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 ...
A new study shows that poor physical fitness raises the risk of death even higher among women than men. Researchers say the results suggest that a person's physical fitness level may be a more accurate predictor of death risk than other commonly use...
Women who are obese at age 70 might have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study says Tuesday. If confirmed by additional research, the finding adds another health risk to the already staggering list of diseases associated with obes...
Recently, behind closed doors, veteran attorneys of the tobacco wars taught a class on how to attack what they say is the nation's latest health affliction: fast food. The session at Northeastern University was as secretive as McDonald's has been ab...
Contact: Christine Zeindler christine.zeindler@muhc.mcgill.ca 514-934-1934 McGill University There is more to losing weight than diet and exercise, according to investigators the Research Institute at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Thei...
MEDIA CONTACT: Karen Blum PHONE: 410-955-1534 E-MAIL: kblum@jhmi.edu By altering the signaling pathway of the natural hormone leptin, Johns Hopkins researchers say, doctors may one day be able to minimize or even reverse a dangerous enlarged heart c...
Contact: Christine Hurley Deriso cderiso@mail.mcg.edu 706-721-2124 Medical College of Georgia Those with flabby tummies have probably heard lots of tips about the perfect sit-up. A Medical College of Georgia study has determined that no sit-up is pe...
Eric Cantona (Frenchman), the former Manchester United (UK soccer club) soccer star, has made himself grotesquely overweight to play the lead part in a new French film. Although Cantona is playing a parody role in L'Outremangeur (The Excessive Eater...
DALLAS - Aug. 19, 2003 - Obese individuals traveling to a high-altitude destination should take extra precautions, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine. In a s...
POSTMENOPAUSAL women who avoid becoming obese are cutting their risk of breast cancer by about a fifth, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK scientists. Results published today in the JNCI* also fuel the theory that sex hormones, particula...
HOUSTON, Texas (USA) - Why does embarking on an exercise program result in a swift payoff in weight loss, lower blood pressure and general well-being for some while others see little gain from all of that pain? The key to these conflicting results c...
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...
