Cardiology
Severe obesity and heart failure
(HealthDay)—Severe obesity appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, a new study suggests.
Sep 16, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
A few extra pounds can't hurt you—or can they?
Being overweight increases the chances of premature death, according to a USC researcher.
Aug 29, 2016
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Cardiology
Severe obesity revealed as a stand-alone high-risk factor for heart failure
A study by Johns Hopkins researchers of more than 13,000 people has found that even after accounting for such risk factors as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, so-called morbid obesity appears to stand alone ...
Aug 22, 2016
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Cardiology
China facing epidemic of heart disease, stroke
A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Increasing body mass ...
Aug 15, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Genetic risk for obesity grew stronger in 'obesogenic' environment
Lending support to the idea that high-calorie diets, sedentariness and other aspects of the contemporary American lifestyle may be driving the obesity epidemic, UC San Francisco researchers have found that people who carry ...
Jul 6, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Men likely to gain weight after losing jobs prior to retirement
People who lose their jobs late in their careers are at risk of gaining weight—especially men, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Jun 24, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Heavy body shape across lifespan associated with highest mortality
People who are lean for life have the lowest mortality, while those with a heavy body shape from childhood up to middle age have the highest mortality, reveal findings of a large study published in The BMJ today.
May 4, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Excess abdominal fat is associated with heart attack
A large waist-hip ratio is a more important risk factor for heart attacks than weight, especially for younger to middle-aged women. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the University ...
Apr 15, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Remote eye gaze tracking as a marker for autism
A study to be published in the April 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports that eye tracking can differentiate children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from ...
Mar 31, 2016
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Diabetes
Highest diabetes prevalence in poorest countries
(HealthDay)—Diabetes prevalence is highest in poorer countries, even after adjustment for traditional risk factors, according to a study published online March 10 in Diabetes Care.
Mar 21, 2016
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