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Excess body weight may up pancreatic cancer risk

April 2, 2019 American Cancer Society, body mass index, cancer, excess weight, health news, health update, height, Indian Express, Indian Express News, overweight, Pancreatic Cancer, Smoking, weight

Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon, accounting for just over three per cent of all new cancer cases. However, it is

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Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty

February 22, 2019 determines, Gap, Genetics, height, not, of, onset, Parents, puberty, with

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that the age puberty hits is based on the gap between

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Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, study finds

September 24, 2018 be, factor, finds, for, height, may, risk, study, varicose, veins

The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford

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I would like to get some sort of estimate of how tall I will be. I just turned 15 and I am 5’8. My Mum is 5’5, my Dad is 6’3 and my sister who is 18 is 5’7. I’m not sure if this relevant but I have big hands and feet and reasonably broad shoulders.

September 5, 2018 height, puberty

There is no method to determine a person’s height that is 100% accurate. Your adult height is controlled mostly by

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