There has been a sharp increase in the amount of chewing tobacco consumed by Oulu teenagers.
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Oulu Weight Loss Surgery More Than Doubles
Oulu University Hospital sees two and half fold increase in gastric bypasses in just one year.
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Most children with chronic urinary tract infections are not at increased risk from kidney disease later in life, according to an Oulu University study.
Read the rest of this entry »Ostrobothnian Women Finland’s Most Fertile
Twenty-one percent of Finnish women over the age of 40 have never had children, according to new data released by Statistics Finland. But it’s only fifteen percent in Ostrobothnia.
Read the rest of this entry »Fresh Food Fancy
Go abroad and you’ll encounter gastronomic unfamiliarity, whether in the restaurant, supermarket, or lovingly prepared by a romantic companion. Sometimes the experience is uplifting and sometimes it can make you want to pull out all your hair-as is the case for Elisa Borelli, an Italian dreaming of starting her own health food group to educate locals.
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People in northern Finland are increasingly concerned about catching Lyme disease from the parasites.
Read the rest of this entry »Finland Surprises Researchers with Suicide Rise
Finland’s suicide rate noticeably increased during the economic crisis but nobody knows why.
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The new health centre reform, to begin on May 1st, will destroy slow health centres, says a senior civil servant.
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Oulu Researchers Discover ‘Premature’ Gene
Oulu University researchers claim to have established a link between a particular gene and premature birth.
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