Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes
• Depression • • Diabetes • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 10
Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according…
Abbott Northwestern study shows non-drug techniques reduce pain in hospitalized patients
• Pain • Mar 06 10
Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the Journal…
Causes of Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Childhood obesity is a serious widespread struggle facing many of our children today. It is an epidemic that has quadrupled in the last 40…
Obesity ‘Set Before Age of Five’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Compared to children in the 1980s, today’s youngsters are fatter and most of their excess weight gain happens before school age, they will say.
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Childhood obesity: fat is not cute
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
When 10-year-old Jesse came to Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, his weight was well past the normal range for a child of his age.
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Obesity rates put pressure on provinces to fund surgery
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 05 10
After having four children and putting on a lot of middle-age weight, Tracey Wurch tried to work off the excess pounds but couldn’t seem…
Obesity Week: How to talk to your children about their weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Parents need to help their children make healthy food choices. One major issue is making sure they’re getting enough exercise.
And if a child…
School lunch programs can reverse child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
In a series of high-profile events over the past few weeks, first lady Michelle Obama highlighted the problem of childhood obesity in the United…
A Hidden Trigger of Obesity: Intestinal Bugs
• Obesity • Mar 05 10
If you’re fighting the battle of the bulge, most of your attention — and frustration — is probably aimed at your midsection. It makes…
Lemon grass fights headaches
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 05 10
Griffith University researchers have found native lemon grass, used by Indigenous Australians as traditional medicine, has the potential to relieve headaches and migraines.
The…
Could germs be making you fat?
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 05 10
Germs that make their home in the gut may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers…
Successful treatment of periodontal disease lowered preterm birth incidences
• Childbirth • • Dental Health • Mar 05 10
Previous studies have explored the effect of periodontal treatment, irrespective of efficacy of treatment, in reducing infant prematurity. In a study titled “Risk…
Psoriasis Is More than Skin Deep
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Mar 04 10
For the approximately 7.5 million Americans affected by psoriasis, the thick, red, scaly, itchy plaques it causes only scratch the surface when it comes…
Dermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • • Gender: Female • Mar 04 10
For many women, unexplained hair loss can take a significant psychological toll on their overall quality of life. From altering their hairstyle to hide…
Genetic cause discovered for rare bleeding disorder
• Dental Health • • Genetics • Mar 04 10
For some Canadians, any cut such as from dental work or surgery can cause days or more of bleeding. Although they are not…
Shingles of the eye tied to stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Mar 04 10
People who have had an attack of shingles involving the eyes may have a heightened risk of stroke for a year afterward, a…
Community Involvement Important in Fight Against Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 03 10
Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children, according to researchers at the…
Snacks mean U.S. kids moving toward “constant eating”
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 03 10
U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood…
Obesity hits New York’s poor neighborhoods hardest
• Obesity • Mar 03 10
New York City’s obesity rate has climbed in recent years, but there are large variations across the city’s neighborhoods, with lower income areas hit…
Industry crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions
• Dieting • • Flu • Mar 03 10
Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes…
Combination Therapy More Effective for Enlarged Prostate
• Urine Problems • Mar 02 10
Like any successful team effort, the best qualities of two drugs commonly prescribed for enlarged prostate yielded better results than either of the medicines…
U.S. Children Snacking More; Junk Calories Leading the Rise
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 10
Children in the United States are snacking more than ever before on salty chips, candy and other junk food, according to a new University…
Breaking down barriers to prevent childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 02 10
The US is facing many challenges in controlling the childhood obesity epidemic. Despite recent efforts and some progress, one third of US children are…
Chinese Doctors Tell of Response to Wenchuan Earthquake
• Chinese Medicine • Mar 02 10
The 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China was among the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 69,000 individuals and leaving millions displaced.…
Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Mar 01 10
New research shows women who don’t receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study…