March 18, 2021
Fitness Trackers Can Help Obese Lose Weight
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health wearable devices are effective intervention tools/strategies for reducing body weight and body mass index (BMI) in individuals with overweight/obesity and chronic comorbidities, according to a review published online March 17 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Daniel J. McDonough, from University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and...
Life Expectancy Down for Those Without a College Degree
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Between 1990 and 2018, the U.S. adult life expectancy gap widened between those with and without a college degree but narrowed based on race, according to a study published in the March 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Anne Case, Ph.D., and Angus...
Patterns of Operated Cryptorchidism in France Explored
THURSDAY, March 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 2002 to 2014, there was an increase in the incidence of operated cryptorchidism in boys younger than age 7 years, which localized in clusters, according to a study published online March 17 in Human Reproduction. Joëlle Le Moal, Ph.D., from Santé Publique France in Saint Maurice, and...