News tagged with syndrome
Grape polyphenols counteract fructose-induced effects
(HealthDay)—Grape polyphenol (PP) supplementation prevents fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in healthy volunteers with high metabolic risk, according to research published online ...
Diabetes
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Drugs to treat fibromyalgia just as likely to harm as help
Among fibromyalgia patients taking either of two commonly prescribed drugs to reduce pain, 22 percent report substantial improvement while 21 percent had to quit the regimen due to unpleasant side effects, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Researchers identify promising treatments for chronic fatigue
(Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Could traditional Chinese medicine hold an answer to the obesity problem?
Obesity might be a very modern problem, but a team of scientists from Taiwan and China is turning to the age-old principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to help fight it. Breaking research published in the Journal of ...
Medical research
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages
A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially ...
Cardiology
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Binge drinking increases risk of Type 2 diabetes by causing insulin resistance
Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by researchers at the Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Institute at the Icahn School of ...
Diabetes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Are gender and ethnicity risk factors for metabolic syndrome in children?
Metabolic syndrome is more likely to affect children who are obese than overweight or non-overweight and who have other characteristics associated with the disorder, such as high blood pressure or insulin ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Study reveals significance of second trimester markers for Down's syndrome
A new analysis has found that some second trimester markers for Down's syndrome that are detected by ultrasound are more telling than others. Published early online in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, the study's result ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Jan 30, 2013 |
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TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood
A team of scientists at Umea University, in collaboration with colleagues in Melbourne, Australia, have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome ...
Health
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Taking stairs, raking leaves may equal a trip to the gym, study finds
New research at Oregon State University suggests the health benefits of small amounts of activity – even as small as one- and two-minute increments that add up to 30 minutes per day – can be just as beneficial ...
Health
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Predicting survival among those aging with HIV infection
(Medical Xpress)—A new collaborative study led by Yale, the VA Healthcare System, and the North American Cohort Collaboration supports the accuracy of an index used for predicting mortality as patients ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 29, 2013 |
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U.S. vets with Gulf War Syndrome need individualized treatment, report says
(HealthDay)—A one-size-fits-all approach to treating U.S. veterans with Gulf War Syndrome does not work, and therapy needs to be tailored to meet each patient's needs, according to a new Institute of Medicine ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Fatty liver may directly mediate CAD in metabolic syndrome
(HealthDay)—Men and women with fatty liver are more likely to have metabolic syndrome (MetS) with type 2 diabetes, and women with fatty liver are more likely to have MetS with subclinical atherosclerosis, ...
Diabetes
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Polycystic ovary syndrome: Panel recommends changing name of common disorder in women
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that the name of a common hormone disorder in women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), causes confusion and is a barrier to research progress ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Whole-exome sequencing identifies inherited mutations in autism
While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it's hard to find enough people with a given mutation to establish a clear pattern. ...
Autism spectrum disorders
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