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10 Home Items That Become Health Risks When NOT Used Right

Unfortunately, many of these new household advancements - laundry pods, coffee capsules, ultrasonic humidifiers, and even hand sanitizer - come with a new set of challenges and even health risks.

Hearing Loss Comes With Added Risks of Dementia & Diabetes

Although we often think of hearing loss as a minor annoyance, it turns out that it can lead to several serious complications in physical health, mental health, and social activity. 

Are Your Risking Your Health by Using a Dishwasher?

In fact, she says that the risk is the same as being attacked by a shark. In other words, most of us face little to no risk, but there are a select group of people who are at a higher risk – people with conditions that weaken their immune systems.

You Are Putting Your Health at Risk Eating Packaged Food

The FDA has now identified three types of perfluoroalkyl ethyl containing food-contact substances (FCSs) that are posing potential risks to our health, including the risk of cancer (as discovered by the National Institutes of Health).

Foods That Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

that certain combinations of foods have been actually correlated with a higher risk of dementia.

Warning! Heartburn Medication Increases the Risk of Death

These medications are meant to normalize the acidity of your stomach, but by doing so, they also increase your risks of suffering from heart and kidney failure, as well as stomach cancer. We write more on these drugs and their effect on your health below.

Staying Heart-Healthy Can Reduce Cancer Risk

A healthy heart, after all, is vital for your overall health. Needless to say, maintaining your cardiac heart can lower your risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, and stroke. But there's one more reason to keep your heart in good shape, and it may surprise you.

Taking Photos at High Risk - Remarkable!

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The Risks of Over Brushing Your Teeth

Brushing twice daily is also said to be essential for the health of your gums and keeps the acid that causes tooth decay at bay. That being said, when it comes to teeth brushing, can there be something like too much of a good thing?

WARNING: Birth Control increases Risk of Breast Cancer?!

For those who were taking some type of hormonal contraceptive, the risk of developing breast cancer was comparatively increased. The risk depends on the amount of time they had been taking the contraceptive. If it was less than a year, the increase was around 9%.

WARNING: Painkillers May Increase the Risk Of Heart Attack

They went on to conclude that there was a greater than 90% probability that the NSAIDs studied increased the risk of a heart attack.

New Study: This Surgery Will Lower Risk of Parkinson's

It was found that people who had their appendix removed early in life had a lower risk of getting the tremor-inducing brain disease decades later. The appendix, which is often considered to be useless, seems to be a storage depot for an abnormal protein.

This New Blood Thinner Medication Has NO Risk of Bleeding!

Blood clots are the cause of countless deaths every year, and current anticoagulants (blood-thinning medications) are considered high-risk drugs and have many serious side effects, such as an increased risk of internal bleeding and severe bruising.

If You're Lonely, Your Risk of Diabetes Could Increase!

While we are aware of various genetic and lifestyle factors that can raise the risk of its onset, the exact mechanisms are still unknown.