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1 In 3 Adults In The U.S. Takes Medications Linked To Depression
Source — NPR
If you take Prilosec or Zantac for acid reflux, a beta blocker for high blood pressure, or Xanax for anxiety, you may be increasing your risk of depression. More than 200 common medications sold in the U.S. include depression as a potential side effect. Sometimes, the risk stems from taking several drugs at the same time. Now, a new study finds people who take these medicines are, in fact, more likely to be depressed.
Secrets of the Y Chromosome
Source — nytimes
It’s not just what makes males into males. The sex chromosome also influences health in hidden ways, some experts believe, and may even explain why men have shorter life spans. In advance of Father’s Day, let’s take a moment to sort out the differences and similarities between “Dad jeans” and “Dad genes.” Dad jeans are articles of sex-specific leisure clothing, long mocked for being comfy, dumpy and elastic-waisted but lately reinvented as a fashion trend, suitable for male bodies of all shapes and ages.
Weight Training May Help to Ease or Prevent Depression
Source — nytimes
Lifting weights might also lift moods, according to an important new review of dozens of studies about strength training and depression. It finds that resistance exercise often substantially reduces people’s gloom, no matter how melancholy they feel at first, or how often — or seldom — they actually get to the gym and lift.
Winemakers may add sugar to wine to “improve” the taste, and sugar content can vary widely.
Source — nytimes
Q. Some wineries add sugar to dry red wines after fermentation so that they taste “smoother” to the American palate. How can I find out how much sugar is in what I am drinking?
A. To find out how much sugar might have been added to a given wine, your best bet may be to contact the producer directly.
Do Fathers Who Exercise Have Smarter Babies?
Source — nytimes
Exercise changes the brains and sperm of male animals in ways that later affect the brains and thinking skills of their offspring, according to a fascinating new study involving mice.
The findings indicate that some of the brain benefits of physical activity may be passed along to children, even if a father does not begin to exercise until adulthood.
Comparing the Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Severe Obesity
Source — JAMA
Over the past decade there has been a rapid shift in bariatric procedure use worldwide, with the sleeve gastrectomy replacing the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as the procedure of choice in most patients with severe obesity. The sleeve gastrectomy is less technically complex than the bypass procedure, and involves a 70% vertical gastric resection with no intestinal bypass.
Bariatric Surgery Controls Blood Pressure
Source — JAMA
Bariatric surgery effectively controlled blood pressure in patients with obesity and hypertension, according to a trial published in Circulation.
Association Between Bariatric Surgery and Rates of Continuation, Discontinuation, or Initiation of Antidiabetes Treatment 6 Years Later
Source — JAMA
In this nationwide population-based cohort study of more than 30 000 adults, bariatric surgery was associated with a significantly higher 6-year postoperative antidiabetes treatment discontinuation rate compared with an obese control group, as well as with a low antidiabetes treatment initiation rate, with gastric bypass being the most effective procedure.
Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery
Source — JAMA
Bariatric surgery is optimal in patients with a BMI of less than 40; delaying surgical treatment for obesity can lead to inferior results.
Association Between Prepregnancy Body Mass Index and Severe Maternal Morbidity
Source — JAMA
Low and high prepregnancy BMI were associated with a statistically significant but small increase in the risk of severe maternal morbidity or mortality.