Thursday, March 13, 2014

Large waist linked to poor health, even among those in healthy body mass index ranges

Having a big belly has consequences beyond trouble squeezing into your pants. It's detrimental to your health, even if you have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a new international collaborative study has found. Men and women with large waist circumferences were more likely to die younger, and were more likely to die from illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems, and cancer after accounting for body mass index, smoking, alcohol use and physical activity. Read More

Streamlining Clinical Trials: Enhancing Efficiency and Affordability for Medical Innovation

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have become more expensive, with median costs estimated at $41,413 per patient for trials conducted betw...

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