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28 Sep 2008
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Poor sleep and risk of breast cancer
Women who slept less than or equal to 6 hours per day had about 60% higher risk of breast cancer compared to those who slept 7 hours per day…Read more>>
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28 Sep 2008
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Lifetime risk of diabetes in 25-year-old Australians
If recent rates of life expectancy and diabetes incidence continue, 38% of 25-yr-olds would be expected to develop diabetes at some time throughout their life…Read more>>
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21 Sep 2008
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Lifetime risk of knee osteoarthritis
The risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) increases over a persons’ lifetime with increases in body mass index. Two of every three obese people are likely to suffer from knee OA over their lifetime. Maintaining a normal weight helps reduce the lifetime impact of knee OA…Read more>>
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21 Sep 2008
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Healthy lifestyle lowers risk of dying in women
Women (aged 34-59 yrs) who had an unhealthy lifestyle had about a 3-, 8- and 4-fold higher risk of dying from cancer, heart disease and all-causes, respectively, compared to those women who adhered to a healthy lifestyle (i.e. never-smoker, normal body mass index, ≥ 30 mins/d physical activity, high-quality diet and a moderate alcohol consumption of 0-15 g/d)…Read more>>
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14 Sep 2008
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Obesity increases the odds for pain in older adults
The prevalence of pain is about 2-fold higher among obese older men and women (aged 55-85 yrs) compared to their normal-weight peers, independent of a range of other factors…Read more>>
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7 Sep 2008
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High stress increases premature death in men
In presumably healthy, middle-aged men, high stress is a risk factor for premature death, increasing the all-cause risk of death by about 30% compared to men with low stress levels…Read more>>
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7 Sep 2008
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A smoking spouse raises your stroke risk
Spousal smoking poses important stroke risks for never-smokers and former smokers. The health benefits of quitting smoking likely extend to both the individual smoker and his or her spouse…Read more>>
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