(HealthDay)—Extremely obese children—such as those at least 100 pounds overweight—are in deeper trouble in terms of cardiovascular disease risks than doctors have thought, new research suggests. The study appears online ...
Mar 3, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Adiposity has an age-specific causal effect on cardiovascular risk factors, according to research published online Feb. 23 in Diabetes.
Mar 3, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For postmenopausal women, oral bisphosphonate use is associated with a reduction in the risk of endometrial cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Mar 2, 2015
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(HealthDay)—A Mediterranean diet may reduce your risk of one type of stroke, new research suggests.
Feb 12, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Greater adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet (DT) is tied to a decreased left ventricular (LV) mass, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Feb 2, 2015
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(HealthDay)—The differences in the developmental profiles of upper-body and lower-body fat depots may explain their opposing associations with obesity-related metabolic disease, according to research published in the November ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Obesity is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disorder.
Nov 17, 2014
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(HealthDay)—In older adults with type 2 diabetes, muscle size may mediate the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality, according to research published online Oct. 14 in Diabetes Care.
Oct 29, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Documentation rules for annual wellness visits (AWVs) for Medicare differ from those for preventive visits, which are not covered by Medicare, according to an article published Aug. 5 in Medical Economics.
Aug 22, 2014
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With the nation's ever-expanding waistlines, obesity is never far from the headlines, and you may have seen that today is no exception. A new study – published in the Lancet – has analysed the link between body mass index ...
Aug 15, 2014
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