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Your address holds clues to knowing your child’s hospitalization risk

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Parents know there are a lot of factors impacting their child’s health − anything from the area’s air quality to the paint on your walls. While city officials can advise keeping kids indoors during air quality alert days, there isn’t much they can do to help identify the many parts of a home environment that…

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You can lose up to 80% of kidney function without knowing it: Doctors explain the warning signs of chronic kidney disease

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The kidneys are among the hardest-working organs in the body. Every day, they filter nearly 180 litres of blood, remove waste, regulate fluids, help control blood pressure, maintain healthy mineral levels, and even support the production of red blood cells. Yet despite carrying out so many vital functions, they often fail quietly.Unlike many illnesses that…