Obesity associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in older Chinese population
Obesity :: Obesity associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in older Chinese population Obese or overweight Chinese individuals age 65 and older have a lower risk of developing tuberculosis than those at a normal weight, according to a study in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [...]
Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects
Obesity :: Maternal obesity prior to pregnancy associated with birth defects Mothers of babies born with some structural birth defects?including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords?appear more likely to be obese prior to becoming pregnant than mothers whose children are born without such defects, according to a report in the August issue of [...]
Bariatric surgery appears to be safe for carefully selected older, Medicare patients
Obesity :: Bariatric surgery appears to be safe for carefully selected older, Medicare patients Complications after bariatric surgery appear similar between patients younger and older than age 60 and also between Medicare recipients and nonrecipients, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ?Obesity has become [...]
Nasal surgery creates feminine profiles in male-to-female transsexuals
Nasal Surgery :: Nasal surgery creates feminine profiles in male-to-female transsexuals Nasal surgery appears to effectively create feminine facial profiles in patients undergoing male-to-female gender reassignment, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “Transsexualism is a recognized medical condition, with an estimated incidence [...]
Mental illnesses common among veterans returning from Iraq & Afghanistan
Mental Health :: Mental illnesses common among veterans returning from Iraq & Afghanistan Almost one-third of returning veterans who received health care at Veterans Affairs facilities between 2001 and 2005 were given a mental health or psychosocial diagnosis, according to a report in the March 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the [...]
Study identifies characteristics of fast-growing skin cancers
Melanoma :: Study identifies characteristics of fast-growing skin cancers Melanomas (skin cancers) are more likely to grow rapidly if they are thicker, symmetrical, elevated, have regular borders or have symptoms, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, rapidly progressing melanoma is more likely [...]
One-time melanoma screening of older adults appears to be cost-effective
Melanoma :: One-time melanoma screening of older adults appears to be cost-effective One-time melanoma screening of adults age 50 or older appears to be as cost-effective as other nationally recommended cancer screening programs, according to an article in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Melanoma is the only cancer [...]
Patients with Medicaid and those lacking insurance have higher risk of advanced laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal Cancer :: Patients with Medicaid and those lacking insurance have higher risk of advanced laryngeal cancer Individuals with advanced-stage laryngeal cancer at diagnosis were more likely to be uninsured or covered by Medicaid than to have private insurance, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one [...]
Height loss in old age linked to heart disease risk
Heart Disease :: Height loss in old age linked to heart disease risk UK researchers have found that men who lose 3cm or more of height as they age have an increased risk of heart attack and death. The study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, took into account other risk factors for heart disease [...]
