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‘Copy-and-paste DNA’ more common than previously thought
• Genetics • • Public Health • Jun 28 10
Researchers at the University of Leicester have demonstrated that movable sequences of DNA, which give rise to genetic variability and sometimes cause specific diseases,…
Russia adopts “smoking kills” cigarette warnings
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 28 10
Russia slapped “smoking kills” warnings on cigarette packages from Saturday in an effort to crack down on an addiction kills up to 500,000…
British doctor admits he helped patients die
• Public Health • Jun 22 10
A doctor cleared of murdering three patients said he had hastened the deaths of two people without their permission, a British newspaper reported on…
Study Finds that Caring for an Elderly, Sick Spouse Sometimes has Positive Elements
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Jun 22 10
Although long-term care of sick or disabled loved ones is widely recognized as a threat to the caregiver’s health and quality of life, a…
US obesity rates could fall if soda pop prices rise
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 21 10
Raising the price of sugary soft drinks will likely prompt thirsty consumers to seek out cheaper, healthier beverages, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Men Shy Away from Routine Medical Appointments
• Public Health • Jun 17 10
Just over half of U.S. men (57 percent) see a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters (74…
Sebelius stumps for anti-childhood obesity plan
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won’t work if communities don’t engage…
Doctor invents device for migraine sufferers
• Migraine • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
Dr. Bahman Guyuron is known for his groundbreaking work in treating migraines through surgery and botox injections, so it’s quite common for the plastic…
New Immunizations Guidelines Everyone Should Know
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
Summer is all about barbeques and lazy days at the pool. It’s also a good time to start thinking about preparing for flu season,…
Study shows unhealthy Scots live dangerously
• Public Health • Jun 11 10
Almost the entire adult population of Scotland are likely to be either cigarette smokers, heavy drinkers, physically inactive, overweight or have a poor diet,…
Cost of caring for stroke patients double that of earlier estimates
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jun 08 10
Health-care costs for patients in just the first six months after they have a stroke is more than $2.5 billion a year in Canada,…
Olympian Peszek wants to help fight obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 03 10
For Samantha Peszek, the Olympic silver medal was just the beginning.
The recent Cathedral High School graduate plans to continue competing at the elite…
Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday
• Flu • • Public Health • Jun 01 10
An expert panel that advises the World Health Organisation on pandemics will meet on Tuesday to decide whether to declare the H1N1 flu outbreak…
TV food advertisements promote imbalanced diets
• Dieting • • Public Health • Jun 01 10
Making food choices based on television advertising results in a very imbalanced diet according to a new study comparing the nutritional content of food…
Young Journalists: Obesity soars — Oliver to the rescue
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 31 10
There’s an epidemic sweeping our nation that I feel many people try to avoid, ignore, or just complain about and not act upon.
According…
Who to blame for flu? Maybe the U.S., study finds
• Flu • • Public Health • May 28 10
The United States may provide an incubating ground for some flu strains, helping them migrate to warmer climates, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Obesity remains an economic issue, Seattle obesity study finds
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 27 10
Ensuring access to healthy, affordable foods is a top priority in tackling the obesity epidemic in the United States. Over the course of the…
Florida orange juice industry worried by obesity campaign
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 25 10
The Florida Department of Citrus may get into a fight with one of the most politically powerful people in the U.S., who goes by…
Spain says smoking ban to be in place early 2011
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 25 10
Smokers have at least a few more months to light up in Spain’s restaurants, bars and cafes.
The government had hoped to tighten the…
Obesity study tests gender, ethnicity
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 24 10
Obesity expert and School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Associate Professor Dong-Chul Seo conducted a study that indicated engaging in the recommended amount…
Heart group and Nintendo Starts an Obesity Campaign
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 24 10
The American Heart Association and Nintendo Co. are reported to be fastening their belts to promote the popular Wii video game console, as the…
Obesity And Your Child. Stop The Cycle
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 23 10
My own personal concern with overweight children is that the children have not been taught by the school, their parents or their doctors the…
McDonald’s Will Impact Obesity Issue More Than Docs
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 21 10
The Wall Street Journal recently published “Our Big Problem: Obesity” penned by a British physician Anthony Daniels, pen name Theodore Dalrymple, who feels that…
Prescription drug use by US children on the rise
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 20 10
Children were the leading growth demographic for the pharmaceutical industry in 2009, with the increase of prescription drug use among youngsters nearly four times…
Too Fat to Fight: Obesity Now a National Security Issue
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 20 10
Just as the U.S. military was finally making its recruitment quotas for the first time in years (with the unwelcome help of a downwardly…