Overweight & Obesity
BMI is underestimating obesity in Australia, waist circumference needs to be measured too
A new study has found the waistlines of Australian adults are increasing faster than body weight.
Dec 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity may promote resistance to antiangiogenic therapy for breast cancer
Obesity—which is already known to reduce survival in several types of cancer—may explain the ineffectiveness of angiogenesis inhibitors in the treatment of breast cancer. A research team led by Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Mar 14, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight gain in pregnancy may be linked to later growth patterns in daughters
Rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fat tissue in children and adolescents—at least if those children are girls, according to a new study from ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Health
New national guidelines aim to prevent obesity in midlife women
Women between 40 and 60 years old are the focus of new national guidelines aimed at preventing unhealthy weight gain that can lead to serious illness. The study review paper and clinical guidelines are published in the Annals ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Surgery
Robotic-assisted medial knee arthroplasty shows good long-term outcomes
Robotic-arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) provides good long-term outcomes, with implant survival and patient satisfaction rates exceeding 90% at 10 years' follow-up, reports a study in The Journal of ...
May 10, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
The right way to weigh yourself
(HealthDay)—The scale can be your best friend—or your worst enemy—when you're on a diet.
Feb 13, 2018
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Diabetes
Glucose dysregulation seen years before diabetes diagnosis
(HealthDay)—Individuals who develop diabetes or prediabetes have elevated fasting plasma glucose (FPG) at least 10 years before diagnosis, according to an observational study recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Surgery
Study finds link between patient satisfaction and likelihood of bariatric surgery
Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
Dec 19, 2022
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Diabetes
Study suggests new strategy against vascular disease in diabetes
Recent findings suggest a novel approach for protecting people with diabetes from their higher risk of advanced blood vessel disease, which sets the stage for early heart attacks and strokes.
Feb 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fibromyalgia symptoms improve with CoQ10 supplementation
(HealthDay)—For patients with fibromyalgia (FM), coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplementation is associated with improvement in clinical symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 4 in CNS Neuroscience ...
Jan 6, 2017
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