Sprawling Communities Can Be a Health Hazard
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People who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are paying a health toll for all that time spent sitting in cars instead of walking.
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There are always trade-offs to every place people choose to live. If you live in New York, it&#39;s too expensive. If you live in Montana, it&#39;s too remote. If you live in Florida, you&#39;re going to be slammed with hurricanes all the time.
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Researchers are puzzled over what may cause high levels of respiratory and throat cancers found in various clusters across the county.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in areas with heavy air pollution, including Long Beach, have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar.
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By Donna Littlejohn DAILY BREEZE  For years, San Pedro residents like Janet Gunter have lived with the uneasy knowledge that operating close to their neighborhoods are storage facilities that handle dangerous substances that could spill, release toxins or even explode.
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By KRISTINE OWRAM  (CP) - The suburbs of Calgary sprawl beyond the reach of the city's public transportation system, swallowing up what were once tiny communities like Okotoks and Airdrie and putting pressure on water resources.
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A report released yesterday said that people who live in such sprawling metropolitan areas as the Triad are more likely to report chronic health problems - high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties - than residents of more
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Children living near high-voltage pylons may face double the risk of developing cancer, according to new research. A study commissioned by the department of health suggests that children living within 100
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A recent German study has found that people prone to a heart attack face triple their usual risk as a result of traffic, whether they are in cars, on bicycles or on mass transit.
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For residents of these 10 towns, life can be a death sentence.
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High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.
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Housing on Indian reservations is plagued by substandard infrastructure and overcrowded conditions that can lead to a host of health problems, an advocacy group said Monday.
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An American study found that women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
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LIVING in suburbia takes a greater toll on your health than the so-called pressures of the big city, according to new research from the United States.
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Fine particle pollution has been significantly reduced in recent years, but millions of people live in areas where concentrations remain high - and their health remains at risk, the
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SANTA MONICA - People who live in suburbia tend to have more chronic health problems than urbanites, according to a study issued today by a Santa Monica-based think tank.