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1. Japan's growing taste for risk
Even as caution rules for investors around the world nursing wounds from the year-old credit crisis, Japanese households are still eager to take risks and buy exotic currencies in their relentless quest for higher yields.
08 Aug 2008
2. Secondhand smoke seen to raise spouse's stroke risk
Nonsmokers married to smokers have a greatly increased chance of having strokes, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday showing yet another hazard from secondhand smoke.
29 Jul 2008
3. Bear markets set stage for risk assets upturn
World stocks' deep plunge into bear market territory is causing investors to seek short-term refuge in a defensive bunker, but a broad tumble in risky assets sets an almost perfect stage for a strong recovery later.
28 Jul 2008
4. Risk of recession rising - poll
A rapidly slowing economy is at significant risk of falling into recession and will force the Bank of England to cut interest rates next year even in the face of high inflation, a Reuters poll showed.
25 Jul 2008
5. Gene variant common in Africa ups HIV risk: study
A gene variant that emerged thousands of years ago to protect Africans from malaria may raise their vulnerability to HIV infection but help them live longer once infected, researchers said on Wednesday.
17 Jul 2008
6. Study links low IQ to vascular dementia risk
A lower IQ increases a person's risk of developing a common form of dementia, a study found on Wednesday.
26 Jun 2008
7. Infrastructure still at risk from floods
Power stations, water plants and transport networks are still far too vulnerable to flooding, engineers said on Wednesday.
25 Jun 2008
8. No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking
Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person's risk of early death and may cut a person's chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.
17 Jun 2008
9. Group of drugs cuts Alzheimer's risk by a quarter
Aspirin and related painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs all seem to work equally well to cut a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
29 May 2008
10. China "quake lake" fears force evacuation
China has evacuated more than 150,000 people living below a swollen lake formed by this month's devastating earthquake amid fears it could burst and trigger massive flooding, state media said on Wednesday.
28 May 2008
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