Obesity increases the risk of developing kidney disease, a new study suggests. Moreover, declines in kidney function can be detected long before people develop other obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the ...
Tags: Obesity, Kidney Function, Health News
Fewer people should take medicine to control their high blood pressure, a new set of guidelines recommends. Adults aged 60 or older should only take blood pressure medication if their blood pressure exceeds 150/90, which sets a higher bar ...
Tags: Health News, New Blood Pressure Guidelines, Bar for Taking Medications
Two Cedars-Sinai physician-researchers have been awarded grants totaling $4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how the environment - both in the womb and in the hospital where the baby is born - can affect the newborn ...
Hopefully as you are reading this, you are enjoying the holiday season and getting ready for 2014. It's been a chaotic, uneven 2013, and my wish is to see it over with as soon as possible and make a fresh start. Not all of 2013 has been ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that you make at least half of your grains whole grains. The amount recommended depends on your age and gender. Check out this chart provided by the USDA to see the recommended amount of ...
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A meta-analysis found exercise may be as effective as drugs in helping patients with strokes, diabetes and heart disease, British and U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Harvard ...
Hawaii is ranked the healthiest state followed by Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with Mississippi last, a non-profit groups says. United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings -- published jointly by United ...
NeuroMetrix, a medical device company, and Omron Medical Devices, a subsidiary of Omron Healthcare China, have entered into an agreement for the distribution of NC-stat DPNCheck in China. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, ...
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U.S. public health efforts since the 1970s to get people to lower their blood pressure and quit smoking have helped reduce stroke deaths, researchers say. "The decline in stroke deaths is one of the greatest public health achievements of ...
By 2050, it is estimated there will be 135 million people living with dementia worldwide, up from 44 million today, a British non-profit group says. The Global Impact of Dementia 2013-2050, a policy brief prepared by Alzheimer's Disease ...
Sanofi has released results of a 24-week Phase IIIb clinical trial showing that Lyxumia (lixisenatide) met the primary endpoint of non-inferiority in blood sugar lowering (HbA1c) when administered to patients either before breakfast or the ...
Tags: Diabetes Drug, Medicine
For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several smaller meals throughout the day, according to a new study from Linkoping University in Sweden. The study, which was published on 27 November 2013 in the ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Improved healthcare for physical and mental health are linked to a worldwide trend of less Alzheimer's disease or delayed Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Kenneth Langa of the University of Michigan ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration halted the selling of the 23andMe Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service -- a home DNA test. In a letter posted on its website, the FDA alleged 23andMe was being sold without clearance or ...
Denmark-based Novo Nordisk has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA's) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the marketing of the NovoRapid PumpCart in Europe. NovoRapid PumpCart is a 1.6ml ...