UF Researchers Get $250,000 to study Cell-Based Epilepsy Treatment
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Public Health • May 04 10

University of Florida researchers will receive $250,000 to study an inventive cell-transfer therapy to treat cortical dysplasia, a condition where the brain develops abnormally… UF Researchers Get $250,000 to study Cell-Based Epilepsy Treatment   

 
 

Researchers Find Chronic Injury in Kidneys of Healthy Adults
• Urine Problems • May 04 10

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that the kidneys of healthy adults show signs of chronic mild injury that increase with age. This damage is… Researchers Find Chronic Injury in Kidneys of Healthy Adults   

 
 

Retention of Urine
• Urine Problems • May 03 10

Retention of urine is the inability to pass urine voluntarily when the bladder is not empty. It is classified as acute or chronic retention… Retention of Urine   

 
 

Stress (Pressure Tension)
• Neurology • May 03 10

What Is Stress?
Stress is ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them.’

Pressure is… Stress (Pressure Tension)   

 
 

Q&A with author of ‘Overweight: What Kids Say’
May 03 10

In his Belltown home office, Robert Pretlow, M.D., has just showed me what he calls “food porn”: a TV commercial showing thick chocolate poured… Q&A with author of ‘Overweight: What Kids Say’   

 
 

US Military Sets Its Sights On Obesity
• Obesity • May 03 10

The growing rate of obesity in young Americans could undermine the future of the United States military, as many potential recruits are too overweight… US Military Sets Its Sights On Obesity   

 
 

New studies examine adverse outcomes associated with obesity and more applicable measures of obesity
• Obesity • May 03 10

Pay-for-performance reimbursement models may create unintended financial incentives for doctors to discriminate against obese patients, measuring a patient’s waist circumference may be more effective… New studies examine adverse outcomes associated with obesity and more applicable measures of obesity   

 
 

Our children need us to cope with obesity epidemic
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • May 03 10

There’s a childhood obesity epidemic. And, the planet isn’t flat. Big news, right? I’m afraid our conscience has already been seared to the point… Our children need us to cope with obesity epidemic   

 
 

Obesity (Excessive Fat, Overweight, Big Belly)
• Obesity • May 03 10

The foods we eat every day contribute to our well being. Foods provide us with the nutrients we need for healthy bodies and the… Obesity (Excessive Fat, Overweight, Big Belly)   

 
 

Lousy school lunches fuel childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 03 10

More exercise, less soda. This has been a mantra among those battling childhood obesity, and many school health initiatives have taken it up.

But… Lousy school lunches fuel childhood obesity   

 
 

New Government Pay-for-Performance Policies Punish Doctors Who Care for Obese Patients
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 03 10

Pay-for-performance reimbursement of surgeons, intended to reward doctors and hospitals for good patient outcomes, may instead be creating financial incentives for discriminating against… New Government Pay-for-Performance Policies Punish Doctors Who Care for Obese Patients   

 
 

NAFLD Patients Have Increased Risk for Poor Outcomes After Liver Transplant
• Public Health • May 03 10

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a bigger risk factor for liver transplant patients than obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to… NAFLD Patients Have Increased Risk for Poor Outcomes After Liver Transplant   

 
 

Many “Pre” Patients May Not be as Healthy as They Think
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Public Health • May 03 10


Three separate studies announced today at the American Society of Hypertension Inc.‘s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010) examined the cardiovascular consequences… Many “Pre” Patients May Not be as Healthy as They Think   

 
 

Being Obese Can Attract Bullies
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 03 10

Obese children are more likely to be bullied regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status, social skills or academic achievement.

Those are the findings of… Being Obese Can Attract Bullies   

 
 

Stroke ( Brain Attack ) Part I – What Causes Stroke
• Stroke • May 02 10

Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result… Stroke ( Brain Attack ) Part I – What Causes Stroke   

 
 

Stroke– Causes, Symptoms, the Risk Factors, Types, Prevention and Treatment
• Stroke • May 02 10

Besides cancer and heart diseases, stroke is the third leading cause of death. Approximate 1/4 of all stroke victims die as a direct result… Stroke– Causes, Symptoms, the Risk Factors, Types, Prevention and Treatment   

 
 

Fructose fueling childhood obesity, diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 02 10

Widespread use of the sweetener fructose may be directly responsible for some of the ongoing increase in rates of childhood diabetes and obesity, according… Fructose fueling childhood obesity, diabetes   

 
 

Understanding Night Blindness and Calcium
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 02 10

The discovery, published in the Feb. 18 issue of Nature, could have implications for several other conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases such as schizophrenia and… Understanding Night Blindness and Calcium   

 
 

Minorities Hit Hardest by Arthritis
• Arthritis • May 02 10

The report finds that the prevalence of activity limitation, work limitation and severe joint pain are significantly higher among African Americans and Hispanics. These… Minorities Hit Hardest by Arthritis   

 
 

Researchers Identify Mechanism Malaria Parasite Uses to Spread Among Red Blood Cells
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • May 02 10

Infected human red blood cells (top; and right of center) by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum (the parasite is shown in purple). The… Researchers Identify Mechanism Malaria Parasite Uses to Spread Among Red Blood Cells   

 
 
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