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New drug candidate in diabetes research breakthrough
CSL Limited has developed a new drug candidate that is able to prevent the development of type 2 diabetes and reverse its progression in animal models of the disease.
Diabetes
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Canadian hospitalized with new swine flu
A Canadian man has been hospitalized in southwestern Ontario with a new variant of the swine flu virus that caused a 2009 pandemic, a public health official announced Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2012 |
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Government can play important role in obesity epidemic
Addressing the obesity epidemic by preventing excess calorie consumption with government regulation of portion sizes is justifiable and could be an effective measure to help prevent obesity-related health problems and deaths, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Higher levels of BPA in children and teens significantly associated with obesity
Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have revealed a significant association between obesity and children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical recently banned by the ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 18, 2012 |
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Research: Link between healthy outlook and healthy lifestyle
(Medical Xpress)—A 'can do' attitude is the key to a healthy lifestyle, University of Melbourne economists have determined.
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Sep 14, 2012 |
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Obesity more common among rural residents than urban counterparts, study finds
A new study finds that Americans living in rural areas are more likely to be obese than city dwellers. Published in the National Rural Health Association's Fall 2012 Journal of Rural Health, the study indicates that reside ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 14, 2012 |
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31 suspected Ebola deaths in DR Congo since May: minister
An outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has claimed possibly as many as 31 lives in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo since May, Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said Thurday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 13, 2012 |
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NYC bans big, sugary drinks at restaurants
(AP)—New York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by others as a blatant ...
Health
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Docs: NYC ban on big, sugary drinks could help
(AP)—The era of the supersized cola may come to an end in New York City on Thursday, when health officials are expected to approve an unprecedented 16-ounce (470-milliliter) limit on sodas and other sugary ...
Health
Sep 12, 2012 |
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What's the main cause of obesity—our genes or the environment?
The ongoing obesity epidemic is creating an unprecedented challenge for healthcare systems around the world, but what determines who gets fat? Two experts debate the issue in the British Medical Journal today.
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Blood transfusion services in Africa should suit local contact—funders take note
Scientists find that Western approach to blood transfusion employed in Africa - often a condition of financial aid - may add significant cost to blood units, due to emergency nature of most African patients ...
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Sep 11, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera epidemic claims 255 lives, says UN
The cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone, the worst oubreak of the waterborne disease there in 15 years, has now claimed 255 lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 11, 2012 |
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AHA: New school fitness assessment will aid in the battle against childhood obesity
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a unified fitness assessment program announced today by The President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; the American Alliance for Health, ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 11, 2012 |
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This summers' return of West Nile
In 2002, much of North America became acquainted with an infection that few people had heard of – West Nile Virus. Governments and public health offices launched massive awareness programs to get people ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 10, 2012 |
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Should food addiction be classified in similar terms as drug or alcohol addiction?
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists investigate whether food addiction should be classed as a mental disorder.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2012 |
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