Low BMI is a risk factor for CVD in hypertensive patients with diabetes, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Takanori Nagahiro from Japan…. read more.
‘Big 4’ Journal Highlights – British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – Children of obese mothers are more likely to die before age 55 than children… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – The combination of obesity and low vitamin D deficiency appears to cause a greater risk of insulin resistance than either factor alone, researchers reported… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester – In a 3-decade study of adults recruited in the United States, researchers report positive correlations between durations of overall obesity and abdominal obesity and… read more.
Despite the lack of any concrete evidence that menu labels encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, they have become a popular tool for policymakers in the fight… read more.
Human sleeping and waking patterns are largely governed by an internal circadian clock that corresponds closely with the 24-hour cycle of light and darkness. This circadian clock also… read more.
by Peter Mas Mollinedo – Investigators report that current marijuana users have achieved significantly lower fasting insulin, and are less likely than non-users to be insulin resistant, even… read more.
Gestation diabetes risk can be identified through biomarker levels during first trimester. Levels of a biomarker in a pregnant woman’s blood can help physicians gauge her risk of… read more.
Disordered sleep preceded development of urinary symptoms by as much as five years in men and women, according to researchers.
Young women tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research.
The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion is reported in… read more.
by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Rajeev Desai, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, Bristol. The risk of cancer transmission via transplanted organs is very low… read more.
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