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Obesity Mediates Response to Antiarrhythmic Drugs in A-Fib
drugs
December 18, 2019
Obesity may cause a differential response to antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) used to suppress atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online in JAMA Cardiology.
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Novo Nordisk joins UNICEF to fight childhood obesity
fiercepharma
December 12, 2019
Novo Nordisk has joined UNICEF in a new three-year collaborative initiative to end childhood obesity.
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Curcumin and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) (1)
Lin Zhang
November 24, 2019
Recent randomized controlled parallel-group clinical study published in the 《Journal of Cellular Biochemistry》 indicated Curcumin C3 Complex developed by Sabinsa company ...
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Scientists Discover New Way Fat Harms Your Arteries
drugs
September 20, 2019
Scientists may have found a way that obesity directly damages the arteries and contributes to heart disease -- a discovery that they say could eventually lead to new treatments ...
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Rates of Diabetes Higher at Lower BMIs Among Minorities
drugs
September 20, 2019
According to a study published online Sept. 19 in Diabetes Care, even at lower body weights, members of certain racial and ethnic-minority groups have a higher prevalence of diabetes or prediabetes than whites.
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Why Weight Gain Often Comes With Age
drugs
September 10, 2019
It happens to most aging Americans: Excess pounds pile on, despite efforts to eat right and exercise.Now, research in fat cells reveals why it's so tough to stay slim as you get older.
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Metabolic Surgery May Reduce CV Risk in T2DM With Obesity
drugs
September 05, 2019
For patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity, metabolic surgery is associated with a reduced risk for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events...
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Central Obesity Tied to CAD in Postmenopausal Chest Pain
drugs
August 29, 2019
For postmenopausal women with stable chest pain, central obesity, but not overall obesity, is associated with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD)...
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Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease
drugs
August 28, 2019
Rising obesity rates, coupled with an associated jump in diabetes and high blood pressure cases, appears to be undoing decades of gains made against heart disease, a new study finds.
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Obesity and 'Spare Tire' Raise Hispanics' Odds for Early Death
drugs
August 13, 2019
Excess weight, especially a "spare tire" around the middle, increases the risk of an earlier death for Hispanics, a large new study suggests.