Obesity
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Heavier Pregnant Women Found to Have Longer Labor
Major Finding: The time to progress from 4 cm to 10 cm of cervical dilation was 2.9 hours (56%) longer for nulliparas and 1.4 hours (33%) longer...
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Nondiabetic Gastric Bypass Patients May Develop Hypoglycemia
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Extreme BMI Associated With Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Major Finding: BMI of less than 18.5 kg/m2 or greater than 30 kg/m2 in men and BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2 in women were associated with...
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New Dietary Factors Associated With Greater Risk for Stroke
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Sleep Apnea Implicated in Deaths After Bariatric Surgery
Major Finding: Obstructive sleep apnea causes profound, prolonged, and, in some cases, life-threatening hypoxemia in bariatric patients.Data...
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Lower BMI, More Exercise May Mitigate Risk of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers
Major Finding: High body mass index was associated with a higher risk (hazard ratio 1.35) and strenuous exercise with lower risk (HR 0.77) of...
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Overweight Patients Need to Hear It From Their Physicians
Major Finding: When physicians told patients that they were overweight or obese, patients were much more likely to accurately perceive that they...
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Nurse-Practitioner vs. Physician Weight Counseling: No Difference
Major Finding: Behavioral counseling by a nurse practitioner was no better than usual care by a primary physician in helping overweight patients...