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Effect of weight loss surgery on cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke in overweight and obese post-menopausal women (I12-5C)
Conclusions: We did not observe any significant effect of weight loss surgery on reduction of cardiovascular endpoint of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke.Disclosure: Dr. Saeed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Saeed, O., Malik, A., Qureshi, A. Tags: Obesity and Neurological Disorders Poster Presentations Source Type: research

Body Mass Index and Stroke Subtype in a Young Adult Stroke Population (I12-5D)
CONCLUSIONS: In our group of young adult stroke patients, we found the highest BMI in the group with intracranial atherosclerosis. Although this group represented a small number of patients, this young adult population is at increased risk for future strokes. It is important to educate them on lifestyle modifications such as weight loss and exercise in addition to the treatment of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia.Disclosure: Dr. Youn has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aung has nothing to disclose. Dr. Afrasiabi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Clark has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Youn, J., Aung, T., Afrasiabi, M., Clark, J. Tags: Obesity and Neurological Disorders Poster Presentations Source Type: research

Effect of weight loss surgery on cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke in overweight and obese post-menopausal women (P1.071)
Conclusions: We did not observe any significant effect of weight loss surgery on reduction of cardiovascular endpoint of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or nonfatal stroke.Disclosure: Dr. Saeed has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Saeed, O., Malik, A., Qureshi, A. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Body Mass Index and Stroke Subtype in a Young Adult Stroke Population (P7.126)
CONCLUSIONS: In our group of young adult stroke patients, we found the highest BMI in the group with intracranial atherosclerosis. Although this group represented a small number of patients, this young adult population is at increased risk for future strokes. It is important to educate them on lifestyle modifications such as weight loss and exercise in addition to the treatment of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia.Disclosure: Dr. Youn has nothing to disclose. Dr. Aung has nothing to disclose. Dr. Afrasiabi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Clark has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Youn, J., Aung, T., Afrasiabi, M., Clark, J. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Stroke in Young Source Type: research

7 Ways to Permanently Banish Belly Fat
Sixty-nine percent of Americans adults are overweight, and over 35 percent are obese. Obesity increases your risk for numerous conditions including heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and cancer. Sadly, about 3.4 million adults die each year from being overweight or obese. Globally obesity now kills about the same as tobacco and all wars, terrorism and violence. Nearly all people who are overweight already have "pre-diabetes" and have significant risks of disease and death. They just don't know it. When you begin to put on weight, especially lethal belly fat, your biology shifts out of balance, v...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Making one change — getting more fiber — can help with weight loss
Getting to a healthy weight and staying there is an important way to prevent heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, and other serious conditions. Many of us know firsthand just how hard it can be to reach and maintain that healthy weight. And there’s no shortage of ways to try to get there: You can count calories, carbs, or points. You can cut back on fat or sugar. You can try any number of popular diets that forbid certain foods, or focus on just one (the grapefruit diet, anyone?). Any of these approaches might work for you. Or they might not — in large part because they are complicated. A study published in todayR...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - February 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nancy Ferrari Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Healthy Eating fiber Source Type: news

Weight Loss Is a Useful Therapeutic Objective
Publication date: February 2015 Source:Canadian Journal of Cardiology, Volume 31, Issue 2 Author(s): Caroline K. Kramer Overweight/obesity has been associated with increased risk for several conditions, including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and stroke. The morbidity associated with overweight and obesity translates into excess mortality risk, which is observed even when increased weight is not associated with metabolic abnormalities. The achievement of moderate weight loss, regardless of the treatment strategy, is associated with favorable clinical outcomes, including significant...
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - February 6, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

5 Scary Symptoms That Are Usually Harmless
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Linda Melone After 50, aches, pains and the occasional muscle twinge become a fact of life. But some symptoms that may seem frightening or serious turn out to be far less than they appear. While you should always see a doctor if you experience something out of the ordinary, these signs generally are more smoke than fire: A Bloody Nose Nosebleeds can be particularly frightening due to the suddenness in which they occur and the sometimes large amount of blood involved. “People worry that it’s internal bleeding, but almost every time it’s not,” says Dr. Carlo Reyes, emergency room...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is the Remission Rate for Antithyroid Drug Treatment for Hyperthyroidism in Children?
Discussion The thyroid gland secrets two hormones – T4 which is a prohormone and T3 which is the biologically active hormone. Receptors for T3 are found in nearly all body tissues. T3 regulates metabolism and energy production. Organs most affected are the heart, liver and central nervous system as well as growth of the fetus and child. Hyperthyroidism is common with a prevalence rate of about 1-2% for women and 0.2% for men. The most common cause of thyrotoxicosis is Grave’s disease where autoantibodies to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) exist. These autoantibodies attach to thyroid tissue TSH receptors and...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 26, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Managing menopause.
Authors: Reid R, Abramson BL, Blake J, Desindes S, Dodin S, Johnston S, Rowe T, Sodhi N, Wilks P, Wolfman W, Menopause and Osteoporosis Working Group, Fortier M, Reid R, Abramson BL, Blake J, Desindes S, Dodin S, Graves L, Guthrie B, Khan A, Johnston S, Rowe T, Sodhi N, Wilks P, Wolfman W Abstract OBJECTIVE: To provide updated guidelines for health care providers on the management of menopause in asymptomatic healthy women as well as in women presenting with vasomotor or urogenital symptoms and on considerations related to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, urogynaecology, and sexuality. OUTCOMES: Lifestyle...
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC - December 2, 2014 Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Source Type: research

Antiphospholipid syndrome: an important differential diagnosis for culture-negative endocarditis
Sometimes the initial diagnosis proves secondary to an illness that is diagnosed later. This was the case when a 37-year-old woman presented to the hospital with sudden-onset persistent left-sided weakness. While she reported pain in the right maxilla, lethargy, and malaise in the month prior to presentation, she denied headache, sensory change, visual disturbances, fever, chills or weight loss. Hypertension was her only cardiovascular risk factor, but she took no regular medications. She had no history of stroke, ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or miscarriage, and she had no family histor...
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - November 26, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Louis W. Wang, Baptiste Noël, Elodie Descloux, David W. Baron Source Type: research

This year's top 10 advances in cardiovascular disease
Progress in the fight against heart disease and stroke came on many fronts during 2014, from novel drugs and procedures to improvements and newfound benefits from existing treatments. In the December 2014 Harvard Heart Letter, Editor in Chief Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt selected 10 of the most important advances. New drugs cut cholesterol levels by half. A new class of drugs, given by injection just once or twice a month, can slash harmful LDL cholesterol levels by about 50%. Studies are under way to see if any of these experimental agents, called PCSK9 inhibitors, prevent heart attacks or improve heart disease survival. Replacing...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - November 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The STRIDE Weight Loss and Lifestyle Intervention for Individuals Taking Antipsychotic Medications: A Randomized Trial.
Conclusions: Individuals taking antipsychotic medications can lose weight and improve fasting glucose levels. Increasing reach of the intervention is an important future step. PMID: 25219423 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - September 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Green CA, Yarborough BJ, Leo MC, Yarborough MT, Stumbo SP, Janoff SL, Perrin NA, Nichols GA, Stevens VJ Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research

How to tame stubbornly high blood pressure
High blood pressure is a leading cause of stroke and heart disease. Dozens of medications and other therapies are available to treat high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Yet many people can't get their blood pressure under control even by taking multiple medications, reports the September 2014 Harvard Heart Letter. "When people have high blood pressure despite being on three different medications, including a thiazide diuretic, they have what's known as resistant hypertension," says Dr. Joshua Beckman, a cardiologist at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital. Some people with resistant hypertension may...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Noninvasive ventilation in the treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders: concise clinical review
Abstract Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIPPV) was originally used in patients with acute respiratory compromises or exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases, as an alternative to the endotracheal tube. Over the past 30 years NIPPV has been also used during the night in patients with stable chronic lung disease such as obstructive sleep apnea, the overlap syndrome (COPD and obstructive sleep apnea), neuromuscular disorders, obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, and in other conditions such as sleep disorders associated with congestive heart failure (Cheyne–Stokes respiration). In this review we discuss t...
Source: Journal of Medicine and the Person - August 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research