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As with HIV-negative individuals, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is tied to diabetes and irregular blood lipids in those with HIV.
Two studies suggest that bariatric surgery may prevent obesity-related cancers, including breast cancer.
Teen females with asthma in poor neighborhoods are more likely to get better medical care than those diagnosed only as obese.
Interestingly, the drugs themselves, not just the act of curing the virus, were tied to a lower diabetes risk in a recent large study.
Scientists have firmly established an association between direct-acting antiviral treatment and a lower risk of liver cancer and death.
How well people with bipolar disorder react to treatment may be affected by their weight and the quality of their diet.
For many women, making even small lifestyle changes, can stave off death from heart disease.
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Based on all the teasing, bullying and parental nagging that overweight kids must endure, it may come as no surprise to hear that obese childr...
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Carrying extra weight, especially around the midsection, can increase African-American women?s risk of death, according to a study published i...
Docs aren’t addressing obese women’s sex lives.
Obesity, a cause of heart disease and diabetes, may not affect your health until age 40 and beyond, according to study findings published in t...
Does the popular fitness game actually make you healthier?
Expectant mothers who perform regular moderate-intensity exercise reduce their baby?s birth weight, possibly lowering the child?s obesity risk...
Another study confirms that the body mass index (BMI) overstates the obesity epidemic in black America.
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