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Targeted strategies needed to prevent obesity in women of childbearing age, says the DORIAN consortium… The Developmental ORIgins of healthy and unhealthy AgeiNg: the role of maternal obesity (DORIAN) consortium, funded by the European Commission’s Framework Programme 7, has released results gathered from its 3 year research programme which began …

Phosphatidylcholine is a chemical contained in eggs, soybeans, mustard, sunflower, and other foods… Researchers included data on dietary intake from three observational cohorts; the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), NHS II, and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). The authors excluded participants with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or unlikely dietary data …

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, was effective compared with placebo in decreasing binge-eating (BE) days in patients… At some doses, the medication lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, a drug approved to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, was effective compared with placebo in decreasing binge-eating (BE) days in patients with binge-eating disorder (BED), a …

U.S. health regulators have approved Sanofi's diabetes drug Toujeo, a more potent follow-up to the drugmaker's top-selling insulin product Lantus.

In a comparison of a fiber-intake focused diet versus the more complex AHA-compliant diet, both cohorts lost weight, although the AHA dieters lost slightly more… In a randomized trial, a diet that focuses solely on increasing fiber intake works about as well as a more complex American Heart Association (AHA)-compliant …

Women whose mothers smoked while pregnant are two to three times as likely to be diabetic as adults…. Fathers who smoked while their daughter was in utero also contribute to an increased diabetes risk, but more research is needed to establish the true effect. Michele La Merrill, assistant professor of …

A Columbia Nursing study has found that nurses equipped with a decision support smartphone app using evidence-based guidelines diagnosed more chronic health issues…   Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues like obesity, smoking, and depression — three of …

A survey revealed that only 48% routinely counseled patients when giving new prescriptions…

According to published data, treatment with aflibercept resulted in greater improvement in those with worse baseline levels of visual acuity…

Experts say less sleep affects hormone that controls blood sugar levels… Researchers say lack of sleep can lead to increased levels of substances called free fatty acids in the blood. These substances interfere with the ability of the hormone insulin to regulate blood sugar levels. The researchers said this suggests …