Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 07 13

The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said he will consider introducing new laws to limit the amount of sugar, salt and fat in processed… Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation   

 
 

Should I stop drinking alcohol in January?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 07 13

Is there anyone left to have a drink with in January? Two charities, Alcohol Concern and Cancer Research UK are encouraging people to have… Should I stop drinking alcohol in January?   

 
 

Women should support each other over weight, says minister
• Gender: Female • • Weight Loss • Jan 07 13

Women should support each other over weight

Women should not be so willing to criticise each other for being supposedly overweight, Jo Swinson, the equalities minister, has said.

She said unrepresentative… Women should support each other over weight, says minister   

 
 

Early start for Rotherham smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 06 13

ONE in seven youngsters in Rotherham take up smoking by the age of 15.

The annual report of the Rotherham Tobacco Control Alliance says… Early start for Rotherham smokers   

 
 

Back to school means back to flu
• Children's Health • • Flu • Jan 06 13

Parents taking their children back to school Monday should be prepared for their kids to bring home something extra: the flu.

The influenza season… Back to school means back to flu   

 
 

Few people know obesity can cause more harm to health than just heart disease, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • Jan 06 13

Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?

Carrying too many pounds… Few people know obesity can cause more harm to health than just heart disease, diabetes   

 
 

2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955
• Infections • • Public Health • Jan 06 13

The United States just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Centers… 2012 was worst year for whooping cough since 1955   

 
 

Two Chinese women die from H1N1 flu in Beijing: state media
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 06 13

Two Chinese women have died from the H1N1 flu strain in Beijing in the past 10 days, Chinese state media said on Sunday, the… Two Chinese women die from H1N1 flu in Beijing: state media   

 
 

Shifting the balance between good fat and bad fat
• Fat, Dietary • Jan 06 13

Sanford-Burnham researchers show that protein p62 balances metabolism in fat tissue - making it an attractive target for anti-obesity therapies

In many cases, obesity… Shifting the balance between good fat and bad fat   

 
 

Genetically modified food labeling measure to qualify for Washington state ballot
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 06 13

A measure to require special labeling of genetically modified foods appeared virtually certain to qualify for the ballot in Washington state on Friday, two… Genetically modified food labeling measure to qualify for Washington state ballot   

 
 

New food safety rules aim for more accountability
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jan 06 13

U.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne illnesses that… New food safety rules aim for more accountability   

 
 

Researchers identify an early predictor for glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 03 13

A new study finds that certain changes in blood vessels in the eye’s retina can be an early warning that a person is at… Researchers identify an early predictor for glaucoma   

 
 

Study refutes accepted model of memory formation
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 03 13

A study by Johns Hopkins researchers has shown that a widely accepted model of long-term memory formation — that it hinges on a single… Study refutes accepted model of memory formation   

 
 

Risk genes for Alzheimer’s and mental illness linked to brain changes at birth
• Brain • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 03 13

Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism can… Risk genes for Alzheimer’s and mental illness linked to brain changes at birth   

 
 

Electric stimulation of brain releases powerful, opiate-like painkiller
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pain • Jan 03 13

Researchers used electricity on certain regions in the brain of a patient with chronic, severe facial pain to release an opiate-like substance that’s considered… Electric stimulation of brain releases powerful, opiate-like painkiller   

 
 

Nature-inspired advance for treating sensitive teeth
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Jan 03 13

Taking inspiration from Mother Nature, scientists are reporting an advance toward preventing the tooth sensitivity that affects millions of people around the world. Their… Nature-inspired advance for treating sensitive teeth   

 
 

Previous Studies on Toxic Effects of BPA Couldn’t be Reproduced, says MU Research Team
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 03 13

Following a three-year study using more than 2,800 mice, a University of Missouri researcher was not able to replicate a series of previous studies… Previous Studies on Toxic Effects of BPA Couldn’t be Reproduced, says MU Research Team   

 
 

Physician review websites rely on few patient reviews
• Public Health • Jan 03 13

Millions of Americans read physician ratings on websites such as Healthgrades.com, but such ratings are based on scores from an average of only 2.4… Physician review websites rely on few patient reviews   

 
 

Quitting smoking ‘reduces anxiety’
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 02 13

Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards - despite the belief that smoking relieves stress, researchers say.

The British Journal of Psychiatry study… Quitting smoking ‘reduces anxiety’   

 
 

Still hungry? It could be that fructose in your drink
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 02 13

This is your brain on sugar - for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar… Still hungry? It could be that fructose in your drink   

 
 

More evidence for “obesity paradox”
• Obesity • Jan 02 13

In a review of almost 100 past studies covering nearly three million people, researchers found that being overweight or slightly obese was linked to… More evidence for “obesity paradox”   

 
 

Second impact syndrome: A devastating injury to the young brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 02 13

Physicians at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Northwest Radiology Network (Indianapolis, Indiana) report the case of a 17-year-old high school football player… Second impact syndrome: A devastating injury to the young brain   

 
 

Higher levels of obesity associated with increased risk of death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Jan 02 13

In an analysis of nearly 100 studies that included approximately 3 million adults, relative to normal weight, overall obesity (combining all grades) and higher… Higher levels of obesity associated with increased risk of death   

 
 

Pediatricians say kids need recess during school
• Children's Health • Jan 01 13

A group of American pediatricians is telling school districts that children need recess and free time during the school day, and it should not… Pediatricians say kids need recess during school   

 
 

Every school needs a doctor, pediatricians say
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 01 13

Despite no federal or uniform state requirements to do so, all school districts should have a doctor to oversee school health services, according to… Every school needs a doctor, pediatricians say   

 
 
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