Mortality rates for those who sit more than 11 hours a day spike, and are 15 percent higher for those who sit 8 to 11 hours as opposed to less than 4 hours
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Journal reports that men who drink a non-diet soda or other sugary beverage daily have a 20 percent higher risk of heart attack
Read More »Underweight people at higher post-surgery risk
People who are underweight have a 40 percent higher risk of dying in the first month after surgery than patients who are overweight, according to new research released on Monday.
Read More »Firearm injuries to kids underestimated, study shows
New study shows that number of children injured by firearms may be 30 percent higher than previously believed
Read More »Childlessness May Increase Men’s Heart Disease Risk
Men who don't have children may be at increased risk of dying from heart disease , a new study says. Childless men in the study had a 17 percent higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease than fathers, the researchers said
Read More »Small Business Bankruptcy Numbers Down
The number of small businesses filing for protection has dropped from last year, though it's still higher than pre-recession. The number of small businesses that filed for protection under bankruptcy law fell 15 percent in the first quarter of 2011 from a year earlier, accoding to data released by Equifax
Read More »Immigrant Moms Typically Have Lower Infant Mortality Rates Than U.S.-born Mothers
The likelihood that a baby born in the U.S. will die within its first year is less than a third of what it was 50 years ago
Read More »Daily diet soda tied to higher heart attack risk
People who drank diet soda every day had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events, including stroke and heart attack, found a new study that followed 2,500 New Yorkers for nine years.
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