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Gestational diabetes

Health: The Pulse - 14/08/2008

Gestational diabetes - pre-diabetes in pregnancy - is on the rise, increasing a woman's risk of subsequent diabetes.

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Do married people live longer?

Yes, married people live longer than their single friends
Only if you're a man, single women live longer than their married friends
Only if you're a woman, single men live longer than their married friends

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