Adolescent girls who followed a DASH-style eating plan had lower BMIs, sustained over a 10-year period, than those who did not follow this diet, new epidemiologic research shows. br / iHeartwire/i
Being overweight or obese conferred a significantly higher risk for cancer-related mortality across the Asia/Pacific region when compared with the risk for individuals of normal weight. Medscape Medical News
In a randomized trial, raloxifene increased bone mineral density at the spine and reduced vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with chronic kidney disease. Medscape Medical News
Schizophrenia puts diabetics at considerably higher risk of hospitalization for preventable diabetes complications, Canadian researchers report. Reuters Health Information