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Voici une traduction pour le texte du contrôle du 13 décembre :

It’s bad news for tall people.  According to scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden, tall people have a higher risk of getting blood clots.  In a study carried out on more than two million brothers and sisters, they observed a lower risk for clotting in men and women smaller than 160cm and 155cm respectively.  The overall risk was reduced by 60 percent compared to subjects taller than 185cm.  The authors stated that “height is an independent indicator of venous thromboembolism.”

A blood clot can partially or totally block a major vein in the legs or thighs and cause phlebitis.  Superficial phlebitis (when the circulation is blocked in a small vein, leading to pain and discomfort) is not serious in itself, but is a risk factor for deep phlebitis, and the latter is an emergency because the clot which is blocking the blood flow in a deep or large calibre vein can break loose and migrate into the circulation and cause a pulmonary embolism (when the clot lodges itself in the pulmonary artery), and this is a serious and potentially fatal accident.  Among the warning signs in cases of phlebitis are: a red, warm, or hard vein, or one whose relief makes it clearly visible on the surface.  It is also painful or sensitive to touch.

1. How much weight should people lose to defeat type 2 diabetes?  15kg
2. At what time does dim-light melatonin onset generally begin?   8 pm
3. What is becoming more common in the over 50s?  HIV infection
4. How many countries in Europe have “eliminated” measles? 33
5. Researchers in Spain linked atherosclerosis with what?  Skipping breakfast
6. What has been linked to substance abuse in teenagers?  Vegetarian diet in pregnancy
7. What percentage of children in the UK are thought to be obese?  10%
8. According to one study how should pregnant women not sleep?  On their back
9. Psilocybin helped 19 patients with what?  Depression
10. Who should you call in the UK if you are thinking about self-harming?  The Samaritans
11. Mushrooms make you feel fuller than what according to a US study?  Minced beef
12. The Daily Mail said there are how many ‘breast cancer genes’?  180
13. Loughorough university researchers believe that what might lower the risk of dementia?  Marriage
14. How do US researchers aim to evaluate the risk of dementia?  Blood test in Middle age
15. Night-time eating might lead to what?  Heart disease
16. What type of wounds heal faster?  Daytime
17. The BBC reported that Scottish researchers have found that what is bad for children?    Grandparents
18. What might prevent rheumatoid arthritis?  Vit D
19. How many cups of coffee per day can bring health benefits?  3-4
20. What childhood disease has returned to the UK?    Scarlet Fever