Junk food tax could help fight obesity: US study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 26 10
Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable,…
Multiple sclerosis, Italian researchers discover a possible onset mechanism for the disease
• Neurology • Feb 26 10
A non-pathogenic bacterium is capable to trigger an autoimmune disease similar to the multiple sclerosis in the mouse, the model animal which helps to…
Childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect can result in structural brain changes
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 25 10
New research using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows that childhood stress such as abuse or emotional neglect, in particular when combined with genetic factors,…
Swedish snuff just as addictive as cigarettes
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 25 10
People who use smokeless tobacco, or “snuff,” are just as hooked on nicotine as cigarette smokers, if not more so, new research from Sweden…
Researcher Finds Growing Gender Gap In Stroke Prevalence
• Stroke • Feb 25 10
When it comes to stroke prevalence, it appears that the gender gap is widening. According to a new report from a researcher at the…
Half of Americans Live More Than an Hour Away From Lifesaving Stroke Care
• Stroke • Feb 24 10
When stroke strikes, choking off blood supply to the brain, every minute counts: Nearly 2 million neurons die each minute a stroke is left…
Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission in Non-Obese Patients?
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 24 10
Dr. Francesco Rubino, chief of gastrointestinal metabolic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, is now enrolling overweight and mildly obese patients - those…
Anti-Drinking Ads Can Increase Alcohol Use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Feb 24 10
Public service advertising campaigns that use guilt or shame to warn against alcohol abuse can actually have the reverse effect, spurring increased drinking among…
Obesity top health issue plaguing Georgia’s kids, survey says
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 24 10
Most Georgians consider obesity and child abuse as the top two issues plaguing children in this state, a survey from the Georgia Children’s Health…
Obesity rates for U.S. immigrants vary
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 24 10
A U.S. Citizen originally from the Indian subcontinent is far more likely to become overweight, researchers say.
The study, conducted by Emory University found…
Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls
• Depression • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Feb 24 10
Depression raises stress hormone levels in teenaged boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, says a new study .
Early…
USC Expert on Medical Marijuana Available
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 24 10
Expertise related to medical marijuana issues:
• Social and economic impact
• Pros, cons, and ramifications of legalizing medical marijuana
•…
Genetic Factors Can Help Predict Risk for Kidney Disease
• Genetics • • Urine Problems • Feb 24 10
Israeli and American researchers have identified new genetic data that could be used in the future to predict who will develop end-stage kidney disease…
Study Finds That Two Treatment Strategies for Severe Sepsis Show Similar Survival Rates
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 24 10
A comparison of two strategies for treating severe sepsis or septic shock finds that using lactate levels measured in blood samples showed a similar…
Are non-smokers smarter than smokers?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 23 10
Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military…
Vision problems linked to higher dementia risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 23 10
Elderly adults with poor vision, particularly untreated vision problems, may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with better vision, a new…
Shorter hospital stays may cost no more: U.S. study
• Public Health • Feb 23 10
Hospitals that send patients home earlier can save money and the policy does not end up costing more later, researchers reported on Monday.
The…
Swine flu still out there, officials caution
• Swine Flu • Feb 22 10
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said…
Inadequate access to opioid-based pain relief is a human rights issue for cancer patients
• Cancer • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 22 10
Many cancer patients in Europe are being denied access to adequate pain relief because of over-zealous regulations restricting the availability and accessibility of opioid-based…
Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 22 10
IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption…
Study Shows Advantages of Robotic Surgery for Kidney Condition
• Surgery • • Urine Problems • Feb 22 10
A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that…
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases New Policy Statement on Choking
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Choking is a leading cause of injury and death among children, especially those younger than 4 years of age. The majority of choking-related incidents…
Obesity ‘could cost us £3 billion a year’
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Scotland is sitting on an obesity timebomb that could end up costing the country £3 billion a year, according to a report released on…
First obesity clinic in govt hospital
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Economically weaker sections suffer from excess weight gain as well, find docs at LN Hospital, MAMC
Taking the “obesity epidemic” head-on, the Capital’s largest…
Obesity timebomb: Eight in 10 men will be overweight by 2020
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Eight out of 10 men and almost seven in 10 women will be overweight or obese by 2020, according to a new report.
While…