Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health. People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press. But shorties shouldn’t worry too much: a person’s weight, smoking habits and blood pressure are still more important factors when it comes to calculating cardiovascular risk. ... read more >>
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Short people have a 50 per cent higher chance of having heart problems than tall people
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Lady Gaga Talks Lupus, Eating & Smoking Habits
Monday, May 24th, 2010
Lady Gaga has been rumored to use the baby food diet to stay thin, but in a new interview in UK’s Times, she says she eats normally. Gaga claims she avoids cocaine but admits the occasional cigarette and ecstasy trip. She also talks about her health problems and hints she may have lupus. Here are some excerpts, read the whole thing here. ... read more >>
Lady Gaga has been rumored to use the baby food diet to stay thin, but in a new interview in UK’s Times, she says she eats normally. Gaga claims she avoids cocaine but admits the occasional cigarette and ecstasy trip. She also talks about her health problems and hints she may have lupus. Here are some excerpts, read the whole thing here. ... read more >>
‘Breast cancer risk rises’ for women living with smokers
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Living with a smoker increases a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer, research suggests. A study found that regular exposure to second-hand smoke raised the chances of the disease by around a quarter. It revealed that women married to heavy smokers – or who spent a lifetime working in smoky offices and bars – are most at risk. ... read more >>
Living with a smoker increases a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer, research suggests. A study found that regular exposure to second-hand smoke raised the chances of the disease by around a quarter. It revealed that women married to heavy smokers – or who spent a lifetime working in smoky offices and bars – are most at risk. ... read more >>
Many claims about passive smoking are inadequately justified
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Editor–George Davey Smith and Andrew N Phillips suggest that the tobacco industry attempts to promote confusion about passive smoking and disease.1 Although I was not involved with the report of the European Working Group on Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer, their central concern, I am cited as an “enthusiastic recipient of tobacco industry financial support who … has presented models … most favourable to the tobacco industry case.” Insinuating that I distort evidence for money is most unfair. I am widely consulted on many issues and attempt always to present an unbiased assessment. For passive smoking, which I have studied in detail, I strongly believe that many claims are inadequately justified, and I say so. In fact, the authors’ own article promotes confusion by presenting the relevant evidence misleadingly. ... read more >>
Editor–George Davey Smith and Andrew N Phillips suggest that the tobacco industry attempts to promote confusion about passive smoking and disease.1 Although I was not involved with the report of the European Working Group on Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Cancer, their central concern, I am cited as an “enthusiastic recipient of tobacco industry financial support who … has presented models … most favourable to the tobacco industry case.” Insinuating that I distort evidence for money is most unfair. I am widely consulted on many issues and attempt always to present an unbiased assessment. For passive smoking, which I have studied in detail, I strongly believe that many claims are inadequately justified, and I say so. In fact, the authors’ own article promotes confusion by presenting the relevant evidence misleadingly. ... read more >>
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