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Taking a walk may protect against diabetes

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Jun 19, 2013
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A 15-minute walk after each meal may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in older people.

Literacy rate benefits health more than income

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Jun 19, 2013
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The key factor for more public health is not income - the increase of which is the focus of numerous efforts in development countries - but rather the literacy rate.

Volunteering may reduce blood pressure

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Jun 19, 2013
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Exercising, a healthy diet and to refrain from smoking are known to reduce the risk of disease. But volunteering may also have a positive effect.

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Avoiding DVT in immobile patients following stroke

Jun 18, 2013
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Venous thromboembolism is a common, potentially avoidable cause of death and morbidity in patients in hospital, including those with stroke. In surgical patients, in...

Identifying and supporting victims of domestic violence

Jun 18, 2013
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the leading cause of non-fatal injury to women worldwide. Musculoskeletal injuries, which are often seen by orthopaedic surgeons, ...

Identifying risks for preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants

Jun 18, 2013
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Preclinical spinocerebellar ataxias

Jun 18, 2013
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Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are autosomal, dominantly inherited, fully penetrant neurodegenerative diseases. Our aim was to study the preclinical stage of the mos...

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