Oliver, aged 46, is found to have an abnormal lipid profile, during routine tests prior to employment abroad. Total cholesterol (TC) 6.5 mmol/L Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) 5.1 mmol/L High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) 0.9 mmol/L Triglycerides 1.4 mmol/L The patient is asymptomatic. What would you do? This patient …

Ten Year Obesity Rates Down for Young Children See this week’s summary here. More soon.

Razer Nabu It looks like my beloved Nike+ FuelBand, but in addition to logging and displaying your steps, distance, stairs and sleep, it has a second screen that will display text messages, Twitter, incoming calls and more — with both iOS and Android mobiles. It’s called a "social wearable" as …

More than half of diabetes patients are at risk for developing diabetic neuropathy which in severe cases can lead to lower-extremity amputations. As a common cause of hospitalizations among diabetic patients, they drive up diabetes-related costs which totaled $245 billion in 2012, up 41% from 2007. The CDC estimates that …

A clinical study on a T1D treatment developed by Dr. Eli Lewis, a BGU researcher, in collaboration with the University of Colorado Health Science Center, had an "exceptional outcome" after an eight week treatment of the anti-inflammatory serum protein, Alpha1-Antitrypsin (AAT). "Following treatment of eight to 12 weeks with AAT, …

Federal health authorities last week reported the stunning drop in the obesity rate among 2- to 5-year-old children, the first broad decline in the epidemic. The decrease emerged from a major federal health survey that experts say is the gold standard for evidence on what Americans weigh. The trend came …

Lower test performance of HbA1c in children raises concern…. 

But weight reduction still important in lowering risk….

Older athletes recover faster from many acute conditions than their peers…. 

Researchers examined the impact of the cost of healthy food for different income levels….