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What’s the Latest with Childhood Obesity Issues?
The Scary Truth About Childhood Obesity
Obesity. To me, this word is NOT about fat or a person’s outward appearance. As children, we are taught that what is on the inside is what counts, and this is especially true when it comes to this topic. Obesity to me is actually about what is ON THE INSIDE, meaning what silent disease processes (ex. hardening arteries, fat accumulation around the vital organs) are taking place that without intervention will evolve into full-blown diseases (ex. heart attacks from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, fatty liver disease) and endanger one’s health, quality of life and existence.
How to tell how bad your migraine actually is?
After diagnosis of migraine is made, using the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society, the next important aspect is to assess the severity of the disease and the disability it is causing to the patient, which can guide the treating physician about to manage the disease well. For assessment of severity of the disease and the disability, the migraine headache is causing to the patient is usually done with the help of the Migraine Disability Assessment Score or MIDAS, a well-validated, easy-to-use tool for this purpose.
Champix and heart disease risk?
A recent study that has been published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has shown that the popular stop smoking medication, Champix, may be linked to increased risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular problems. This new study, whose foundings were released on Monday, shows that the people who have varenicline are more likely to experience “serious adverse cardiovascular events”. These events can include heart attack, stroke, and an erratic heart beat.
