OBGYN & Women’s Health
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Study Refutes 'Fat but Healthy' Theory
TUESDAY, Feb. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity (PA) does not undo the negative effects of excess body weight on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Pedro L. Valenzuela, Ph.D., from the University of Alcala in Madrid, and colleagues...
Telemedicine Use Increased Considerably During COVID-19
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine use increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lower use in communities with higher rates of poverty, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. Sadiq Y. Patel, Ph.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues examined variation in total outpatient visits...
T2DM Associated With Premature Heart Disease in Women
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women younger than 55 years with type 2 diabetes have a 10-fold greater risk for having coronary heart disease (CHD) over the next two decades, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Cardiology. Sagar B. Dugani, M.D., Ph.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota,...
Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Up With Gestational Diabetes
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with a history of gestational diabetes (GD) have an increased risk for coronary artery calcification (CAC) across all subsequent levels of glucose tolerance, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Circulation. Erica P. Gunderson, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, and colleagues...
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Tied to More Menopausal Symptoms
MONDAY, Feb. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) experience a high prevalence of menopausal symptoms, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Menopause. Yizhou Huang, M.D., from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, and colleagues evaluated the prevalence, severity, and associated factors of menopausal symptoms...
U.S. Drug Prices 256 Percent Higher Than in 32 OECD Countries
THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2018, prices for drugs in the United States were 256 percent higher than those in 32 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) comparison countries, according to a report published online Jan. 28 by the RAND Corporation. Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ph.D., from the RAND Corporation in Santa...
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