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Boys reduced mother's life expectancy

...om four to 65. Daughters increased a mother's life expectancy by an average of 30 weeks. Mothers with many daughters who survived to adulthood had the longest lifespans in these pre-industrial Sami people. A woman's longevity was not related to her total family size. Researchers felt that boys take more of a ...

Fame brings wealth but not health

...ance Oscar winning screenwriters have a lower life expectancy than nominees who do not win. Wealth and status ca...or an Oscar and find that winners had a lower life expectancy - by an average of 4 years than mere nominees. This is despite having longer and more successful car...

Down syndrome life anticipation doubles

... Syndrome Association of NSW predicts the new life expectancy findings are relevant to Australia. "Prior to 1970 most Down syndrome children were institutionalised at birth or soon after," she said. "Respiratory illnesses which are common in children with Down syndrome would not have been treated as vigorousl...

Smoking stripes longevity

...of a smoker. It is based on the difference in life expectancy between smokers and non-smokers and an estimate of... Univeristy of Bristol, took their figures on life expectancy from a major study of the impact of// smoking carried out by leading cancer expert Professor Gary Bi...

ZYDUS enters female health care segment

...llion users of the drug in the US alone. With life expectancy of women in India on the rise, a safe and efficacious therapy can play a critical role in ensuring a healthier and graceful post-menopausal life. The company is optimistic that within the first year of its launch the drug would capture atleast 10 per...

Aspirin reduces deaths

...outine use in heart patients to improve their life expectancy - as along as there are no medical reasons why they shouldn't take it....

Obesity shortens lifespan

...pact of the earlier onset of heart disease on life expectancy of patients with heart problems. They concluded that normal-weight adults had a life expectancy of 78, for overweight people it was 77, and for the most obese 74. The researchers also found that ...

Mechanical Heart

...y ill with fewer than 30 days to live and the life expectancy of the patient who got the new device is expected to be extended by about a month. Courtesy : The New Indian Express, July 5, 2001...

New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug

...the results are very positive and in some the life expectancy has been remarkably extended...

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