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New Obesity Data Shows Blacks Have The Highest Rates Of Obesity
Blacks had 51 percent higher prevalence of obesity, and Hispanics had 21 percent higher obesity prevalence compared with whites, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Link Between Low Levels Of Vitamin D And Common Vaginal Infection In Pregnant Women
Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) - a common vaginal infection that increases a woman"s risk for preterm delivery, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Available online and published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the study may explain why African-American women, who often lack adequate vitamin D, are three times more likely than white women to develop BV.
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Oral Rivaroxaban As Prevention For Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism

In this study data from three studies comparing the new oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban against enoxaparin injected subcutaneously was assessed and conclusions drawn about effectiveness of both types of treatment. Rivaroxaban was started six to eight hours after surgery, whereas enoxaparin was injected the previous evening and then at six to eight hours following wound closure. Thereafter, both were administered every 24 hours in a double-dummy fashion: all patients received either placebo injections or placebo tablets. The results showed that of 9581 patients in the study across 487 centres in 38 countries rivaroxaban significantly reduced the incidence of symptomatic venous thromoembolism compared with enoxaparin (0.4% and 0.8% respectively) without an increase in the risk of major bleeding in patients undergoing elective hip and knee replacement surgery. Read the full text article. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery


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