OBGYN & Women’s Health
High Glycemic Index Diet May Up Risk for CV Disease, Death
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Diets with a high glycemic index are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and death, according to a study conducted on five continents published online Feb. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine. David J.A. Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues...
Mortality Lowest With Five Servings of Fruit, Vegetables/Day
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mortality is lowest with consumption of five servings of fruit and vegetables per day, according to a study published online March 1 in Circulation. Dong D. Wang, M.D., Sc.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues followed 66,719 women from the Nurses’...
Digital Self-Monitoring Linked to Weight Loss for Adults
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Digital self-monitoring is associated with weight loss in behavioral interventions for overweight or obesity, according to a review published online Feb. 23 in Obesity. Michele L. Patel, Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to examine digital self-monitoring in...
Model Estimates Harm Attributed to Menthol Cigarettes
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Menthol cigarettes have slowed the decline in smoking prevalence in the United States and have been responsible for 10.1 million extra smokers during 1980 to 2018, according to a study published online Feb. 25 in Tobacco Control. Thuy T.T. Le, Ph.D., and David Mendez, Ph.D., from the University...
U.S. Patterns for Recurrent Coronary Heart Disease Examined
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2017, the rates of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI), recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) events, heart failure hospitalization, and mortality declined in the year after MI, with greater reductions seen for women than men, according to a study published in the Feb. 16 issue of Circulation....
Polynesian Ancestry May Increase Cardiometabolic Risk
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Polynesian ancestry in Native Hawaiians seems to be associated with an increased risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart failure, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in PLOS Genetics. Hanxiao Sun, from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues used genome-wide single-nucleotide...
Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Up Among Veterans
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) is higher for male and female veterans versus nonveterans, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Peter Boersma, M.P.H., from the National Center...
Children Conceived by ART Are Shorter, Lighter at Birth
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children conceived by assisted reproduction technology (ART) are shorter and lighter at birth than those conceived naturally, but have similar height and weight by age 17 years, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in Human Reproduction. Maria C. Magnus, Ph.D., from the Norwegian Institute of Public...
Prevalence Data Suggest Increasing Trend of Psoriasis With Age
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A clear bimodal age pattern exists in psoriasis onset, and prevalence shows an increasing trend with age until 60 or 70 years, according to a review published in the February issue of the British Journal of Dermatology. Ireny Y.K. Iskandar, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the...
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