The measure is called leg bioimpedance. Body composition machines use bioimpedance to calculate body fat by measuring how easily weak
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Can doctors identify older patients at risk of medication harm following hospital discharge?
Medication-related harm (MRH) is common in older adults following hospital discharge. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study has
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Testicular cancer study reveals highest risk symptoms to aid diagnosis
A new study has identified the highest risk symptoms that can indicate testicular cancer, in research that aims to improve
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Could This One Habit Quadruple Your Risk For Getting An STI?
You probably don’t give a lot of thought to your pubic hair. Sure, you might give it a quick trim
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Antidepressants may increase risk of death by 20 percent for those with progressive lung disease
Antidepressant use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with a 20 per cent increase in likelihood
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Most commonly used HIV drug worldwide not associated with increased risk for suicide in Uganda
A multinational collaboration of researchers found that efavirenz, the key component of the most commonly used HIV cocktail in the
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Standing up could lower your risk of diabetes, study finds
Standing up could lower your risk of diabetes: Study finds sitting for long periods is dangerous even if you offset
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Reading risk behavior in the brain
Anxious people take fewer risks—this is not surprising. However, a team of psychologists from the German Friedrich Schiller University Jena,
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Mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk identified
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person’s life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with
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Increased risk of MI, ischemic stroke after COPD exacerbation
(HealthDay)—For adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), acute exacerbations are associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic
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