors who aren’t believed are at higher risk of poor mental health
Survivors of sexual assault who encounter negative responses from family members when they disclose their abuse are at higher risk
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Adult weight gain likely explains link between parity, T2DM risk
(HealthDay)—The seeming association between parity and risk for type 2 diabetes among postmenopausal women is likely explained by adult weight
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Few at risk for diabetes report being informed by provider
(HealthDay)—Few patients with undiagnosed prediabetes are told that they are at high risk for diabetes, according to a study published
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Both low and high levels of hemoglobin linked to increased risk of dementia
Having either low or high levels of hemoglobin in your blood may be linked to an increased risk of developing
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Genetic risk tests aren’t always useful—and could even be harmful
Genetic testing used to be something that happened in a specialist clinic for those few families that had serious inherited
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Women who live in areas with high pollution face risk of infertility
Women who live near busy roads ‘are more likely to become infertile at a younger age because breathing in toxic
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Obesity has become the new normal but it’s still a health risk
Nike’s London store recently introduced a plus-sized mannequin to display its active clothing range which goes up to a size
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Poor oral health linked to a 75% increase in liver cancer risk, new study finds
The study, by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast, analysed a large cohort of over 469,000 people in the UK, investigated
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Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know
DNA testing to predict disease risk has the potential to prevent disease and save lives. Yet few Australians can currently
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