Older women are physically inactive for about two-thirds of their waking hours, according to new research. But that doesn't mean they're just sitting still. Although women in the study appeared to be inactive for a good portion of the ...
Kids who don't get enough sleep at night may experience a slight spike in their blood pressure the next day even if they are not overweight or obese, a new study suggests. The research included 143 kids aged 10 to 18 who spent one night ...
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Diabetes increases your risk for developing a number of health problems, including issues with your mouth, teeth and gums. The Mouthhealthy.org website says diabetics are at heightened risk for these oral health conditions: Gum ...
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Just a little exercise each week -- jogging for an hour or walking for about three hours -- can reduce the risk of developing kidney stones by up to 31 percent, according to a new study. Researchers looking at data on more than 84,000 ...
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U.S. adults currently average 6.8 hours of sleep at night, down more than an hour from 1942, a Gallup poll indicates. Almost 60 percent of U.S. adults get 7 or more hours of sleep at night, but in 1942, 84 percent did, while about 40 ...
Cultivated in China to sweeten tea, Siraitia grosvenorii could rescure the U.S. soda industry valued $8 billion. Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine of the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family, native to southern China and ...
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Merck Announces Launch of a New Business Focused on Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Weight Management Interventions in the U.S. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Dec. 20, 2013--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States ...
A new study shows that coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening, an assessment tool that is not currently recommended for people considered at low risk, should play a more prominent role in helping determine a person's risk for heart attack ...
Type 2 diabetes - the most common type of diabetes - triples the risk of an early menopause in women younger than 45 years of age, according to new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric. Diabetes is a huge and ...
Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. (PTS), the U.S.-based manufacturer of the CardioChek family of point-of-care diagnostic products, announced today that it has acquired the A1CNow® family of products from Bayer Diabetes Care. The ...
A British researcher says an international team found those at higher risk for type 2 diabetes may reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke by walking. Dr. Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester and colleagues at Duke University ...
Despite significant headwinds, several medtech companies flourished in the past year while several stumbled. Here are five of the most successful: DexCom, a glucose monitoring specialist, has seen the value of its stock nearly triple in ...
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Smoking alters several genes associated with health problems for smokers, such as increased risk for cancer and diabetes, researchers in Sweden say. A study, published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, identified a large number of ...
In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at ...
Biodel, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced a long-term supply agreement with Becton, Dickinson and Company, a medical technology company, for worldwide exclusive rights to the novel and proprietary BD Uniject SCF disposable ...
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