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Obesity, overweight in adolescence tied to risk of serious morbidity in early adulthood

17 Feb 2025

Overweight or obesity during adolescence appears to come with an increased risk of developing serious morbidity before age 25, according to a retrospective study.

Obesity, overweight in adolescence tied to risk of serious morbidity in early adulthood

17 Feb 2025

Community partnerships boost success of youth obesity treatment

17 Feb 2025 by

Strategic partnerships between healthcare systems and community organizations, such as public parks and recreation (P&R) centres, represent a promising strategy for tackling youth obesity, helping increase access to health behaviour and lifestyle interventions and improve weight outcomes.

Community partnerships boost success of youth obesity treatment

17 Feb 2025

Social media use tied to binge eating in early adolescence

17 Feb 2025

Social media addiction (SMA) appears to exert some influence on binge eating habits in early adolescence, suggests a recent study, noting a difference in the association by sex and weight status.

Social media use tied to binge eating in early adolescence

17 Feb 2025

SC dose escalation restores efficacy of infliximab in IBD patients

17 Feb 2025 by

Escalating the dose of subcutaneous (SC) CT-P13, a biosimilar of infliximab, from 120 to 240 mg every 2 weeks appears to bring back the efficacy of the drug in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who no longer respond to treatment, suggests a study presented at 2025 Crohn's & Colitis Congress.

SC dose escalation restores efficacy of infliximab in IBD patients

17 Feb 2025

Calorie labelling results in small reductions in calories purchased

17 Feb 2025

Calorie labelling on fast-food purchases produces slight decreases in calories obtained across all population subgroups, but not for rural census tracts, according to a US study. Some subgroups have also derived more benefits from this practice.

Calorie labelling results in small reductions in calories purchased

17 Feb 2025

Novel BPMs show promise for AF detection

17 Feb 2025 by

Two novel blood pressure monitors (BPMs), which incorporate machine learning (ML) to detect atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrate high accuracy in a recent study.

Novel BPMs show promise for AF detection

17 Feb 2025

Risk of suicide high among people with headache disorders

17 Feb 2025

Headache disorders appear to be associated with an elevated risk of suicide, as reported in a population-based cohort study from Denmark.

Risk of suicide high among people with headache disorders

17 Feb 2025

AI-measured body composition predicts complications after RCx

16 Feb 2025

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based assessment of preoperative body composition can determine patients who might develop early complications following radical cystectomy (RCx), a study has shown.

AI-measured body composition predicts complications after RCx

16 Feb 2025

T2D drug may assist in stroke prevention after minor stroke, high-risk TIA

15 Feb 2025 by

Treatment with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) liraglutide in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has the potential to reduce the risk of stroke recurrence and improve prognosis after a minor acute ischaemic stroke or a high-risk transient ischaemic attack (TIA), as suggested in the randomized, open-label LAMP study.

T2D drug may assist in stroke prevention after minor stroke, high-risk TIA

15 Feb 2025

Penile control: Which device is favoured by men?

15 Feb 2025 by

Comparisons between two medical-grade penile control devices show that FirmTech performs better than Eddie by Giddy in terms of overall impression, likelihood of using the device in the future, and recommending it to a friend, reports a study. On the other hand, Eddie by Giddy works wonders at improving erectile firmness.

Penile control: Which device is favoured by men?

15 Feb 2025

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Obesity, overweight in adolescence tied to risk of serious morbidity in early adulthood

Obesity, overweight in adolescence tied to risk of serious morbidity in early adulthood

Community partnerships boost success of youth obesity treatment

Community partnerships boost success of youth obesity treatment

Social media use tied to binge eating in early adolescence

Social media use tied to binge eating in early adolescence

SC dose escalation restores efficacy of infliximab in IBD patients

SC dose escalation restores efficacy of infliximab in IBD patients

Calorie labelling results in small reductions in calories purchased

Calorie labelling results in small reductions in calories purchased

Novel BPMs show promise for AF detection

Novel BPMs show promise for AF detection

Risk of suicide high among people with headache disorders

Risk of suicide high among people with headache disorders

AI-measured body composition predicts complications after RCx

AI-measured body composition predicts complications after RCx

T2D drug may assist in stroke prevention after minor stroke, high-risk TIA

T2D drug may assist in stroke prevention after minor stroke, high-risk TIA

Penile control: Which device is favoured by men?

Penile control: Which device is favoured by men?