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Calorie information in fast food restaurants used by 40 percent of 9-18 year olds when making food choices

A new study published online today (Thursday) in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely ...

Health created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, according to new study

The mortality rate for men in same-sex marriages has dropped markedly since the 1990s, according to a Danish study published online today (Tuesday) in the International Journal of Epidemiology. However, same-sex married women ...

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Famous performers and sportsmen tend to have shorter lives, new study reports

Fame and achievement in performance-related careers may be earned at the cost of a shorter life, according to a study published online today in QJM: An International Journal of Medicine.

Health created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find sudden cardiac death is associated with thin placenta at birth

Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...

Cardiology created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-term children have higher behavioural and emotional problems in early childhood

We already know there are long-term health problems associated with pre-term birth, but what about babies born post-term? New research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has found that post-term birth, ...

Health created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women – resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax ...

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Most older pedestrians are unable to cross the road in time: study

The ability to cross a road in time is one that most of us take for granted. A new study published in the journal Age and Ageing, entitled 'Most Older Pedestrians are unable to cross the road in time: a cross-sectional study' ...

Health created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hallucinations of musical notation

Professor of neurology, physician, and author Oliver Sacks M.D. has outlined case studies of hallucinations of musical notation, and commented on the neural basis of such hallucinations, in a new paper for the neurology journal ...

Neuroscience created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Computer models predict how patients will respond to HIV drugs

Results of a study published online in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy today (Thursday), demonstrate that computer models can predict how HIV patients whose drug therapy is failing will respond to a new treatment. Crucia ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older age and free school meals are associated with increased likelihood of substance use

Alcohol, tobacco and illegal drug use among young people is a public health concern in the UK. The short and long term risks to health are well known and range from accidental injuries, violence, sexual ill-health and increased ...

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0