Giving personal genomic information to individuals can have a major, long-term effect on their lifestyle, researchers have found. The Finnish
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Factors ID’d for persistent opioid use after pediatric surgery
(HealthDay)—Higher daily average inpatient pain scores and higher postoperative opioid consumption are associated with a subsequent persistent opioid use of
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Study links neighborhood factors, breast cancer rates in African-American women
Neighborhood characteristics such as racial composition and poverty rates are associated with increased risks of late-stage breast cancer diagnoses and
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Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity
A family history of obesity, high blood pressure, high blood lipid levels, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease should
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Risk factors developed after loss of spouse could increase likelihood of ‘dying of a broken heart’
Widowed individuals are more likely to exhibit risk factors linked to cardiovascular illness and death in the three-month period following
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Researchers identify factors promoting physical activity in childhood
Physical activity plays a major role in children’s and young people’s health. International studies, however, show that physical activity is
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