Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days
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Obesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency: Findings strengthen the idea that obesity influences smoking behavior
Being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per
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New agility tests can discriminate between soccer players at different performance levels: The tests could be a more accurate way to assess agility in young players, compared with conventional measurements such as sprinting and jumping ability
Agility — the ability to rapidly and tactically change speed or direction — is an important factor in soccer performance.
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New light on genetic foundation of migraines
The nauseating, often debilitating, headaches affect 15-20 percent of adults in developed countries, yet they remain stubbornly hard to explain.
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Women should have right to reject pregnancy, experts say: Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a legal academic in Australia who has says abortion can be decriminalised without society and governments making a moral judgement.
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic
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Alcohol intake may be linked to premenstrual syndrome: Around 1 in 10 cases worldwide might be associated with drinking, estimate the researchers
Drinking alcohol may be linked to pre-menstrual syndrome, or PMS for short, suggests a pooled analysis of published study data
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Saving lives: Swapping cars for shared bicycles
The 12 largest bicycle sharing systems in European cities offer health and economic benefits. Currently, the use of shared bicycles
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Nicotine-imbibing teenage rats show an increased risk for drinking alcohol as adults: Results have implications for better understanding use of nicotine vaping in children
Rats that were dosed with nicotine during their adolescence grew up to drink more alcohol than those that weren’t exposed
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Higher blood pressure before pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk
Elevated blood pressure before becoming pregnant and early in pregnancy may increase the risk of pregnancy loss, even if the
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