Treatment of hypothyroidism, which results from an underactive thyroid gland, should be individualized and consideration should be given to alternatives to the first-line therapy, including desiccated thyroid extract and ...
Mar 20, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Did you watch your waistline expand during lockdown? You're not alone.
Jan 19, 2022
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New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular.
Mar 9, 2021
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Despite massive government, medical and individual efforts to win the war on obesity, 71 percent of Americans are overweight. The average adult is 24 pounds heavier today than in 1960. Our growing girth adds some US$200 billion ...
May 25, 2016
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For women approaching menopause, a number of changes begin to occur. One of the most common is an increase in obesity, which, in turn, raises the risk for breast cancer after menopause.
Aug 10, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Testosterone therapy appears to double a man's risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening blood clot, a new study warns.
Nov 12, 2019
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Increases in lifespan are one of the greatest success stories of modern society. Yet while most of us can expect to live longer, we are spending more years in ill health. Reducing this period of ill health at the end of life ...
Nov 19, 2019
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A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant superbug.
Jan 18, 2019
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New research led by Dr. Gurkiran Birdi and Dr. Ian Maidment in the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University will explore ways of managing excessive weight gain in patients being treated with antipsychotics ...
Apr 15, 2022
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A micro-needle patch delivers drugs that are known to turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat. This innovative approach developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), ...
Dec 28, 2017
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