Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking. | |
Men and women may need different diets: research July 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Diet can strongly influence how long you live and your reproductive success, but now scientists have discovered that what works for males can be very different for females. | |
Diet and nutrient intake of Indigenous Australians poor July 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Indigenous Australians eat more white bread, processed meat, added butter and added sugar than the average Australian, and fall well short of national fruit and vegetable recommendations, according to new research. | |
New report warns current policies will not avert health workforce crisis July 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Without immediate action to develop an integrated, comprehensive, national health workforce policy, the U.S. is at risk of losing its status as the global health care leader, states a new report released by the Association ... | |
Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state July 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ... | |
Parents should limit young children's exposure to background TV July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Despite the fact that pediatricians recommend no screen media exposure for children under age 2, three-quarters of very young children in America live in homes where the television is on most of the time, according to research. ... | |
Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee lead the nation when it comes to obesity, a new government survey reported Thursday. | |
Closing coal-burning power plant in China and improved cognitive development in children July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health according to a study released by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia ... | |
Obesity creeps up in US: report July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday. | |
Tobacco industry manipulated cigarette menthol content to recruit new smokers among young people July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Menthol cigarette brands have been rising in popularity with adolescents, and the highest use has been among younger, newer smokers. Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) explored tobacco industry manipulation ... | |
Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Women exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls – a group of banned environmental pollutants) are less likely to give birth to male children. A study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ... | |
Too much, too little sleep increases ischemic risk in postmenopausal women July 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | |
After ER visit, many patients in a fog, study finds July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Every year, more than 115 million patients enter emergency rooms at hospitals around the nation. And more than three-quarters of them leave with an impression of what happened – or what should happen next – that doesn't match ... | |
Consumption of nut products during pregnancy linked to increased asthma in children July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Expectant mothers who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily during pregnancy increase their children's risk of developing asthma by more than 50 percent over women who rarely or never consume nut products during ... | |
Study on government's controversial choice of HPV vaccine July 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The UK government may save up to £18.6 million a year by deciding to use the HPV vaccine Cervarix, given that it is equally effective as the more expensive Gardasil in preventing cervical abnormalities, according to a study ... | |
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