Health
Daylight Saving Time saves no one
Feeling a little out of it today? It's no surprise. You can thank Daylight Saving Time.
Nov 5, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
AAP recommends greater access to surgical treatments for severe obesity
Recognizing that severe obesity is a serious and worsening public health crisis in children and adolescents, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is calling for greater access to metabolic and bariatric surgery, one of ...
Oct 28, 2019
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Cardiology
Running the numbers on high blood pressure
High blood pressure is a risk factor for many serious health threats, such as heart attack and stroke.
Oct 3, 2019
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Cardiology
Gum disease linked with higher risk of hypertension
People with gum disease (periodontitis) have a greater likelihood of high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a study published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Sep 24, 2019
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Cardiology
Can you still be healthy if you're overweight?
(HealthDay)—If you're overweight but have dodged chronic health issues like high cholesterol and high blood pressure, you might not think that losing weight is a priority. But an analysis of five years of records on 3.5 ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Cardiology
High blood pressure among older pregnant women has increased by more than 75% since 1970
The rate of chronic hypertension among pregnant women age 35 and over in the United States has increased by more than 75% since 1970, with black women suffering from persistent high blood pressure at more than twice the rate ...
Sep 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests body dissatisfaction begins before adolescence, remains constant into adulthood
Up to 46% of adolescents in the United States report feeling dissatisfied with their bodies, which can lead to eating disorders, obesity, poor mental health and other serious problems.
Aug 26, 2019
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Medical research
Studying organ crosstalk leads to a deeper understanding of sepsis
Sepsis, a complex systemic response to infection leading to organ failure, is generally studied at the level of individual organs; this research has hinted at altered metabolic changes. A new study in the American Journal ...
Aug 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heat waves brought by climate change could prove deadly for kidney patients
(HealthDay)—New research uncovers yet another population that will be vulnerable to the heat waves that climate change is delivering with increasing frequency: people with kidney disease.
Aug 9, 2019
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Medications
Trying to avoid a second stroke? Blood pressure control is key
(HealthDay)—If you've already had one stroke, your risk for another is much higher. But new research found that well-controlled blood pressure can reduce that risk by about 20%.
Jul 29, 2019
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