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- Shift work linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes
- Pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease connected by new study
- Extreme obesity cuts average life span extremely
| Shift work linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes Posted: 27 Jul 2014 06:32 AM PDT Shift work is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with the risk seemingly greatest among men and those working rotating shift patterns, indicates an analysis of the available evidence. This heightened risk rose to 37% for men, after further analysis to look at the potential effects of gender, study design, study location, job, shift schedule, body mass index (BMI), family ... |
| Pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease connected by new study Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:26 PM PDT Women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later in adulthood than other women, research concludes. The association between pregnancy loss and coronary heart disease appeared to be independent of hypertension, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and white blood cell count. |
| Extreme obesity cuts average life span extremely Posted: 08 Jul 2014 04:36 PM PDT Those with a body mass index, or BMI, above 40 are robbed of at least 6 1/2 years, on average, of expected life span, a study has found. And the toll in years lost rises with the degree of obesity, reaching nearly 14 years for the most obese -- those with a BMI above 55, researchers said. |
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