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Brain Health | Brains at Risk: Cardiovascular Disease

Brain Health | Brains at Risk: Cardiovascular Disease

Posted by on Dec 23, 2024 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Men's Health |

Brain health, what is it? A recent study using the data from the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank Research Study that can give clues as to ways to keep brains functioning like a well tuned automobile. What is the UK Biobank Research Study? Between 2006 and 2010, the UK Biobank Research Study recruited half a million (500,000) participants aged 40 to 69....

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The Surprising Link Between Fat and Prostate Cancer

The Surprising Link Between Fat and Prostate Cancer

Posted by on Aug 28, 2024 in Blog, Men's Health, Prostate cancer |

Is there a link between fat and prostate cancer? A study published in April 2024 looked at 16,960 healthy men over a 22 year period (1994-2016). The research tracked their body mass index (BMI) and their health status. Over those 22 years, the men who were obese at the beginning of the study, and who then gained more weight over those years, were at...

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A Silent Condition: Chronic Kidney Disease

A Silent Condition: Chronic Kidney Disease

Posted by on Mar 28, 2021 in Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Kidney stones, Stroke, Urinary tract infection |

March is National Kidney Month. People don’t think about their kidneys until something goes wrong with them. Several Medivizor blog posts have described the structures in the kidney, the connection between kidneys and blood pressure, and  kidney stones and the risk of heart attack or stroke. Chronic Kidney Disease is another kidney problem but it is...

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For the New Year: Get Support and Be Supportive

For the New Year: Get Support and Be Supportive

Posted by on Dec 29, 2016 in Blog |

Did you eat  a few too many cookies or sufganiyots over the holidays? New Year’s Resolutions If you are like most people, you gained a few pounds.  So, right before 2017 rolls in, you’re dreading the New Year’s resolutions you’ll have to make. A study in the journal Obesity can give you some direction in how to go about this...

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Infographic: Importance of Obesity and Cancer

Infographic:  Importance of Obesity and Cancer

Posted by on May 19, 2016 in Blog, Breast cancer, Colorectal cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Leukemia, Lung cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Multiple Myeloma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Prostate cancer |

In a number of posts here on Medivizor we have described research on weight and cancer.  For example, we reviewed research on weight loss and patient survivorship  and physical activity and patient survivorship.  Here is an infographic by the American Institute for Cancer Research which provides some further information on the link between obesity and...

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