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Weight during adolescence may affect pancreatic cancer risk in adulthood

New research has linked adolescent obesity with up to a four-fold increased risk of pancreatic cancer later in life. The study’s results also suggest that overweight and even higher weight within the “normal” weight range in men may increase pancreatic cancer risk in a graded manner. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a… Read More: Weight during adolescence may affect pancreatic cancer risk in adulthood »

How redefining gender under Trump could affect transgender people's health

For Kellie Hooker, there’s a new sense of urgency to have a surgery that will make him feel more comfortable in his body. The accelerated timeline to transition came after Hooker heard reports that the Trump administration is mulling a narrower definition of gender under the law based on the genitals a person is born… Read More: How redefining gender under Trump could affect transgender people's health »

Unhealthy Habits that Negatively Affect your Vision

by Smriti Unhealthy Habits that Negatively Affect your Vision Our worst habits are the ones about which we don’t know that they aren’t suitable. More than often, we unknowingly engage ourselves in actions which can be gradually harmful to our health. Especially when it comes to the subject of eye health; we are ought to… Read More: Unhealthy Habits that Negatively Affect your Vision »