There may be an important factor to consider if you’re obese and it is not food or exercise. It’s water. Michigan researchers said people with a higher body mass index are more likely to be inadequately hydrated. The reverse is also true. More research is needed to determine why the link exists.
A Canadian study has shown the outcomes of red blood cell transfusions may be less successful when donors are younger or when they are female. The study looked at more than 30,000 transfusion patients between 2006 and 2013. Researchers said it’s possible that the components in the blood of younger and female donors may affect the recipient’s immune system.
Women who have nerves cut during breast cancer surgery are much more likely to develop chronic pain. Doctors sometimes cut the nerves during armpit lymph node surgery. Risk factors for developing chronic pain also include younger age and radiation therapy. Up to 60% of breast cancer surgery patients may develop chronic pain.
Sources
1- Annals of Family Medicine
2- JAMA Internal Medicine
3- CMAJ
