Is obesity a disease? How could it be better defined? A commission of 56 global experts from 'The Lancet' magazine has set ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a final rule updating the definition of the term “healthy” for use on food labels. This ...

Medical terminology has often confused some of the everyday health conditions related to a body part. Several terms, notably ...

Symptoms & causes of gastroparesis. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Definition & facts for gastroparesis. Wytiaz V, Homko C, Duffy F, Schey R, Parkman HP. Foods ...

One questionnaire each was used to assess the definition of remission on treatment medication ... Hoffman, Department of Rheumatic and Immmunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of ...

In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...

June 10, 2024 — Scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an ... Major Cause of Inflammatory ...

Diabetes is a number of diseases that involve problems with the hormone insulin. There is no cure for diabetes. The warning signs of diabetes can be so mild that you don't notice them. That's ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the ... While Most Americans Use a Device to Monitor Their Heart, Few Share That Data With Their Doctor Jan. 22, 2025 — A ...

Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). There are five main types of Crohn's disease, each with its own set of symptoms. Doctors define each ...