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CDC: U.S. Obesity May Soar to 42% by 2030 : Internal Medicine News
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Bariatric Surgery Markedly Improves Osteoarthritic Knee Pain : Rheumatology News
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Medical News: Obesity, GI Issues May Take Root in Gut Flora - in , ACP from MedPage Today
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Gut microbiota plays a causal role in development of diabetes and NAFLD
news-medical.net — “Exciting new data presented today at the International Liver Congress 2012 shows the gut microbiota's causal role in the development of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), independent of obesity.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Childhood obesity positively associated with HCC in adulthood
news-medical.net — “Childhood obesity is a widespread global epidemic and in parallel with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now the leading cause of liver disease among children. New data presented today at the International Liver Congress- 2012 furthers this concern by showing that childhood obesity is positively linked with developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) - the most common form of liver cancer - in adulthood.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Research roundup: Obesity treatment for low-income patients; Medicare vs. private plans
news-medical.net — “Low-income patients are underrepresented in clinical trials and are disproportionately prone to obesity and the related problems of high blood pressure and heart disease. Researchers conducted a 24-month trial of more than 300 low-income, obese patients from various Boston community health centers, randomizing participants "to usual care or a behavioral intervention that promoted weight loss and hypertension self-management using eHealth components. The intervention included tailored behavi” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Towards a drug to control cystic fibrosis
news-medical.net — “Harvard stem cell researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a critical step in making possible the discovery in the relatively near future of a drug to control cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal lung disease that claims about 500 lives each year, with 1,000 new cases diagnosed annually.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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New breast cancer gene discovered | News.com.au
news.com.au — “RESEARCHERS may have found the key to unlocking the genetic code behind a host of serious diseases, following the discovery of a new breast cancer gene mutation.” View full resource at news.com.au
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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 2, 2012
medicalnewstoday.com — “METABOLISMLinking obesity and high cholesterol Obese patients are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and a hardening of blood vessel walls called atherosclero” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Physical fitness of diabetes patients critical - news - Celebrities with diseases
celebrities-with-diseases.com — “Weight loss and increased physical fitness nearly halve the risk of losing mobility in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, a new study has” View full resource at celebrities-with-diseases.com
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High-fat, low-carb foods linked with increased risk of heart attack in obese people
news-medical.net — “High-fat, low-carb foods are a popular choice for dieters, but new laboratory research by University of Alabama at Birmingham cardiologists indicates these may be detrimental to the health of people who have ischemic cardiovascular disease or a predisposition to heart attacks.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Obesity Risk Score to Predict Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease | Mayo Clinic News
newsblog.mayoclinic.org — “Obesity Risk Score to Predict Mortality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease | Mayo Clinic News” View full resource at newsblog.mayoclinic.org
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Study co-authored by #MayoClinic physicians might change the way we assess obesity in patients w/ heart disease http://t.co/yYQeXWZn #ACC12
New discovery might show if you'll develop Alzheimer's disease
emaxhealth.com — “Scientists have developed a way to measure aggregated beta-amyloid – a protein complex believed to cause nerve cell damage in Alzheimer’s disease.” View full resource at emaxhealth.com
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NIH launches online resource on behavioral and social science research methods, March 23, 2012 News Release - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
nih.gov — “A Web-based interactive anthology will provide psychologists, economists, anthropologists, sociologists and other scientists with the latest research methods and tools to address emerging challenges in public health, such as the obesity epidemic and the rise of chronic diseases such as heart disease. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health collaborated with New England Research Institutes to create the free resource, called e-Source.” View full resource at nih.gov
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Obese children with PNPLA3 and GCKR genetic variants more susceptible to fatty liver disease
news-medical.net — “New research found the genetic variant Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing protein-3 (PNPLA3) acting in conjunction with the glucokinase regulatory protein (GCKR) is associated with increased susceptibility to fatty liver disease in obese children.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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