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'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survey finds public support for legal interventions to fight obesity, noncommunicable diseases

The public is very supportive of government action aimed at changing lifestyle choices that can lead to obesity, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases—but they're less likely to support such interventions if they're ...

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity

Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) ...

Health created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Education levels in Asian American neighborhoods affect residents' health

Higher neighborhood education is associated with better self-rated health among Asian Americans who live in Asian ethnic neighborhoods, but this correlation between individual health and neighborhood education levels does ...

Health created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK medical school teaching on physical activity virtually 'non-existent'

UK medical school teaching on physical activity is "sparse or non-existent," finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine today.

Health created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0