New research suggests that a larger waist circumference is a bigger risk factor than body mass index (BMI) for obesity-related cancers — but only for men, not for women. Experts weighed in.

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A new study led by researchers at Yale University published in Environmental Health Perspectives, suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants—small particle air ...

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