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Joined: 24 Mar 2005

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:11 pm

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Researchers at The University of Manchester?s Medical School, working with teams in India and Birmingham, have found that people moving from South Asia to the UK significantly increase their risk of contracting cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:02 am

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Contracting a heart disease? Has heart disease become contagious now???

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:08 am

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Probably life style is the cause.

Scolls

Joined: 05 Aug 2005

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:42 am

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So it's a developed condition rather than a contracted disease, not so? Could this be yet another media-fication of facts? Rolling Eyes

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:48 am

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Scolls wrote:

So it's a developed condition rather than a contracted disease, not so? Could this be yet another media-fication of facts? Rolling Eyes

No, what I meant to say is that there might be conditions, that exist in developed countries, contributing to develop heart diseases. Also recent immigrants have difficulties in adjusting to new environment. They need to learn a new language. They need to adjust to new culture. Weather is different. Etc. etc. That can also increase their stress level as well.

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