Although obese individuals are at greater risk of diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, not all obese people ...

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with greater fetal size, mainly manifested by fat accumulation across the abdomen.

A new nasal delivery method for amifostine could protect healthy tissue during pancreatic cancer radiation therapy, ...

Body weight and body mass index alone are not enough to predict whether someone will develop a metabolic disease. A new atlas of cells in fat tissue could help to explain why some overweight people ...

Hernias are a common medical problem. In the United States more than one million hernia surgeries are performed each year. A ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

An umbilical hernia occurs when abdominal tissue (which includes muscles, fat, and connective tissue) bulges through an opening in the abdominal muscles around the belly button, causing pain or ...

(HealthDay News) — Time-restricted eating (TRE) may not add additional benefit in visceral adipose tissue reduction over the Mediterranean diet for people with overweight or obesity, according to a ...

If walking is becoming difficult and physio isn’t working, cutting-edge treatments could be the next step. But which ones are ...

Share and Cite: Hinz, B. and Kenyon, J. (2025) Getting to a Diagnosis: A Rare Case of TFE3 Translocation Renal Cell Carcinoma ...

Gluten is a protein in wheat, barley, and rye and is associated with two dietary conditions, celiac disease and non-celiac ...

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia. Although common, the cause of these hernias is unknown, and the only treatment is surgery to repair the weakened area. Even after ...