Oncology & Cancer
Excess weight linked to worse prostate cancer prognosis
(HealthDay)—Radiation therapy for prostate cancer may be less effective for overweight and obese men than for men of normal weight, a new study suggests.
May 29, 2015
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Diabetes
Charcot foot operations help diabetes patients walk normally again
A growing number of diabetics are being diagnosed with a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.
May 29, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Study finds support for obesity designation as disease
In the first assessment of public opinion since obesity was formally classified as a disease, a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that a majority of Americans ...
May 14, 2015
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Medical research
Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says
A letrozole pill once a week restored fertility in obese, infertile men and led to their partners giving birth to two full-term, healthy babies, according to a new study from Canada. The results will be presented Thursday ...
Mar 6, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Experts question value of current obesity treatments
The mantra in obesity treatment is 'eat less and move more'. But a leading group of obesity experts writing in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology question the belief that this is sufficient to treat obesity. They argue that ...
Feb 12, 2015
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Immunology
Immunotherapy for cancer toxic with obesity: Researchers link increased body fat and lethal drug reactions in mice
Immunotherapy that can be effective against tumors in young, thin mice can be lethal to obese ones, a new study by UC Davis researchers has found. The findings, published online today in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, ...
Nov 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Obesity affects breast cancer treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Obesity may affect a common drug that is used as part of the treatment to fight breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
Aug 22, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Study says it is time to abandon obesity myths
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say it is time to abandon some popular but erroneous obesity myths. In an article published June 23 in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, ...
Jul 2, 2014
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Surgery
Researchers identify a mechanism linking bariatric surgery to health benefits
Bariatric surgery has positive effects not only on weight loss but also on diabetes and heart disease. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and University of Cincinnati have shown that the health benefits are not caused ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Algorithm developed to guide physicians in obesity care
(HealthDay)—An algorithm has been developed to help physicians navigate medical treatment for obesity care, according to a report published by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP).
Oct 16, 2013
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