Test detects ovarian tumors in the blood - Arab Times

Test detects ovarian tumors in the blood
Arab Times
Metabolic syndrome refers to a collection of risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke — including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, ...

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Triglyceride and waist measurements predict heart-disease risk - TheHeart.Org

Triglyceride and waist measurements predict heart-disease risk
TheHeart.Org
Quebec, QC - Using two simple and inexpensive measurements—triglycerides and waist circumference—can identify patients with intra-abdominal obesity who ...

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Farm, food service jobs tied to heart disease risk - Reuters

Farm, food service jobs tied to heart disease risk
Reuters
Metabolic syndrome refers to a collection of risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke -- including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, ...

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Overweight Patients More Likely To Develop Dementia - BETTER Health Research

Overweight Patients More Likely To Develop Dementia
BETTER Health Research
"Our data suggests a stronger connection between central obesity, particularly [abdominal obesity], and risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease," said ...

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For older women, extra pounds can mean less brain power - Los Angeles Times

For older women, extra pounds can mean less brain power
Los Angeles Times
This finding suggests that "abdominal obesity may be associated with better cognitive functioning," the researchers wrote. Fat cells in the abdomen produce ...

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Studies Support Earlier Intervention - Renal and Urology News

Studies Support Earlier Intervention
Renal and Urology News
Adults who have both pre-hypertension and pre-diabetes were also overweight, had a larger waist circumference (abdominal obesity), higher “whole body” ...

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HEALTH GROUPS URGE GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE CHILDHOOD OBESITY - Community Newswire

HEALTH GROUPS URGE GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Community Newswire
"It has been estimated that more than half of heart attacks are due to abdominal obesity. While children, teachers and parents all have a role to play in ...

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Olive oil may reduce disease risk, study finds - Capital Press (subscription)

Olive oil may reduce disease risk, study finds
Capital Press (subscription)
For the study, 20 volunteers with metabolic syndrome -- a prevalent condition often characterized by abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, ...

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This Day In History

Baltimore: port town and industrial center was founded (1729)

Quote of the day

"Do not hold everything as gold that shines like gold."

by Alain de Lille