Need to teach children early about obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 30 10
It’s a sad commentary on today’s society that the obesity epidemic now extends to the preschool crowd.
Nationally, the percentage of obese preschoolers doubled…
Obesity link to smoking mothers
• Obesity • Apr 30 10
The children of women who smoked while pregnant may be more likely to be obese in their late teenage years, a study showed today.
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Links between food, migraines still a mystery for headache researchers
• Food & Nutrition • • Headaches • • Migraine • Apr 30 10
In the world of migraines, the questions outnumber the answers — especially when it comes to food.
For most people, red wine, chocolate and…
The latest national security threat: obesity
• Obesity • Apr 30 10
Are we becoming a nation too fat to defend ourselves?
It seems incredible, but these are the facts: As of 2005, at least 9…
Mothers’ obesity tied to newborn heart defects
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Apr 29 10
The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect,…
Iraqi doctors use acupuncture during drug shortage
• Alternative Medicine • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Apr 29 10
Iraqi doctors faced with a shortage of drugs in a capital city hit by years of conflict have successfully used acupuncture to treat mothers…
No link seen between stressful events, stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 29 10
Despite the common belief that high stress can trigger a stroke, a new study finds no evidence that distressing life events raise the risk…
Obesity associated with increased risk of fibromyalgia
• Obesity • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 29 10
Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found an association between the level of leisure time physical exercise and a future…
Hand-washing, mask-wearing may limit transmission of pandemic flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Apr 29 10
Practicing non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as hand-washing and mouth covering may help limit the transmission of the pandemic flu, but more research on…
Gene therapy sets stage for new treatments for inherited blindness, Penn veterinary researchers say
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Apr 29 10
Veterinary vision scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have safely and successfully used a viral vector in targeting a class of photoreceptors of the…
The Kiss of Death: Research targets lethal disease spread by insect that bites lips
• Public Health • Apr 29 10
It makes your skin crawl—a bug that crawls onto your lips while you sleep, drawn by the exhaled carbon dioxide, numbs your skin,…
Toolkit Evaluates Youth Smoking Cessation Programs
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 29 10
Health care providers and educators nationwide who run youth smoking cessation programs now have access to a free toolkit to improve their programs.
The…
Should Children Be Told They Are ‘Test-Tube’ Babies?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 28 10
Some people may pine for the good old days when parents could tell children that the stork delivered them. Today that discussion is much…
Urban migrants in India risk obesity, diabetes: Study
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 28 10
People who move from villages to cities to work are more likely to end up obese and suffer from diabetes compared to their siblings…
Women with diabetes may develop cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • Apr 28 10
A new study has revealed that women with diabetes are 25 per cent more likely to develop cancer.
The study, led by Tel Aviv…
Obesity might be a factor in how kids metabolize drugs
• Obesity • Apr 28 10
Obesity could affect how children metabolize medication, according to a study presented this week.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy tested…
Obesity: The walking financial time bomb
• Obesity • • Public Health • Apr 28 10
While many countries watch their financial debts mount, there is another ticking timebomb walking the streets, says obesity expert Professor Tony Leeds.
In this…
Local study links teen obesity to mothers who smoked during pregnancy
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 28 10
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are not only increasing the risk of their babies being born with a low birth weight, respiratory problems and…
Winning The Fight Against Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 28 10
As a father of a nine-year-old, I see millions, perhaps billions of dollars spent on primary colored workbooks and take home paraphernalia for children.…
New Treatment Option for Major Cause of Blindness in Adults
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 27 10
A drug may be more effective against the leading cause of adult blindness than laser treatments, a new study has shown.
Researchers at the…
Men and Women Differ in Pain Drug Abuse Risks
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Apr 27 10
There are distinct gender differences underlying the risks for abuse of prescription pain drugs, according to a Harvard study published in The Journal…
Eating Like the Greeks Can Improve Brain Power
• Brain • • Dieting • Apr 27 10
Findings about what specific components of diets are most beneficial are frequently changing. However, an ongoing study of older adults shows evidence that one…
Cigarette smoking, fructose consumption exacerbates liver disease
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 27 10
Recent studies suggest that modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking and fructose consumption can worsen nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). With NAFLD, fat…
How many urologists does the U.S. need?
• Public Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 27 10
Fewer people die of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers in counties with at least one urologist per 100,000 people, a new study shows. However,…
Genes affect smoking behavior, lung cancer risk
• Cancer: Lung • • Genetics • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 27 10
Addicted to smoking and unable to quit? Your genes may be partly to blame, according to a trio of studies published Sunday in…