Overweight & Obesity
Emails reveal Coke's role in anti-obesity group
A nonprofit founded to combat obesity says the $1.5 million it received from Coke has no influence on its work.
Nov 24, 2015
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease on the rise as fewer people achieve ideal cardiovascular health
The number of people who have the ideal cardiovascular health score, as defined by the goals in the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7, has decreased during the last 20 years, according to a study presented at the ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Health
Better communication about sex is just as effective as 'female Viagra'
A hormone treatment with oxytocin improves the sexual experience of women suffering from sexual dysfunction. This is the finding of a study conducted at MedUni Vienna, which has now been published in the prestigious journal ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Pediatrics
Less direct patient care for fellowship-trained pediatricians
(HealthDay)—Generalist-trained pediatricians have more schedule flexibility and work fewer hours than fellowship-trained pediatricians, although both groups report overall satisfaction with their careers, according to a ...
Sep 8, 2015
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Neuroscience
Food intake, a fragile balance between neural pathways
A team at the Laboratoire biologie fonctionnelle et adaptative (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot) investigated the relative role of energy needs and "pleasure" of eating in food intake. The researchers studied a group of neurons ...
Aug 24, 2015
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Health
Opinion: Coca Cola obfuscating impact of dietary and caloric impact on obesity
Earlier this week friend and fellow science-blogger Matt Herod sent me a link to a New York Times article outlining a Coca Cola-funded group called the Global Energy Balance Network (GEBN). It's a good article, so head over ...
Aug 11, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Very little evidence for cutting out certain carbs to ease irritable bowel
There is very little evidence to recommend avoiding certain types of dietary carbohydrate, known as the FODMAP diet, to ease the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short, concludes a review of the available ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Medical research
Body fat can send signals to brain, affecting stress response, research finds
The brain's effect on other parts of the body has been well established. Now, a group that includes two University of Florida Health researchers has found that it's a two-way street: Body fat can send a signal that affects ...
Jul 23, 2015
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Health
Nutritional health message is not getting across, and terms get hijacked for commercial marketing
The general public is confused about how foods provide a mix of nutrients, what the body needs and what a 'nutritionally balanced' or nutritionally complete diet is, according to a new study.
Jul 9, 2015
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Health
Testing shows 3-D movies do not impact balance or coordination
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Newcastle University in the U.K. has found no evidence of balance or coordination impairments in people watching a stereoscopic (3D) movie on a television screen. In their paper ...
