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Middle-aged at risk from rows with family, neighbours
Think again before you pick another fight with your tearaway daughter or go head-to-toe once more with the people next door over their late-night parties.
May 8, 2014
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Seven+ daily portions of fruit and veg linked to lowest risk of death from all causes
Eating at least seven daily portions of fruit and vegetables may confer the best chance of staving off death from any cause, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 31, 2014
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Early pregnancy alcohol linked to heightened premature and small baby risk
Drinking alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy may heighten the risk of having a premature or unexpectedly small baby, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 10, 2014
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Food packaging chemicals may be harmful to human health over long term
The synthetic chemicals used in the packaging, storage, and processing of foodstuffs might be harmful to human health over the long term, warn environmental scientists in a commentary in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community ...
Feb 19, 2014
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Hot weather deaths projected to rise 257 percent by 2050s, experts warn
The number of annual excess deaths caused by hot weather in England and Wales is projected to surge by 257% by the middle of the century, as a result of climate change and population growth, concludes research published online ...
Feb 3, 2014
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UK law to stop further sales of booze to drunk customers routinely flouted
Bar tenders in clubs and pubs are routinely flouting UK legislation intended to prevent further sales of alcohol to those who are already drunk, reveals a study of purchase patterns in one UK city, published online in the ...
Jan 15, 2014
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Study on pregnancy and alcohol fails to take psychological factors into account
"It is OK to drink a little bit of alcohol during pregnancy" or "a pregnant woman should not touch alcohol at all during her pregnancy". These statements represent the contradictory conclusions that large population studies ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Recessions experienced in mid-life linked to higher risk of cognitive decline later on
People who live through economic recessions in early to mid-life may be at higher risk of cognitive decline in later life, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Nov 20, 2013
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Swine flu pandemic media pundits with pharma links more likely to talk up risks and promote drugs
Academics with links to the pharmaceutical industry were more likely to talk up the risks of the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic in the media and promote the use of drugs than those without these ties, finds research published ...
Nov 11, 2013
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Death rates higher among middle aged and elderly when economy is booming
Death rates among middle aged and older people are higher when the economy is growing than when it's heading for recession, reveals a long term analysis of the economic cycles of developed countries, published online in the ...
Oct 7, 2013
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