By 276 to 139, the US House of Representative approved a bill banning lawsuits by obese customers of fast-food restaurants. These obese customers wanted to say ...
In its anti-obesity campaign, the FDA will order a revision of food package labeling so that consumers can work out more easily how many calories a product has. Food companies will have to explain clearly how many servings a package has. When terms...
By 276 to 139, the US House of Representative approved a bill banning lawsuits by obese customers of fast-food restaurants. These obese customers wanted to say that they became overweight because of these food chains. The bill was passed on Wednesda...
COLLEGE STATION (USA) - Ranjita Misra really hates having to give parents something new to worry about, but the Texas AandM University health researcher says parents -- especially minority parents -- now need to be concerned about Type 2 or adult-on...
It seems that an anti-fat drug is also effective in treating prostate cancer, say researchers. The drug is called Orlistat. It inhibits an enzyme that promotes prostate tumour growth. Tests on mice showed that it prevents the cancer from spreading....
Americans are being told on the one hand, that an aggressive campaign is underway to fight obesity. The words and rhetoric pour out from government departments. But the reality seems to be that they are frightened of tackling the problem head on. To...
There are so many obese youngsters now that parents are less able to identify obesity in their own children. If their kids look like lots of other kids they must be OK, parents think. This is according to a study carried out in the by scientists at...
Proteomics screen identifies novel prostate cancer target (La Jolla, California) The Burnham Institute's Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D. has discovered that orlistat, commonly prescribed as an anti-obesity drug, has a positive side-effect: it inhibits cancer g...
Despite conventional wisdom, simply watching television is not related to a child's weight, but playing video games may be, new research indicates. "Children with higher weight status spent moderate amounts of time playing electronic games, while ch...
Governments around the world are facing a major public health problem as obesity rates grow. UK politicians have initiated a public consultation exercise to find out how best to deal with the problem. Doctors and medical experts say individuals need...
The campaign to ban junk food advertising is growing in the UK. Over 100 top health and consumer groups signed up to a campaign. According to Sustain, better food and farming group, 106 organisations have signed its campaign for a new law. Included...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
