Women who are deficient in vitamin D in the first 26 weeks of their pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening disorder diagnosed by an increase in blood pressure and protein in the urine, ...
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January 28, 2014 Sophie Langley Eating a diet rich in tomatoes may protect against breast cancer A tomato-rich diet may help protect at-risk postmenopausal women from breast cancer, according to research from Ohio State University. ...
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Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, report researchers at Columbia University Medical Center ...
Truck drivers, cleaning-service employees and mechanics are among the most obese groups of workers, new research contends. Not far behind are health-service workers and administrative and clerical personnel, the study out of Washington ...
Women are four times more likely than men to seek weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. And men typically are older, more obese and sicker than women when they do see a doctor about having the procedure, the researchers found. "It is ...
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While weight loss surgery offers one of the best opportunities to improve health and reduce obesity related illnesses, the nearly 100,000 Americans who undergo bariatric surgery each year represent only a small fraction of people who are ...
Hypothyroidism, a condition that causes low or no thyroid hormone production, is not linked to mild dementia or impaired brain function, a new study suggests. Although more research is needed, the scientists said their findings add to ...
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As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients. As a matter of fact, ...
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Among different surgical procedures, gastric bypass was more effective for weight loss but was associated with more complications, U.S. researchers say. Su-Hsin Chang of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ...
Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...
Placing five acupuncture needles in the outer ear may help people lose that spare tire, researchers report. Ear acupuncture therapy is based on the theory that the outer ear represents all parts of the body. One type uses one needle ...
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People with type 2 diabetes might be at somewhat higher risk of developing liver cancer, according to a large, long-term study. The research suggests that those with type 2 diabetes have about two to three times greater risk of developing ...
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Listen up: Being obese, especially if you carry those extra pounds around your waist, might be linked to hearing loss, a new study suggests. Researchers tracked more than 68,000 women participating in the Harvard Nurses' Health Study. ...
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A new review finds that weight-loss surgery helps very obese patients drop pounds and improve their overall health, even if there is some risk for complications. "We've gotten good at doing this," said Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of ...
The more people weigh, the higher their health care costs, a new study finds. The findings may give people another reason to pledge to shed excess pounds next year, the Duke University researchers said. The investigators analyzed the ...
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