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- Effective oral contraceptives for obese women soon
- Shift work linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes
- Gastric bandwagon: the key questions on obesity
- Health Tip: Measuring Your Waist
| Effective oral contraceptives for obese women soon Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:44 AM PDT New York, July 29 (IANS) Obese women who use oral contraceptives to prevent pregnancy can now heave a sigh of relief as researchers have identified ways to make birth control pills more effective. Making birth control pills work as well in obese women as in women of a normal body mass index has long been a challenge as obesity affects how a woman's body clears contraceptive hormones. "Birth ... |
| 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 ... |
| Gastric bandwagon: the key questions on obesity Posted: 11 Jul 2014 07:21 AM PDT The NHS advisory body Nice is recommending we lower the bar for stomach surgery. How fat do you need to be to get a gastric band these days? And will it save the country money? |
| Health Tip: Measuring Your Waist Posted: 10 Jul 2014 10:51 PM PDT Title: Health Tip: Measuring Your Waist Category: Health News Created: 7/10/2014 7:35:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/10/2014 12:00:00 AM |
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