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According to a recent study performed at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, children with no siblings are more likely to be overweight or obese. The study focused on 12,700 children located throughout Europe, and asked their parents to provide detailed information about play time, exercise and eating habits. After correcting for known risk factors […]
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Looking to lose weight? Go to bed. Getting a good night’s sleep may be one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against weight gain, a new study finds. According to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, good sleep habits are associated with higher weight loss rates, and people who sleep well […]
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Taking pain relievers like Advil and Tylenol might be doing you more harm than good. A new study has uncovered links between hearing loss in women and the long-term use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen. The study, performed by researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, found that regularly taking the over the counter painkillers two […]
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Researchers have linked a condition they call “job strain” to higher heart attack and coronary heart disease rates. “Job strain” is defined as a stressful, demanding job with high performance expectations, but one in which the job holder has little decision-making ability. The study performed a thorough re-analysis of over 200,000 clinical trial participants from […]
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Research has already linked the long-term use of ibuprofen and acetaminophen to hearing loss in men, and a new study has found that women may be at equal risk. The study followed 116,430 female nurses aged 31 to 48 from 1995 until 2009, sending them questionnaires every two years. These questionnaires asked the nurses how […]
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