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Living in multigenerational households triples women's heart disease risk

Living in a household with several generations of relatives triples a woman's risk of serious heart disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the journal Heart.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Credit crunch hits cash-strapped homeowners

Homeowners have drawn on their biggest asset, the roof over their heads, not to fund 'champagne moments' but to get through hard times; that's the finding of a preliminary study by Durham University.

Other Sciences / Other

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Late preterm births present serious risks to newborns

More than half a million babies are born preterm in the United States each year, and preterm births are on the rise. Late preterm births, or births that occur between 34 and 36 weeks (approximately 4 to 6 weeks before the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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