Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children and adolescents more accurately than BMI. The study was conducted in collaboration between […]
How parents can help prevent the development of ADHD symptoms
Parents of young children with an excitable or exuberant temperament could adapt their parenting style to help moderate their child’s potential development of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a new study co-authored by a University of Waterloo researcher. Developmental psychologists know that temperament, parenting, and the brain’s executive functions are interconnected factors in developing […]
Oncologists Risk Self-Referral Violations Over Medicare Mail-Order Drug Rule
A new interpretation of a decades-old law could put community oncology practices in the crosshairs of regulators who monitor and enforce provisions against self-referral and add a barrier to patient access. Enacted by Congress in 1989, the Medicare Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly called the Stark law, prohibits physicians from referring patients to receive services from […]
Want to Get More Healthcare Bills Passed? Fix the Filibuster, Suggests a Senator
WASHINGTON — The Senate could get a lot more done on healthcare and other issues if the rules for holding a filibuster were changed, a senator and his former chief of staff said Wednesday. “Think about, for example, drug prices, where 80% of Americans think every drug should be negotiated so we get the same […]
Hibernating Squirrels for Obesity? Dialysis Warning; Endocrinology and Telehealth
Could hibernating squirrels open new doors to novel obesity treatments? The new partnership between Eli Lilly and Fauna Bio plans to find out. (Endpoints News) A total of 51 members from 18 countries joined together on an expert panel to draft a consensus statement aimed at tackling diabetes stigma and discrimination. (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology) […]
Allergic responses to common foods could significantly increase risk of heart disease, cardiovascular death
Sensitivity to common food allergens such as dairy and peanuts could be an important and previously unappreciated cause of heart disease, new research suggests — and the increased risk for cardiovascular death includes people without obvious food allergies. That increased risk could be comparable to — or exceed — the risks posed by smoking, as […]
Your Garlic Press Might Be The Reason You Have Garlic Breath
ZenShui/Laurence Mouton via Getty Images After years in the culinary backwaters, the garlic press could be due for a reconsideration. Once upon a time, garlic presses were a hot property. They were the perfect accessory for a cook who bought low-fat everything, loaded up on carbs and had a fresh pasta maker in the pantry. […]
Exercise-mimicking drug sheds weight, boosts muscle activity in mice
A brand-new kind of drug, tested in mice, shows promising new results that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss drug that mimics exercise. The new compound, developed and tested by a University of Florida professor of pharmacy and his colleagues, leads obese mice to lose weight by convincing the body’s muscles that […]
Lorundrostat Stands a Chance Against Obesity-Related Hypertension
Among selected people with uncontrolled hypertension, blood pressure (BP) could be successfully reduced with a highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor, a phase II dose-finding trial found. In hypertensive patients with suppressed renin — theoretically the group most likely to benefit from reining in aldosterone production — reductions of automated office systolic BP reached up to […]
Retinal Changes Emerge Years Before Parkinson’s Disease
People with Parkinson’s disease had retinal changes that could be seen with optical coherence tomography (OCT) years before diagnosis, cross-sectional data suggested. Both incident and prevalent Parkinson’s disease were associated with reduced ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) and inner nuclear layer (INL) thicknesses, reported Siegfried Karl Wagner, MSc, MD, of University College London in England, […]