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Sitting for long hours at a desk or on the couch can harm your health. One serious risk is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), where blood clots form in the deep veins of your legs. Watch out for these causes ...

Varicose veins - enlarged and distorted veins in the legs - are genetic and affect 60 per cent of the population. Men and women develop them equally, but it is women who more frequently seek ...

A study published in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery suggests that sublingual varices are predictor of factors associated with ...

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More than 300 million people travel on long-distance flights (generally more than four hours) each year. Blood clots, also ...

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Experts weigh in on whether a standing desk is actually helpful in counteracting a sedentary lifestyle or not.

They found various risk and health factors that determine the speed at which the brain ages. The study, presented in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association ...

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