Obesity
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EADV: Long-term weight loss curbs psoriasis severity
Long-term weight loss by obese psoriasis patients pays dividends in terms of sustained, clinically meaningful reduction in PASI scores.
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Children with metabolic syndrome at higher risk for diabetes
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Self-harm emergencies rise 50% after bariatric surgery
The number of self-harm emergencies increased by 50% after bariatric surgery, according to a Canadian study.
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Sleeve gastrectomy cut biochemical cardiac risk factors
Many traditional and novel biochemical cardiac risk markers show dramatic and stable improvements following sleeve gastrectomy, a prospective,...
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Evidence links common endocrine-disrupting chemicals to obesity, diabetes, reproductive disorders
So-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals have become so common, according to the Washington-based Endocrine Society, that nearly every human alive...
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Hospitalization driving bariatric surgery cost differences
Medicare payments to hospitals for bariatric operations varied by nearly $2,000 per episode of care, mostly because of cost differences incurred...
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Underweight patients showed greater mortality with gram-negative bacteremia
Patients hospitalized for gram-negative bacteremia who weighed more than 70 kg had improved 30-day mortality, compared with those who weighed 70...
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No difference in long-term cost for diabetes treatment with bariatric surgery
Diabetes is not a financial contraindication to bariatric surgery.
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High-calorie American diet causes insulin resistance within days
A very-high-calorie version of the typical United States diet caused rapid weight gain, along with other adverse side effects.
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Subclinical heart dysfunction, fatty liver linked
Patients from the CARDIA study who were determined to have NAFLD (10% of 2,713: 271) were found to have significant myocardial dysfunction and...