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Original Technorati articles tagged “risk factors”

• in Lifestyle
  Looking to Prevent Alzheimers? Lifestyle Counts
  Simple lifestyle changes may reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.
  by jenna3967 / on Jul 19, 2011
• in Technorati Women
  Drug Used to Treat Breast Cancer May Actually Prevent It
  A new study suggests that a drug used to treat early breast cancer may actually help to prevent the disease.
  by jenna3967 / on Jun 6, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  The Cholesterol Delusion by Ernest N. Curtis, M.D.
  “Cholesterol is one of the most vital and important biochemical compounds in nature. It is a major component of every cell in the body.” — Dr. Curtis
  by fcetier / on Feb 5, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “risk factors”

 

• Gum Disease and Heart Disease – A Strong Connection

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  Benjamin Franklin once quoted she laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth. We can now probably add and a healthy heart. Recent research studies have shown a striking association between poor dental hygiene and coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease may be responsible for 20% of deaths ...
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• Negative Credit Funding No A Lot More Hurdles Intended For Borrowing

  
  make money online — Authority: 116
  To take funding along with bad credit score can be a Herculean task since the creditors do not give approval to your application for the loan as a result of having risk factors. Nonetheless, it is extremely easy to arrange funds in spite of your adverse credit scores. In nowadays, you can apply for bad [...]
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• 3 Causes of Hypertension You Need To Know

  
  All About Natural Health And Wellness — Authority: 112
  High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is a common condition which has many causes and risk factors and the only way to know if you have this condition is to have your blood pressure checked on a regular basis. Health experts have not identified one single cause of high blood pressure, but a variety of factors ...
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• What is epigenetics, and what does it have to do with autism?

  
  Autism Speaks Blog — Authority: 465
  This week’s “ Got Questions?” answer comes from Alycia Halladay, PhD, Autism Speaks director of research for environmental sciences If you’ve been following autism research in recent years, you have probably read—many times—that familial, or inherited, risk is seldom the whole picture. A few inherited ...
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• Data Center Automation – The Data Center of the Future

  
  Primary Data Center — Authority: 117
  Many forward thinking companies are assessing the opting and taking strategic steps toward data center automation (DCA). To consider creating an automated data center the company must look at the efficiency of the challenges the data centers face currently as well as planning for further technological advancements ...
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• How Does Pay Day Cash Loans Exploit Vulnerable Consumers?

  
  Debt Consolidation — Authority: 114
  Pay day cash loans are extremely high-cost short-term loans that charge interest at the annual percentage rate of over 400%. As per various research and reports by the Federal Trade Commission and various consumer protection organizations, payday lending has been found to be one of the most crucial reasons behind the ...
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• Infections of the Reproductive System: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. It’s the virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS. WebMD said HIV attacks and destroys CD4 cells which are white blood cells whose main function is fighting diseases. When CD4 cells ...
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• Endometriosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  Endometriosis is a painful condition where tissue from inside the uterus grows in other places, such as the abdominal cavity, over the ovaries, on the intestines, in the vagina or the cervix. Rarely does the tissue travel to further sites such as the lungs or brain, however it can occur. When the tissue implants, ...
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• Family History of Alcoholism May Affect Adolescents’ Brains

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 599
  A new study has found that the brains of adolescents with a family history of alcoholism respond differently while making risky decisions than the brains of other teens. Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University discovered that two areas of the brain — the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum — ...
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• Will FDA Approve Cervical Cancer Screening Device? An Editorial

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  The FDA has informed Guided Therapeutics that it expects to rule by January 20, 2012 on its application for pre-market approval. Guided Therapeutics are makers of the LuViva device which can painlessly detect precancerous and cancerous lesions resulting from the human papillomavirus , providing immediate results and ...
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• Autos, Television, and Heart Attacks

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  It’s generally accepted that engaging in regular physical exercise is good for your heart health on many levels. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure, helps you maintain a healthy weight, and keeps the heart muscle itself in good shape enabling it to continue to properly do its job. Keeping fit appeared to be a ...
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• Anxiety and Depression May Respond To Higher Omega-3, Lower Omega-6 Fatty Acids

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  Omega-3 essential fatty acids are beneficial to your health. And it seems that includes your mental health . Omega-6 fatty acids are necessary for health but they need to be in proper balance with omega-3 essential fatty acids. The average diet provides far more omega-6 fatty acids and far less omega-3 fatty acids ...
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• Caregiving 101: What to Say (or Not Say) to Someone with Cancer

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  When a loved one is newly diagnosed with cancer it not only affects the patient, but those around them. Caregivers are often also faced with learning to “live with cancer” while managing a stressful situation. While no one’s future is ever guaranteed, numerous studies do show people in a crisis do better ...
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• PIP breast implants under scrutiny in Europe and South America

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  The controversy started in France. Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), a breast implant manufacturer, was shut down when French authorities alleged that these implants were rupturing at a rate double the industry average. According to French prosecutors, PIP cut costs over the last decade by substituting a cheap ...
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• Fevers in Children

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  Children generally have higher fevers than do adults. The severity of the illness, however, depends on the age of the child. A temperature of 103°F in a 3-year-old child may not indicate a serious illness. However, a temperature above 100.4°F in a child under 3 months can be very serious. If the child has no other ...
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• Knowledge of Dental Patient’s Lifestyles ‘A Must’ to Improve Oral Health

  
  Dental Health Magazine — Authority: 415
  A leading oral health charity has backed Government calls to ensure all health professionals take the opportunity to discuss a patient’s lifestyle.
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• Parent Involvement, Coping Skills Reduce Gang Allure

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 599
  Researchers have found that moderate levels of parental monitoring combined with good coping skills can keep high-risk kids out of gangs. Experts say that gangs accounted for 20 percent of the murders in 88 of the largest cities in the U.S. between 2002 and 2006. Researchers looked at methods to actively discourage ...
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• Dynamic Mother-Daughter Duo Overpowers Genetic Condition

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  Three-year-old Rosie continues to astound her mother, Nicole Pallone of Starwood, British Columbia, Canada. Rosie was born with a rare metabolic condition called phenylketonuria or PKU, where her body has trouble processing protein. It’s one of the genetic conditions they check babies for when they do a heel stick ...
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• How To Avoid Debt Accumulation Through Cash To Payday Loans

  
  Debt Consolidation — Authority: 114
  Since people are borrowing cash to payday loans despite having the knowledge about its extremely-high cost, it only means that they are either highly tempted to borrow such loans (because of the lucrative advertisements) or they do not have any cheaper and safer alternative. But, considering the very fact that 4 out ...
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• 9-1-1 Dispatchers: Improving the Chain of Survivability with CPR

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 484
  I’m a full-time freelance writer and while I write for many people on a wide variety of topics, the work that I do here for Empowher is perhaps the most rewarding because it has the power to change -- and sometimes save -- lives. This week, research and reality coincided in a very real way that brought home the ...
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