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Canadian adult obesity at historic high
Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study.
Overweight and Obesity
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Study says Boozy Brits underestimate their drinking (Update)
Truth and alcohol may not mix, particularly when people are asked how much they drink.
Health
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Just a drop? Alcohol consumption much higher than reported in England
Alcohol consumption could be much higher than previously thought, with more than three quarters of people in England drinking in excess of the recommended daily alcohol limit, according to a new paper in the European Journal of ...
Addiction
Feb 26, 2013 |
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African-ancestry babies get less prenatal care in Brazil
Low birth weights are more prevalent among Brazilians with African ancestry and may be attributed to less use of prenatal care facilities and where those ethnic groups live, according to a new study.
Health
Feb 26, 2013 |
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FDA: Omontys injection pulled from market
(HealthDay)—Affymax Inc. of Palo Alto, Calif., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited of Deerfield, Ill., have voluntarily recalled all lots of Omontys Injection, used to treat anemia in adult dialysis ...
Medications
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Lead exposure negatively impacts MEAP scores of Detroit schoolchildren
(Medical Xpress)—Lead exposure in early childhood has been linked to lower performance on state achievement tests for many Detroit Public School students in several grades, researchers from the University ...
Health
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Pregnant mother's blood pressure may affect future health of children
Up to 10 percent of all women experience some form of elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. Researchers from the Centre for Social Evolution at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen show that mild maternal ...
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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When the cost of healthy eating gets too high
Preaching the benefits of healthy eating has little point when the cost of purchasing healthy foods in South Australia can cost as much as a third of a low-earner's income, according to Flinders University ...
Health
Feb 25, 2013 |
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CDC chief: Spending cuts threaten public health
(AP)—The nation's top disease detective says impending budget cuts will make it harder to solve outbreaks, fight hospital infections and keep illnesses overseas from making their way here.
Health
Feb 23, 2013 |
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Chain pulled on flies in Chinese public toilets
Authorities in China are looking to wipe out dingy public toilets with proposed rules to limit the number of flies and flush away bad smells, Beijing said.
Other
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Why some soldiers develop PTSD while others don't
Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Hypnosis study unlocks secrets of unexplained paralysis
(Medical Xpress)—Hypnosis has begun to attract renewed interest from neuroscientists interested in using hypnotic suggestion to test predictions about normal cognitive functioning.
Neuroscience
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Study shows psychotropic drug dispensing increases on entry to care homes
A study by Queen's University Belfast has found that the dispensing of psychotropic drugs to older people in Northern Ireland increases on entry to care homes.
Health
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Regenstrief study: Informatics tools underutilized in prevention of hospital-acquired infection
Advances in electronic medical record systems and health information exchange are shifting efforts in public health toward greater use of information systems to automate disease surveillance, but a study from the Regenstrief ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 20, 2013 |
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New UN report on hormone-disrupting chemicals
An international team of scientific experts has expressed great concern about the effect of increasing exposure of humans and animals to hormone-disrupting substances. This comes in a new report commissioned ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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