Archive: 30/11/2016
Even mildly excessive body iron stores increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
Even mildly elevated body iron contributes to the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes, according to research from the University of Eastern Finland. Excess body iron accumulation is a known risk factor of type 2 diabetes ...
Nov 30, 2016
Use of frailty screening initiative before surgery associated with reduced risk of death
In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Daniel E. Hall, M.D., M.Div., M.H.Sc., of the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System and University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues examined the effect of a Frailty Screening ...
Nov 30, 2016
Levels of total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglycerides continue to decline among US adults
In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Asher Rosinger, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Md., and colleagues examined whether earlier trends of a decline (between 1999 ...
Nov 30, 2016
Researchers identify cause for lower-extremity overgrowths in obese patients
Morbidly obese individuals—those whose weight is more than double normal weight—are prone to overgrowths in their lower extremities that can lead to infections and other health-threatening complications. Little was previously ...
Nov 30, 2016