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Obesity, genetic variations found in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 16:08

The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort study found obesity in a higher percentage of adult survivors of childhood cancer than previous studies. Thirty-six percent of the research project’s 1,996 participants...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 17:21

Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of invasive breast cancer after menopause compared with normal-weight women, according to secondary <a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 17:21

Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of invasive breast cancer after menopause compared with normal-weight women, according to secondary <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VA study whittles obesity paradox in RA down to size

Posted on: 08/05/2015 - 14:15

Weight loss is a strong predictor of death in rheumatoid arthritis, with the greatest risk of death in low body mass index patients who were previousl... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Diet’s link to RA risk centers on alcohol, fish, sugar consumption

Posted on: 11/03/2015 - 19:01

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Moderate alcohol intake and fish consumption are the two dietary factors supported by the strongest epidemiologic evidence for a p... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

North America has highest rate of obesity-related cancers

Posted on: 11/12/2014 - 21:08

For those cancers in which risk is associated with high body mass index, North America has the highest percentage of cancer incidence attributable to obesity, according to a population-based study in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Randomized trial assesses behavioral weight loss as migraine treatment

Posted on: 03/12/2014 - 22:33

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. - The first randomized, controlled trial of behavioral weight loss as a treatment for migraine in women is underway, with results expected in mid-2016. The trial “provides an...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Maternal weight before pregnancy linked to children’s cognition

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 13:46

VIENNA – By age 4 years, the children of women who were overweight or obese before their pregnancy scored 3-4 points below normal on measures of neurocognitive development. The children showed...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Eating fried food before pregnancy may increase risk of gestational diabetes

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 23:00

Even moderate consumption of fried foods before pregnancy can significantly increase the risk of gestational diabetes, a large retrospective study has determined. <table class="imagecaption...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Bariatric surgery results may include improved sexual function for female patients

Posted on: 25/07/2014 - 21:05

WASHINGTON – Obese women experienced significant improvements in sexual function over 6-24 months after bariatric surgery in a multistudy review, indicating that this outcome should be listed among...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Obesity, genetic variations found in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

VA study whittles obesity paradox in RA down to size

Diet’s link to RA risk centers on alcohol, fish, sugar consumption

North America has highest rate of obesity-related cancers

Randomized trial assesses behavioral weight loss as migraine treatment

Maternal weight before pregnancy linked to children’s cognition

Eating fried food before pregnancy may increase risk of gestational diabetes

Bariatric surgery results may include improved sexual function for female patients

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