increased-risk

Obese Mothers Increase Risk for Asthma in Children, Study Shows (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – A Swedish study shows that pregnant women who are obese or overweight have an increased risk for giving birth to a baby with asthma. With more than one-third of women obese and asthma the most common childhood illness, this is an alarming link. Here is a by-the-numbers look at obesity in pregnancy, asthma in children and the connections between them.

Read more from the original source: 
Obese Mothers Increase Risk for Asthma in Children, Study Shows
(ContributorNetwork)

increased-risk

Obesity Before Pregnancy May Raise Child’s Asthma Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) — Teens of mothers who were overweight or obese when they became pregnant may be at increased risk for asthma symptoms, according to a new study.

Read the original here:
Obesity Before Pregnancy May Raise Child’s Asthma Risk
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

U.S. Women Using Dangerous Weight-Loss Pill 2 Years After Recall (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Many women in the United States continue to use a Chinese weight-loss supplement that’s been recalled due to dangerous ingredients, a new study indicates.

Read the original here: 
U.S. Women Using Dangerous Weight-Loss Pill 2 Years After
Recall
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

Rushed Discharge After Weight-Loss Surgery May Raise Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight loss surgery patients who are discharged from the hospital too soon after undergoing gastric bypass have an increased risk of complications and death, a new study has found.

See the original post here: 
Rushed Discharge After Weight-Loss Surgery May Raise Risks
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Being depressed doesn’t reduce the effectiveness of weight loss surgery, a new study finds.

Read the rest here:
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Severely obese patients who suffer from migraines may see them fade or become less frequent after having weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery, University of Iowa researchers say.

Read more from the original source: 
For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of Infertility? (HealthDay)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery may reverse a common cause of infertility in women, a small, new study suggests.

Read the rest here: 
Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of
Infertility?
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

Oversized Furniture, Motorized Vehicles for Obese People New Business Trend (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – There’s a growing trend in doctor’s offices, public waiting rooms, restaurants, public transportation, airplanes and movie theaters: oversized furniture. Plus-sized furniture is being put in place to accommodate our increasingly obese society.

Read the original post:
Oversized Furniture, Motorized Vehicles for Obese People New Business Trend
(ContributorNetwork)

increased-risk

Obese People at Higher Risk of Infection After Colon Surgery (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — Obese patients are at a significantly increased risk for surgical site infections after undergoing partial or full removal of the colon, a new study finds.

Read more from the original source:
Obese People at Higher Risk of Infection After Colon
Surgery
(HealthDay)

increased-risk

Obese Kids’ Wrist Size May Predict Heart Disease (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — The wrist size of overweight or obese children and teens may reveal those at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, says a new study.

More: 
Obese Kids’ Wrist Size May Predict Heart Disease
(HealthDay)

Next Page »