Expanded Efforts To Address Nationwide Childhood Overweight Epidemic
‘We Can’ program will expand efforts to address the epidemic of childhood overweight.
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November 30, 2007
No Real Increase In Obesity Among Adults
After a quarter century of increases, obesity prevalence has not measurably increased in the past few years but levels are still high.
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Ozone affects overweight more
BETHESDA, Md. (UPI) — A U.S. study linked greater body fat to
a greater decline in lung function after exposure to ozone in the
atmosphere.
The study, published in Inhalation Toxicology, looked at healthy
non-smoking men and women between ages 18 to 35 and predominantly of
normal weight.
The
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TMS helps treat depression
PHILADELPHIA (UPI) — Researchers at the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that transcranial magnetic
stimulation, or TMS, was helpful in treating depression.
Lead study author Dr. John P. O’Reardon of the University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine said TMS is a non-invasive
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Kidney failure a complication of surgery
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) — One percent of patients with normal
kidney function before surgery may develop kidney failure after surgery,
a U.S. study found.
The study, published in the journal Anesthesiology, looked at more than
15,000 patients having major, non-heart surgery and found seven
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Back pain treated in coalition troops
BAGHDAD (UPI) — Treating soldiers’ back pain at U.S. combat
support hospitals might help improve low return-to-duty rates for troops
with back problems, a study indicates.
Maj. Ron L. White and Col. Steven P. Cohen, both anesthesiologists, say
“down time” at the Ibn Sina Hospital in Baghdad
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We Can’ To Combat Youth Obesity
UPMC Health Plan launches We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition!), a program from NIH to address the growing obesity epidemic facing our nation’s youth.
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November 29, 2007
Influenza: Have you gotten the flu vaccine yet?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has designated the week after Thanksgiving, November 26 – December 2, as National Influenza Vaccination Week. This event is designed to highlight the importance of receiving yearly influenza (flu) vaccination, by encouraging greater use of flu vaccine through the months of November, December and beyond. Tuesday, November 27, was specifically designated Children’s Flu Vaccination Day, to focus on vaccinating high-risk children.
While many people typically associate the “flu season” with the fall, the fact is that influenza cases usually peak in January or later. This means that if you haven’t received the vaccine yet, it’s not only not too late, but it’s exactly the right time for you to do so. And getting vaccinated against the flu is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself and those around you from getting influenza this winter (aside, perhaps, from […]
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HHS Launches Childhood Overweight, Obesity Prevention Initiative
US government is working to address one of the greatest dangers to America’s young people: childhood overweight and obesity.
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Pain medication may not impair driving
CHICAGO (UPI) — Moderate, long-term pain medication use does
not impair a person’s ability to drive safely, researchers at Rush
University Medical Center, Chicago, found.
Study leader Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran said that opioid pain relievers,
such as morphine and other narcotics, carry warning
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