A nationwide study of people living in major urban areas, suburbs and rural areas found that city dwellers, irrespective of where they live in a city or their economic and educational status, are 62 percent more likely to die before age 65 than rural people, especially as a result of cancer and infections. This was based on deaths that occurred in the survey group during 1986-94. Basketball players wearing shoes with air cells in the heels were four times more likely to injure their ankles, according to a study reported in the March issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers suggested that air cells make the heels less stable. Implants pose no cancer risk Women who have had silicone breast implants do not face an increased risk for most cancers, according to a National Cancer Institute study of 13,500 women who had implant surgery for cosmetic reasons.
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