Freedland and colleagues examined the medical records of 1,262 prostate cancer patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy — surgery to remove the prostate gland and some tissue surrounding it.
The researchers found an association between diabetes and an increased risk of cancer recurrence and a trend toward more aggressive recurrence in obese white men. In all […]

The study, led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, concluded that the benefits of this form of weight-loss surgery far outweigh the dangers for most people who are morbidly obese, which is defined as having a body mass index of 40 or higher.
But individual decisions on the surgery rely on factors such as age, […]

“We’ve been worrying too much about people’s cholesterol level and not enough about their overall risk of heart disease,” Dr. Rodney A. Hayward, director of the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Services Research and Development, and a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School, stated in a news release.
Levels of harmful […]

“At least 30 percent of our patients are obese,” said Dr. Kumar Belani, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in Minneapolis, who wants to raise awareness about potential complications that they face.
Although a current report has found obesity rates leveling off in the United Says, about 34 percent […]

“Finding these new pathways can help us better comprehend how glucose is regulated, distinguish between normal and pathological glucose variations and develop potential new therapies for type 2 diabetes,” Florez explained.
The study is published in the Jan. 17 on the web edition of the journal Nature Genetics.
The international team of researchers began their study by […]

The recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) update those issued in 2005. At that time, the group said there was insufficient evidence to advocate routine obesity screening in children.
However, “since 2005, a series of randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that there is effective therapy, so we felt compelled to change the recommendations,” […]

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