Medical News
Heavier and taller children are more likely to develop kidney cancer as adults than their average-sized peers
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) A study of more than 300,000 individuals in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, Scotland (April 28-May 1), reveals that heavier and t...
Higher BMI linked with increased risk of serious health problems and death in study of 2.8 million UK adults
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) A new study has shed light on the link between higher body mass index (BMI) and serious health outcomes and death in over 2.8 million adults representative of the UK popula...
International study reveals disconnect between perceptions of health care providers and people with obesity worldwide
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) The disconnect between perceptions of health care providers (HCPs) and people with obesity (PwO) is revealed in a new international study (the ACTION-IO study) presented at...
Pregnant women who were overweight children are at increased risk of developing hypertensive disorders
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) A study of nearly 50,000 women in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in in Glasgow, Scotland (April 28-May 1), reveals that those with overweigh...
Radiotherapy after chemo may improve survival in patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma who have large tumors at the time of diagnosis may benefit from radiotherapy after chemotherapy even when all traces of t...
Radiotherapy doubles survival for patients with mesothelioma
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) Mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years or longer, if they are treated with a high dose of radiation to the affected side of the trunk, ...
Single dose of targeted radiotherapy is safe and effective for prostate cancer
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)) A single high dose of radiation that can be delivered directly to the tumor within a few minutes is a safe and effective technique for treating men with low-risk p...
Study shows a quarter of patients have never had their BMI recorded by their GP
EurekAlert! - 28 Apr 2019 08:00
(European Association for the Study of Obesity) New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, Scotland, reveals that a quarter of patients have never had their body mass index (BMI)...