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Sverica’s additional investment supports RestorixHealth's acquisition of Candescent Healing

Sverica International Management LLC, a private equity investment firm, announced today that it made an additional equity investment in RestorixHealth, a comprehensive wound care management company.

7 Jan 2014

Quality of life considerations are key when patients consider bariatric surgery

While weight loss surgery offers one of the best opportunities to improve health and reduce obesity related illnesses, the nearly 100,000 Americans who undergo bariatric surgery each year represent only a small fraction of people who are medically eligible for the procedure. Among those who have surgery, Caucasian Americans are twice as likely as African Americans to have weight loss surgery. On the surface, the data appear to signal racial disparity, but when researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center dug deeper to ask why this variation exists, the answer was more complicated.

7 Jan 2014

New school meal guidelines aim at reducing salt intake by children

New findings show that many Americans are at risk for high blood pressure because of too much sodium in our diets — and the risk is especially high for children.

6 Jan 2014

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital becomes member of ProMedica system

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital has officially become a member of the ProMedica system.

5 Jan 2014

Metabolon raises $15 million in Series E financing

Metabolon, Inc., a world leader in metabolomics-based diagnostic tests and research services, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series E financing through the issuance of preferred stock.

3 Jan 2014

Macrophages invade diabetic pancreatic tissue during early stages of type 2 diabetes

As people's waistlines increase, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have a better understanding of exactly what happens in the body that leads up to type 2 diabetes, and what likely causes some of the complications related to the disease. Specifically, scientists from Denmark have found that in mice, macrophages, a specific type of immune cell, invade the diabetic pancreatic tissue during the early stages of the disease.

2 Jan 2014

Computer algorithm developed to identify genes that could be transformed to stop aging process

Restricting calorie consumption is one of the few proven ways to combat aging. Though the underlying mechanism is unknown, calorie restriction has been shown to prolong lifespan in yeast, worms, flies, monkeys, and, in some studies, humans.

2 Jan 2014

Overweight children face increased risk of asthma

Overweight and obesity are significant risk factors for reduced lung function in school-aged children with a history of early childhood wheezing, according to a study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland. The results also showed that the use of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma in childhood may result in reduced bone mineral density in early teenage years.

2 Jan 2014

New research shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat gets reduced

As most people resolve themselves to lose weight this New Year, here's why it seems to get easier and easier to pack on unwanted pounds: New research published in the January 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal, shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat is reduced. Brown fat is a "good" fat located in the backs of our necks that helps burn "bad" white fat around our bellies. Additionally, the researchers also discovered a possible metabolic on/off switch that could reactivate brown fat.

2 Jan 2014

Shingles may increase risk of stroke in later life, study finds

Having shingles may increase the risk of having a stroke years later, according to research published in the January 2, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

2 Jan 2014

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients.

31 Dec 2013

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

Fructose, the sugar often blamed for the obesity epidemic, does not itself have any impact on an emerging marker for the risk of cardiovascular disease known as postprandial triglycerides, new research has found.

30 Dec 2013

Minority physicians play large role in caring patients with poorer health, study finds

Black, Hispanic and Asian physicians play an outsized role in the care of disadvantaged patients nationally. Patients who have low incomes, are from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, have Medicaid insurance, or who do not speak English - groups that historically have difficulty in accessing medical care - are substantially more likely to receive their care from a minority physician, according to a new study appearing online in today's [Dec. 30] issue of the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

30 Dec 2013

Slowing eating speed leads to significant reduction in energy intake: Study

Obesity rates in the United States increased from 14.5% of the population in 1971-1974 to 35.9% of the population in 2009-2010. It's believed that one contributing factor to expanding waistlines is the reported increase in energy intake. Research suggests that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may impair the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that regulate how much we eat.

30 Dec 2013

Social norms influence food intake, find researchers

Is obesity a socially transmitted disease? In order to try to find out, researchers in the United Kingdom conducted a systematic review of several experimental studies, each of which examined whether or not providing information about other peoples' eating habits influences food intake or choices. Their results are published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

30 Dec 2013

AACE releases first 2013 list of most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today released its first annual list of the most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions for 2013, as measured by visits to the organization's patient education website, www.empoweryourhealth.org.

28 Dec 2013

Support from lactation consultant improves chances of breastfeeding

In two separate clinical trials, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that periodic meetings with a lactation consultant encourages women traditionally resistant to breastfeeding to do so, at least for a few months-long enough for mother and child to gain health benefits. The results of the trials were published online today in American Journal of Public Health.

28 Dec 2013

PCORI awards $93.5M to patient-powered research networks to boost efficiency of health research

A network of children's hospitals, data partners, and specialty networks led by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was recently approved for an award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop and expand its work as part of PCORnet: the National Patient-Centered National Clinical Research Network.

28 Dec 2013

New CANHEART health index measures behaviours, health factors for optimal heart health

Fewer than 1 in 10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, according to the new CANHEART health index developed to measure heart health published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

24 Dec 2013

Research review examines effectiveness of treatments for chronic skin wounds

A systematic review of 66 research papers focused on the treatment of skin ulcers suggests that most are so technically flawed that their results are unreliable. And even of those that pass muster, there is only weak evidence that some treatments work better than standard compression therapy or special stockings.

24 Dec 2013

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Sverica’s additional investment supports RestorixHealth's acquisition of Candescent Healing

Quality of life considerations are key when patients consider bariatric surgery

New school meal guidelines aim at reducing salt intake by children

Fremont-based Memorial Hospital becomes member of ProMedica system

Metabolon raises $15 million in Series E financing

Macrophages invade diabetic pancreatic tissue during early stages of type 2 diabetes

Computer algorithm developed to identify genes that could be transformed to stop aging process

Overweight children face increased risk of asthma

New research shows that as we age, the thermogenic activity of brown fat gets reduced

Shingles may increase risk of stroke in later life, study finds

Obesity is an expensive problem, says bariatric surgeon

Fructose does not have any impact on emerging marker for risk of cardiovascular disease

Minority physicians play large role in caring patients with poorer health, study finds

Slowing eating speed leads to significant reduction in energy intake: Study

Social norms influence food intake, find researchers

AACE releases first 2013 list of most frequently searched endocrine medical conditions

Support from lactation consultant improves chances of breastfeeding

PCORI awards $93.5M to patient-powered research networks to boost efficiency of health research

New CANHEART health index measures behaviours, health factors for optimal heart health

Research review examines effectiveness of treatments for chronic skin wounds

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