Having four or more children halves a woman’s chances of suffering a stroke.
Despite the stresses involved with having a large family, having four or more children might be good for women, a study has found.
BPA levels increase after eating canned soup
BPA is often used to line tin cans to stop them rusting and keep food fresh.
BPA, a hormone-mimicking chemical, used in soup cans could increase your risk of heart disease and diabetes, scientists have warned.
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1am to 5am is worst time for heart attacks: study
The size of a heart attack and the harm it causes a patient can depend on what time it strikes.
Heart attacks are worst when they take place between 1 am and 5 am, acccording to a study published in Circulation Research.
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Taking a multivitamin can lead to poorer health
Could taking one of these vitamins lead you down the path of bad behavior?
Taking a multivitamin may lead to poorer health, not because of what they do to your body, but what they do to your mind.
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Too much Vitamin D can double heart condition risk
Vitamin D is essential for bone growth and cellular health but high does could be bad for your heart.
High doses of vitamin D could more than double the chance of having a type of serious heart complaint, according to results of a large-scale survey.
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Women 9 times more likely to suffer ‘broken heart syndrome’: study
Women are seven to nine times more likely to suffer a heart attack from shock or distress.
Women are up to nine times more likely to suffer ‘broken heart syndrome,’ a study revealed today.
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More employers penalize smokers with higher insurance premiums
Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest employer, recently sought the higher payments from some smokers, as much as $2000 more than non-smokers.
Employers are making a shift toward penalizing employees with unhealthy lifestyles rather than rewarding employees with good habits as more employers are demanding that workers who smoke, are overweight or have high cholesterol shoulder a greater share of their health care costs.
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One in five American’s suffers from hearing loss
48 million Americans have significant hearing loss in one or both ears.
A first-ever natioanl analysis finds that nearly one in five Americans has significant hearing loss, far more than previously estimated.
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1 in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030
552 million people could have diabetes by 2030.
According to the International Diabetes Federation latest statistics, they predict at least one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030.
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Routine cholesterol testing for all children recommended by U.S. panel
Children should be routinely tested for high cholesterol.
9 to 11 year old children should be routinely screened for high cholesterol so that action can be taken to avoid the development of heart disease, according to new guidelines from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Smart steering wheel monitors health while driving
Sensors in the steering wheel monitor the driver’s vital signs while driving.
Working in collaboration with BMW, researchers from Germany’s Technische Universitaet Muenchen have extended the function of the humble steering wheel with the development of a sensor system integrated into the steering wheel that can give the driver a quick health check while driving.
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B Focused – cutting-edge system of cognitive health supplements
Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
B Focused, now launching throughout the U.S., is the most cutting-edge system of cognitive health supplements available. Its ground-breaking, patent-pending formulations were designed by a scientific team based on emerging nutrition delivery systems.
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