News tagged with absorptiometry
Emotional, Not Just Physical Weight, Increases Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Mar 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- The combination of stress and obesity may significantly influence the development of type 2 diabetes among African-American women, with stress having a potentially greater role, according to researchers from ...
Search results for absorptiometry
Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
Jul 07, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
A study comparing how two common dietary oil supplements affect body composition suggests that both oils, by themselves, can lower body fat in obese postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes.
Data: Actual imaging use far below President's rec. 95 percent utilization rate for Medicare
Jun 19, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
1
The amount of time imaging equipment is in use in outpatient settings does not approach use rates President Obama and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommend Medicare utilize to calculate reimbursement ...
Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body composition
May 28, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on body composition in early childhood, according to a new study accepted for ...
Not enough vitamin D in the diet could mean too much fat on adolescents
Mar 12, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Too little vitamin D could be bad for more than your bones; it may also lead to fatter adolescents, researchers say.
CT colonography offers 1-stop screening for cancer and osteoporosis
Dec 02, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
New research reveals that computed tomography (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, has the potential to screen for two diseases at once—colorectal cancer and osteoporosis, both of which commonly affect adults ...
New CT technology shows anorexia impairs adolescent bone development
Nov 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Children and teenagers with even mild cases of anorexia exhibit abnormal bone structure, according to a new study appearing in the December issue of Radiology and presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Societ ...
Simple ultrasound exam may predict osteoporosis risk
Jun 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
OAK BROOK, Ill. – An ultrasound exam of the heel may be able to predict if a woman is at heightened risk for fractures due to osteoporosis, according to a new multicenter study being published in the July issue of the journal ...
Gene variants associated with increased risk of bone fractures, low bone mineral density
Mar 18, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Results from a large study indicate that variants of the gene LRP5 are associated with a significant increase in the risk of fractures, by up to 20 percent, and lower levels of bone mineral density in the spine and hip, according ...
High-trauma fractures in older men and women linked to osteoporosis
Nov 28, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute are challenging a widely held belief that fractures resulting from major trauma, such as automobile accidents, are not related to osteoporosis, ...
Love at first sight of your body fat
Aug 08, 2007 |
3.4 / 5 (7) |
0
When we choose a partner for a relationship there may be many and complex reasons for our choice, but it has been known for many years that we tend to select people with characteristics similar to our own.
List of search results for absorptiometry
