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Older adults who eat between 2,100 and 6,000 calories each day are twice as likely to develop memory problems.

Smoking pot within three hours of driving doubles your chance of a major crash, Canadian researchers have found.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease....

HOUSTON --The risk of re-bleeding after intracranial hemorrhage did not increase when patients received early prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a retrospective review showed.

Women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke, US research suggests.

(MedPage Today) -- A temperature spike during labor with epidural analgesia may indicate serious risks for the baby in an otherwise low-risk delivery, researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- Workers who put in excessively long hours on the job are at heightened risk for major depression, European researchers found.

(MedPage Today) -- Rapid weight gain during the first months of life is associated with an increased risk of asthma, a prospective Dutch cohort study suggested.

A rising proportion of abortions worldwide put women's health at risk, as more are carried out without trained clinical help, a WHO report says.

More bad news for office dwellers: all that sitting at your desk all day not only may put your health at risk but is bad for your mental well-being.