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First menstrual cycle linked to BMI

Source: Times of India, Nov 15 2012, 6:13am CST

A new study involving an Indian origin scientist has found that earlier onset of menarche (first menstrual cycle) is associated with increased body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and overall obesity in adulthood. The study uses a life co ...

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Hormonal Therapy For Transsexualism Safe And Effective

Source: Medical News Today  |   Jun 20 2013, 4:32am CDT

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Endocrinology Article Date: 20 Jun 2013 - 1:00 PDT Hormonal therapy for transsexual patients is safe and effective, a multicenter European study indicates. The results were prese ...

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Adolescent Obesity Associated With Hearing Loss

Source: Medical News Today  |   Jun 20 2013, 3:30am CDT

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Hearing / Deafness; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 20 Jun 2013 - 0:00 PDT Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterpar ...

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"Ultimately, the important question is whether female reproductive risk factors can be used to target lifestyle interventions in high risk women to prevent the metabolic consequences of obesity and cardiovascular disease"


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British post-menopausal women less likely to access appropriate treatment for vaginal atrophy

Source: News-Medical.net  |   Jun 20 2013, 1:30am CDT

New data, published today in Menopause International, suggests that post-menopausal women in Britain are experiencing less sex, and less satisfying sex compared to their European and North American counterparts, becau ...

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Policy responses to obesity failing, EU experts admit (News)

Source: EurActive.com  |   Jun 20 2013, 1:14am CDT

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People are considered obese when their body ...

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Biological fitness trumps other traits in mating game

Source: PhysOrg.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:15pm CDT

Diverging color patterns on the wings of Heliconius butterflies are an example of fitness-related traits that females have evolved to prefer. Credit: Mathieu Joron More from Physics Forums - Biology May 06, 2013 Jun 10, ...

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Volunteering is good for your blood pressure: study

Source: New Haven Register  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:12pm CDT

Volunteering to help others doesn’t only feel good but it can also boost your heart health by reducing blood pressure, a new US study suggests. The study involved 1,100 adults aged 51 to 91, who were interviewed about their volunteering habits an ...

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Waist circumference is competing with BMI for health risk measure, expert says

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:06pm CDT

Waist-to-height ratio may be a more accurate measure of cardiovascular health risk than the current standard, the body mass index, a St. Louis expert says. He’s confident that the waist-to-height ratio may soon eclipse the BMI as ...

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Dietary fructose causes liver damage in animal model, study finds

Source: EurekAlert  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:06pm CDT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. June 19, 2013 The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in c ...

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AMA Declares Obesity a Disease

Source: ABC News  |   Jun 19 2013, 1:50pm CDT

The American Medical Association confronted some weighty issues at its annual meeting in Chicago this week. In perhaps its biggest policy change on weight and health to date, the AMA recognized obesity as a disease. By changing obesity's status fr ...

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