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- Sarcopenic obesity significantly increases risk for metabolic syndrome
- Endoprosthesis achieves function, leg length equality for pediatric bone cancer patients
- Superficial vein thrombosis may be linked to underlying cancer
| Sarcopenic obesity significantly increases risk for metabolic syndrome Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Sarcopenic obesity is a major risk factor for developing the metabolic syndrome, suggest study findings showing that patients with the condition are nearly 12-fold more likely to develop MetS than individuals without sarcopenia or obesity. |
| Endoprosthesis achieves function, leg length equality for pediatric bone cancer patients Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST Children who undergo limb salvage surgery for primary bone tumors in the leg may achieve a good functional outcome and avoid limb length discrepancy by receiving a noninvasive, extendible endoprothesis, UK researchers report. |
| Superficial vein thrombosis may be linked to underlying cancer Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 PM PST People diagnosed with superficial vein thrombosis are at more than twice the usual risk for developing cancer in the year following detection of the thrombosis, researchers report. |
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