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Users of MP3 Players Heading for Hearing Loss Stories

Users of MP3 Players Heading for Hearing Loss

A majority of owners of MP3 players are listening at levels equal to the noise of a chainsaw, risking dangerous, irreversible hearing loss, according to a recent study.

Although the research, done by environmental health officials from the city of Edinburgh, is specific to one metropolis in Scotland, it may suggest a disturbing trend of MP3 player use all across the Western world. (Read more about Users of MP3 Players Heading for Hearing Loss)

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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems Stories

Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems

A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events." (Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems)

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Health Wrap: Reports on Snoring, Fetuses and Pain, Forgetfulness and Baseball Stories

Health Wrap: Reports on Snoring, Fetuses and Pain, Forgetfulness and Baseball

A new study finds that habitual snoring in women is strongly tied to body mass index—a marker of fatness-- and age.

Overall, 7.6 percent of women snore.

The frequency of snoring reaches its peak in women ages 50 to 59.

Frequent snoring was found to increase with alcohol dependence, smoking and physical inactivity.
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Family History Stories

Family History

How well do you know your family medical history?

We mean, really know –in the sense of knowing what each parent, brother, sister, grandparent, and great-grandparent, aunt, uncle, and cousin has or has had in terms of medical conditions. (Read more about Family History)

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Rubella Stories

Rubella

Rubella or German Measles is an infectious disease and is caused by a highly contagious virus. If a pregnant woman gets rubella, during the first trimester, the baby may become very ill or may even die. (Read more about Rubella)

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Measles Stories

Measles

Measles is a disease found around the world. The virus that causes the disease is spread by airborne infection and is one of the most contagious diseases. (Read more about Measles)

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