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Debt Problems and Obesity Linked
BackgroundThe recent credit crunch will have implications for private households. Low socioeconomic status is associated to various diseases. While income,...
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Adults, Video Games, and Health Risks
Background: Although considerable research suggests that health-risk factors vary as a function of videogame playing among young people, direct evidence...
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Meat and Dairy Not Associated with Breast Cancer Risk
Background: A Western diet is associated with breast cancer risk. Objective: We investigated the relation of meat, egg, and dairy...
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Obesity and Aggressive Prostate Cancer
BACKGROUND: Across multiple studies, obesity has been associated with an increased risk of higher grade disease and prostate-specific antigen (PSA)...
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Tamiflu Risks Outweigh Benefits in Children
Objective To assess the effects of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir and zanamivir in treatment of children with seasonal influenza and...
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Insulin Treatment Induces Worse Leptin Problems in Type II Diabetics
Context: Infusion of insulin acutely stimulates leptin production and chronic insulin treatment is associated with elevated serum leptin levels and...
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What's Worse When Treating Diabetes?
Objectives: Early use of insulin following diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is met with resistance due to associated weight gain,...
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Leptin, Pleasure, Dopamine, and Eating
The lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) acts in concert with the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and other components of the mesolimbic...
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Insomnia and Diabetes Risk
Objective: We examined the joint effects of insomnia and objective short sleep duration, the combination of which is associated with...
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