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January 4, 2019 – Fat Distribution and Heart Failure
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Anchor lead: Where your fat is stored has important implications for heart failure, Elizabeth Tracey reports Belly fat is bad when it comes to heart failure. That’s the finding of a study by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …
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January 3, 2019 – Implications of Weight History
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Anchor lead: A lifetime history of obesity may be a cause for intervention, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve been obese since age 20 have a threefold higher risk for heart failure than those who don’t report longstanding obesity, a study …
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January 2, 2019 – Weight History
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Anchor lead: Can knowing someone’s weight over time more precisely indicate their heart disease risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity is a well-known risk factor for heart failure. Now new research by Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, …
January 1, 2019 – AFM Cause?
December 31, 2018 – AFM
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Anchor lead: Can characterizing acute flaccid myelitis help clinicians spot it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis, the mysterious illness that has stuck fear into the hearts of parents nationally, has better definition now. Matthew Elrick, a pediatric neurologist at …