Insulin reduces obesity-related inflammation
• Diabetes • • Obesity • May 12 10
Scientists have found that one of the most common side effects of obesity – inflammation – can be fought by administering insulin.
As an…
Community program halves fall rate among older people
• Aging and Gerontology • May 12 10
A community based falls prevention service reduced the rate of falls among older people by 55%, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
The…
Traffic density and increased BMI linked
• Obesity • May 11 10
People living in neighbourhoods where they perceived traffic made it unpleasant to walk were more likely to have a higher BMI than those who…
A new effective strategy for treating tobacco addiction was developed by researchers from the CAS
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 11 10
The tobacco addiction epidemic is a major public health problem worldwide. Professor Zhao Baolu and his group from the State Key Laboratory of Brain…
US obesity task force urges action
• Obesity • May 11 10
Economic incentives to provide inexpensive healthy food and insurance coverage for prevention are among a list of 70 immediate steps that can reduce U.S.…
Study defines different levels of obesity
• Obesity • May 11 10
The more obese you are, the more health problems you are bound to have. That’s what the Utah Department of Health has discovered in…
Should Anti-Obesity Campaigns Learn from McDonald’s?
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 11 10
Watching McDonald’s new “Big Mac World Chant” ad campaign-announced within a week of The Atlantic’s latest cover story, “Fat Nation: It’s Worse Than You…
Children’s obesity rates vary by geography
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 11 10
U.S. kids have been getting fatter in recent decades, but a new study that shows geographical differences in childhood obesity trends paints a clearer…
Americans Ignoring Obesity Health Warnings
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 11 10
Americans still aren’t heeding media and medical messages about the dangers of obesity. More Americans were obese at the end of 2010’s first quarter…
Obesity: understanding the UK epidemic
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 11 10
What does poverty look like in Britain? An emaciated young child, perhaps? Not exactly. Studies about the predictors of obesity in the UK have…
Waterpipes: A new pastime for the young?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 10 10
As fewer people puff on cigarettes, a new smoking trend may be gaining popularity among North American youth. A study published in the journal…
Overuse of heartburn drugs is risky: study
• Drug Abuse • May 10 10
Although they are sometimes used to make spicy meals go down easier, common heartburn drugs can cause serious side effects and should be used…
Eating nuts associated with improvements in cholesterol levels
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • May 10 10
Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis of data from 25 trials reported…
Restless legs syndrome appears to occur within families
• Neurology • May 10 10
Restless legs syndrome appears to aggregate in families, and the siblings of those who are severely affected appear to have an increased risk of…
Implanted lenses may not be superior to contacts for babies with cataracts
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • May 10 10
Among infants who undergo surgery to treat congenital cataract, surgical lens replacement appears to cause more complications while achieving the same treatment benefit as…
Certain laboratory technique allows rapid detection of eye pathogens
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 10 10
A laboratory technique using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that copies DNA segments may allow clinicians to accurately identify pathogens infecting the cornea more…
Fly gut bacteria could control sleeping sickness
• Infections • May 10 10
A new bacterial species, found in the gut of the fly that transmits African sleeping sickness, could be engineered to kill the parasite that…
Running a marathon halts cellular suicide
• Public Health • May 10 10
Apoptosis, the natural ‘programmed’ death of cells, is arrested in the aftermath of strenuous exercise. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology…
Even Healthy Pregnant Women Need to Worry About Oral Bacteria
• Dental Health • • Pregnancy • May 10 10
Healthy pregnant women can be at risk for pregnancy problems caused by oral bacteria. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have begun to understand…
Hearing loss in one ear impairs kids’ language
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • May 10 10
Hearing loss in one ear is enough to cause language problems for kids, doctors reported on Monday.
However, they write in the journal Pediatrics,…
Bottle-fed babies may eat more, study hints
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 10 10
Babies who are bottle-fed early on may consume more calories later in infancy than babies who are exclusively breastfed, a study published Monday suggests.
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New mutant genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Genetics • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 10 10
A large study of European populations has uncovered seven new clusters of defective genes that may be responsible for rheumatoid arthritis, a painful…
Pentagon tries aroma therapy to ease combat stress
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • May 10 10
The U.S. military is experimenting with aroma therapy, acupuncture and other unorthodox methods to treat soldiers traumatized by combat experiences, Defense Secretary Robert Gates…
Smoking moms tied to lasting kids’ sleep woes
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Sleep Aid • May 10 10
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have children with sleep problems from birth all the way through age 12, new research…
Federal official: Childhood obesity is everyone’s problem
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 09 10
In her first report to the nation as U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Regina Benjamin chose to address the nation’s obesity epidemic. The Surgeon General’s…