Archive: 15/03/2018

Early puberty linked with increased risk of obesity for women

Girls who start puberty earlier are more likely to be overweight as adults, finds new research from Imperial College London.

Mar 15, 2018

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Study of nearly 300,000 people challenges the 'obesity paradox'

The idea that it might be possible to be overweight or obese but not at increased risk of heart disease, otherwise known as the "obesity paradox", has been challenged by a study of nearly 300,000 people published in in the ...

Mar 15, 2018

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Study addresses barriers to kidney disease screening among black Americans

The incidence of kidney failure is 3 times higher in Black Americans than in whites, and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) continues to rise among Black Americans while it has stabilized in other racial groups. ...

Mar 15, 2018

Can men pass exposure to PBBs to kids? Emory U. study seeks volunteers

It was the worst agricultural contamination incident in U.S. history—the accidental inclusion of PBB fire retardant in cattle feed at the Velsicol Chemical factory in St. Louis, Mich., in 1973.

Mar 15, 2018

Prevalence of sunburn 34.2 percent in U.S. in 2015

(HealthDay)—The prevalence of sunburn was 34.2 percent in 2015, and sunburn prevalence was higher in non-Hispanic whites, younger age groups, and those with sun-sensitive skin, according to a study published online March ...

Mar 15, 2018

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AAOS approves diagnostic criteria for management of DDH in infants up to six months of age

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors approved new Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Management of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in Infants up to Six Months of Age. In babies and ...

Mar 15, 2018