MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'excess'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062248&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdo-you-know-what-metabolic-syndrome-is%2F2011.07.24 People with metabolic syndrome are twice as likely to develop heart disease, and five times as likely to develop diabetes, as those who don’t have metabolic syndrome. But many people are not yet familiar with this relatively new term. Do you know what metabolic syndrome is? OECD Country Populations with a BMI > 30 (1996-2003) Metabolic syndrome is the combination of several medical problems associated with morbid obesity. In addition to obesity, these conditions include: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Columbia University Department of Surgery Blog* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062248 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:00:10 +0100 5062248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600536&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fobesity-beats-adiposity-for-cardiovascular-risk%2F2011.03.16 Obesity contributes to cardiovascular risk no matter where a person carries the weight, concluded researchers after looking at outcomes for nearly a quarter-million people worldwide. Body mass index, (BMI) waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio do not predict cardiovascular disease risk any better when physicians recorded systolic blood pressure, history of diabetes and cholesterol levels, researchers reported in The Lancet. The research group used individual records from 58 prospective studies with at least one year of follow up. In each study, participants were not selected on the basis of having previous vascular disease. Each study provided baseline for weight, height, and waist and hip circumference. Cause-specific mortality or vascular morbidity were recorded according to well d... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600536 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4600536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065349&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbIcD9JzSKsI%2F By Michael F. CannonToday at the Cato Institute, Duke University Prof. Chris Conover presented his estimates of the economic losses that will be created by the taxes necessary to fund ObamaCare.  This chart is taken from his presentation: The Excess Burden of ObamaCare Here’s Conover’s full presentation (with comments by former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin), as well as his Cato Policy Analysis, and his op-ed. A Hidden Cost of ObamaCare is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065349 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:02:28 +0100 4065349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065351&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxqqGvCcfR_Y%2F By Michael F. CannonAt the Daily Caller, Duke University Prof. Chris Conover writes: There you are, about to sign the papers, when the car salesman offers to throw in a $1,000 options package. He knows those options will cost you a further $440 by reducing the performance of your new car’s engine, but he doesn’t tell you that. Sounds sleazy, right? Congress does it every day. Politicians love to rail against car dealers and mortgage lenders who surprise consumers with hidden costs. Yet Congress hides from voters a huge part of the cost of government: the hidden costs of taxes, which include lost income and jobs. Failing to account for these costs creates a bias in favor of bigger government and a less efficient tax code. Read the rest of Conover’s oped here, and his Cato... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065351 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:58:43 +0100 4065351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065355&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FVgzZLoXI_uA%2F By Michael F. CannonIn a study released today by the Cato Institute, Duke University professor Chris Conover estimates how much ObamaCare and related provisions will reduce economic output: The Congressional Budget Office has projected the 10-year, on-budget cost of [The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. ObamaCare] will be just over $1 trillion. This paper estimates PPACA will impose an additional, hidden cost of $157 billion to $494 billion in the form of reduced economic output. Related provisions (such as the so-called “doc fix”) could drive the economic losses to $550 billion, or more than half of the bill’s official cost estimates. Conover will present his paper at a Cato policy forum at 10 a.m. today.  Click here to watch online. Cato Study: ObamaCa... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065355 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:53:43 +0100 4065355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354262&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2010%2F03%2F11%2Fsports-drinks-and-sodas-possibly-linked-to-diabetes%2F Filed under: Diet, ResearchFans of sugary sports drinks and sodas take note: You could be increasing your chance of diabetes and heart disease. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco discovered that increasing the consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to130,000 new cases of diabetes and 14,000 new cases of heart disease. "The finding suggests that any kind of policy that reduces consumption might have a dramatic health benefit," said senior study author Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, who presented the finding Friday during the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention annual conference. Though the study has not yet been reviewed by other quali... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354262 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3354262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766073&cid=t_225976_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F03%2Fwearing-your-weight-as-armor%2F Some women aren’t overweight because they have an appetite for big portions. It’s not because they loathe the treadmill, or because they have a thyroid problem, or because they’re too lazy or too busy to plan out a sensible meal or fit in a workout. Instead, they wear their excess weight as a shield. How-to Tips Can Miss the Mark Most of the tips that you’ll find in magazines, websites and books focus on the how of losing weight: How to lose 20 pounds by changing your diet; how to build muscle without bulking up; how to squeeze in a workout when you’re busy; how to learn to love lunges. It’s assumed that people don’t have the tools, the knowledge, the willpower or the motivation to lose weight. It isn’t that this advice is useless; it’s that this kind of adv... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766073 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:21:32 +0100 2766073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741115&cid=t_225976_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FI40CaL3fkHI%2F WHO reports that as of 15 June 2009, 76 countries have officially reported 35, 928 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 163 deaths. These numbers can be used to calculate a case fatality ratio (CFR) of 0.45%. Is this number an accurate indication of the lethality of influenza? Determining how many people die from influenza is a tricky business. The main problem is that not every influenza virus infection is confirmed by laboratory testing. For example, early in the Mexico H1N1 outbreak, the apparent CFR was much higher because the total number of infections had not been established. Even with the intense surveillance being conducted at the onset of this pandemic, many infections are still not diagnosed. Virologic surveillance is likely become even more incomplete as health syste... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741115 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30:24 +0100 2741115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381349&cid=t_225976_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F01%2Ffriday-flashback-for-may-1-2009%2F It’s Friday, I’m on vacation, so you might as well enjoy these oldies but goodies from years gone by. 10 Years Ago on Psych Central Becoming Stuck Online Ten years ago, I was contemplating my first big career move, leaving a company I had been with for four years in Columbus, Ohio and moving to Austin, Texas to go to work for an Internet startup called drkoop.com. No wonder I was feeling “stuck,” as the job I had created for myself was no longer very challenging (especially with the limited resources I had available versus the rampant resources available to startups). 5 Years Ago on Psych Central J&J Warned on Claims About Antipsychotic Drug In an ominous warning of things to come, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 5 years ago warned the J&J unit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381349 Fri, 01 May 2009 09:00:36 +0100 2381349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466094&cid=t_225976_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2F297231439%2F King Akhenaten (photo credit www.usu.edu)  The feminine features and elongated head of ancient Egypt’s King Akhenaten may be attributed to two genetic defects called aromatose excess syndrome and craniosynostosis, reports Yale School of Medicine dermatology Professor Irwin Braverman, M.D. Akhenaten, a pharaoh during Egypt’s 18th Dynasty credited with starting the practice of worshipping one God, fathered six children. He was often portrayed in sculptures and carvings with a thin neck, elongated head, large buttocks, breasts, and even a prominent belly, suggesting pregnancy. Aromatose excess syndrome can lead to feminine features in men and advanced sexual development in girls. Akhenaten’s daughters are depicted with breasts at age three and seven in some carvings. It ma... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466094 Sat, 24 May 2008 12:00:08 +0100 1466094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1388928&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fjohn-prescott-and-bulimia.html John Prescott and friendSometimes I think Iain Dale is too nice for this world. He has just put up a sympathetic post about John Prescott and his "bulimia".The revelation of John Prescott's bulimia is not to be laughed at. Bulimia is a serious condition and he is to be praised for his decision to be honest about it. Most people believe bulimia only afflicts young girls who don't want to put on weight. It doesn't. It can affect anyone, as John Prescott's case clearly confirms. (Iain Dale)Well, OK, Iain, we all have a soft spot for the old rogue. But I have patients with bulimia, and it ain't like this. John Prescott is a man of excess, and good luck to him. Michael Douglas was a man of excess tooSome people simply can't help being 'sex addicts', according to a new "discovery" by scientis... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1388928 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +0100 1388928 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=516397&cid=t_225976_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F02%2Fbenfotiamines-shield-from-high-blood-sugar-toxins%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Research, Products, SupportBenfotiamine can help diabetics protect delicate microvessels. Much of the damage of diabetes is caused when glucose-derived compounds, called triosephosphates, accumulate in small vessels. Transketolase, turns these toxic compounds into harmless chemicals that can be removed from the body. benfotiamine increases transketolase activity, thus reducing or eliminating the complications associated with diabetes. Administration of benfotiamine helped to prevent retinopathy in test subjects with diabetes. Study subjects who received benfotiamine for 36 weeks demonstrated completely normalized levels of damaging toxins in the retina, preventing or delaying the onset of diabetic retinopathy. In a 24-week st... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=516397 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 516397