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Obesity plus low vitamin D may add up to a greater risk of diabetes

The combination of obesity and vitamin D deficiency may put people at even greater risk of insulin resistance than either factor alone, according to new research from the Drexel University School of Public Health recently ...

Diabetes created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pain, disability don't predict function in spinal stenosis

(HealthDay) -- For patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), subjective measures of pain and disability have limited ability to predict real-life ambulatory performance, according to a study published in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines autism law, financial burdens

While the causes of autism continue to be debated and bandied about, real families who have children with autism spectrum disorders are left to struggle with expensive health care needs. These costs can be devastating - but ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss today keeps the doctor away

Statistics show that today, almost one in four Canadians is obese. A deadly trend that has been on the rise for the last thirty years, obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and cancer. But is the obesity epidemic ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemicals in personal care products may increase risk of diabetes in women

A study lead by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows an association between increased concentrations of phthalates in the body and an increased risk of diabetes in women. Phthalates are endocrine disrupting ...

Diabetes created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cutting daily sitting time to under 3 hours might extend life by 2 years

Restricting the amount of time spent seated every day to less than 3 hours might boost the life expectancy of US adults by an extra 2 years, indicates an analysis of published research in the online journal BMJ Open.

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women more likely to defer health care for financial reasons

(Medical Xpress) -- Women are more likely to put off going to their GP, buying prescriptions or going to the dentist for financial reasons than men according to a new University of Otago study.

Health created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study compares effect of three common diets on energy expenditure following weight loss

In an examination of the effect on energy expenditure and components of the metabolic syndrome of 3 types of commonly consumed diets following weight loss, decreases in resting energy expenditure and total energy expenditure ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discount supermarkets tied to rising obesity rates

(HealthDay) -- People who shop at lower-cost supermarkets are more likely to be obese than those who shop at higher-priced stores, according to a new study.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Health of Americans a mixed bag: CDC report

(HealthDay) -- There were both good and bad trends in the overall health of Americans in 2011, a new government report shows.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

46 million Americans lack health insurance: report (Update)

A total of 46.3 million people in the United States do not have health coverage, a trend that has been rising in the past 15 years, said a US survey published Tuesday.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychological distress increases risk of death from stroke

Psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of death from stroke, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tool identifies teens with impaired fasting glucose

(HealthDay) -- More effective than body mass index (BMI) alone, the Tool for Assessing Glucose Impairment (TAG-IT) for adolescents (TAG-IT-A) is a simple screening tool that identifies adolescents who may ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Who's stressed in the US? Researchers study adult stress levels from 1983-2009

Until now, comparing stress levels in individuals across the United States over time was not possible due to a lack of historical data that tracks stress using accepted comparable measures.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prevalence of kidney stones doubles in wake of obesity epidemic

The number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast