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Super-sized citizens: The relationship between a country's fast-food outlets and its obesity rates

Many studies have linked the meals served at fast-food outlets to obesity, but is there a relationship between the number of restaurants in a country and the girth of its population?

Overweight and Obesity created May 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Would you 'Like' a drink? Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing

Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it's clear that for many, heavy ...

Health created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protecting hospitals from 'new' terrorist threats

Health care facilities play a vital role in the UK's terrorism contingency plans, but a new study by researchers at the Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University, provides a timely warning to managers, regulatory bodies ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0