Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (also called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. Many people who have type 2 diabetes also have metabolic syndrome. You have metabolic syndrome if at least 3 of the following are true: You are overweight ... [... more]
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What is metabolic syndrome?
On a recent trip to Atlanta, we caught up with Dr. Larry Sperling, MD, a Cardiologist and the Director of Emory University's Center for Heart Disease Prevention. Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors. If we were to ... [... more]
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Gastric bypass surgery reverses metabolic syndrome
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new ... [... more]
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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome - Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute offers the Womens Cardiovascular Center, treating womens coronary artery disease. Fast food meals, sitting at a desk or in front of a computer for hours a day, spending hours in the ... [... more]
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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (also called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. Many people who have type 2 diabetes also have metabolic syndrome. You have metabolic syndrome if at least 3 of the following are true: You are overweight ... [... more]
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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome (also called syndrome X) is a group of risk factors for heart disease. Many people who have type 2 diabetes also have metabolic syndrome. You have metabolic syndrome if at least 3 of the following are true: You are overweight ... [... more]
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The Role of Diet in Metabolic Syndrome
A new study has implicated meat, fried food and, surprisingly, diet soda in the development of metabolic syndrome. More research will now be needed to confirm and explain these intriguing findings. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions ... [... more]
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"Metabolic Syndrome X"
Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder Comorbid With Metabolic Syndrome Collaborative Care for Heart Failure Patients With the Metabolic Syndrome High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Functionality in Metabolic Syndrome The Roles of ... [... more]
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Based on FDA and CDC's ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak, consumers are advised: Do not eat peanut-containing products on the FDA recall list. If you are concerned about a product, call the phone number on the product packaging or ... [... more]
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On Exhibit at NLM
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, ... [... more]
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Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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