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Smoky environment increases risk of high blood pressure

A nonsmoker should leave a smoky room or car until it has been cleared, suggested researchers as secondhand smoke can cause high blood pressure and hypertension.

Even light rain increases your risk of a deadly car crash

Even light rain significantly increases your risk of a fatal car crash, a new study finds.

Childhood abuse increases risk of adult suicide, research finds

People who experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse as children are two to three times more likely to kill themselves as adults, new research found.

Global warming increases wildfire potential damages in Mediterranean Europe

A study published in Nature Communications, led by researchers of the University of Barcelona in collaboration with other research institutions, shows that anthropogenic warming will increase the burned areas due fires in Mediterranean Europe, and the increase of the burned area could be reduced by limiting global warming to 1.5 °C.

Literacy rate among Iranians increases

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Pressure increases on Trump as impeachment gets closer

US President Donald Trump is feeling the political heat after two of his associates were indicted in federal criminal investigations, with a growing number of congressmen calling for his impeachment.

Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'

Nonsmoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research.

Support for refugees increases when they participate in integration programs

By Paul van Lange and Robert Böhm*

Bird population increases in Turkey's Lake Van

The numbers of birds in eastern Turkey's Lake Van basin have increased following heavy rains in the region, according to a biology professor.

Losing life savings in middle age increases risk of early death

Money may not be able to buy happiness, but a new study suggested it does buy health.

Sea swimming 'increases illness risk'

Swimming in the sea substantially increases the chance of developing stomach bugs, ear aches and other illnesses, researchers found.

CEO: KOGPC increases output by 135,000b/d

Karoon Oil and Gas Production Company (KOGPC) has increased its oil production capacity by 135,000 barrels per day since March 21, 2017, said the company's managing director.

Kidney disease increases diabetes risk: Study

Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease.

Number of American children in foster care increases

A new report said the number of children in the US foster care system has increased for the fourth year in a row, due largely to an uptick in substance abuse by parents.

Cannabis consumption increases violent behavior in young people

A new study by researchers at the Institut en santé mentale de Montréal demonstrates that sustained used of cannabis is associated with an increase in violent behavior in young people after discharge from a psychiatric hospital.