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After one year, a low-calorie, low-fat diet appears more beneficial to dieters' mood than a low-carbohydrate plan with the same number of calories, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news177010219.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:04 EST news177010219 (AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky. http://www.physorg.com/news176878805.html Medicine & Health - Health Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:20:01 EST news176878805 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has discovered for the first time that dark chocolate rich in flavanols may provide significant protection from the harmful effects of ultraviolet light. http://www.physorg.com/news176712792.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:54:11 EST news176712792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But the regime requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking to the diet hard for many. http://www.physorg.com/news176581605.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:40:02 EST news176581605 A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. http://www.physorg.com/news176552493.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:40:01 EST news176552493 Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine report that cutting back on the consumption of processed and fried foods, which are high in toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs), can reduce inflammation and actually help restore the body's natural defenses regardless of age or health status. These benefits are present even without changing caloric or nutrient intake. http://www.physorg.com/news176524688.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:38:42 EST news176524688 (PhysOrg.com) -- A study by emergency physicians at Children's Hospital Boston provides a wakeup call to parents to get rid of their old glass thermometers. A 12year review of patients seen in Children's emergency department (ED) shows that glass thermometers pose one more safety hazard in addition to mercury exposure injuries from broken glass. http://www.physorg.com/news176486881.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:01 EST news176486881 Sustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study. http://www.physorg.com/news176404027.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:04 EST news176404027 Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news176387584.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:50:06 EST news176387584 (AP) -- Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. http://www.physorg.com/news176059549.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:36 EST news176059549 Lack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of less than two decades, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. http://www.physorg.com/news176020672.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:38:24 EST news176020672 Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent over 10 years in people at high risk for the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news175976058.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:16:16 EST news175976058 Insoluble dietary fibre, or roughage, not only keeps you regular, say Australian scientists, it also plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay. http://www.physorg.com/news175955468.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:32:20 EST news175955468 A new study published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reveals that anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies. http://www.physorg.com/news175874143.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:56:24 EST news175874143 Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://www.physorg.com/news175846292.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:01 EST news175846292 (PhysOrg.com) -- What's the secret of success of people who lose lots of weight and keep it off for many years? A new study suggests predictable factors like exercise and control over eating play a role, but so do factors in the home like fewer TVs and more exercise equipment. http://www.physorg.com/news175526040.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:16:35 EST news175526040 (PhysOrg.com) -- Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long. http://www.physorg.com/news175326557.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:20:01 EST news175326557 (AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs? http://www.physorg.com/news175326580.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EST news175326580 University of California-Davis nutrition researchers are challenging the decades-old conventional wisdom that we should watch our salt. http://www.physorg.com/news175270777.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:06 EST news175270777 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new Lancet paper co-authored by a UQ researcher states that Australians are the highest cannabis users in the world, only matched by USA and New Zealand. http://www.physorg.com/news175252237.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:20:01 EST news175252237 In a large population-based study published online today, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute report that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism have similar levels of mercury in their blood streams. Mercury is a heavy metal found in other studies to adversely affect the developing nervous system. http://www.physorg.com/news175190186.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:01 EST news175190186 Researchers said Thursday they uncovered evidence that a Canadian tobacco company destroyed scientific data it had decades ago showing that cigarettes were addictive and caused cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news174894267.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:40:01 EST news174894267 Nearly four percent of adults around the world use cannabis, even though the drug raises many major health concerns, according to a paper published in The Lancet on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news174892348.html Medicine & Health - Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:50:01 EST news174892348 (PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online Thursday, Oct. 15, in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) questions the scientific logic and feasibility of the decades-long effort to limit salt intake in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news174826281.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:10:01 EST news174826281 According a new study of over 3,000 adults aged 70-79, the apparent association between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and reduced risk of functional decline over time did not hold up after adjustments were made for characteristics related to lifestyle, in particular physical activity, body weight, education, and income. http://www.physorg.com/news174736691.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:20:02 EST news174736691 (AP) -- Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide, but deaths from unsafe abortion remain a severe problem, killing 70,000 women a year, a research institute reported Tuesday in a major global survey. http://www.physorg.com/news174734373.html Medicine & Health - Health Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:30:01 EST news174734373 Using medication that reduces or blocks the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy (weeks 1-12), increases the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. This conclusion was reached by a team of Epidemiologists, Paediatricians, Clinical Pharmacologists, Obstetricians and Gynaecologists who examined birth and abortion data collected in Israel between 1998 and 2007. http://www.physorg.com/news174679297.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:20:05 EST news174679297 More than half of sudden unexplained infant deaths occur while the infant is sharing a bed or a sofa with a parent (co-sleeping) and may be related to parents drinking alcohol or taking drugs, suggests a study published on BMJ.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news174679377.html Medicine & Health - Health Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:03:30 EST news174679377 Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women. http://www.physorg.com/news174586085.html Medicine & Health - Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:08:29 EST news174586085 Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published Tuesday by a scientist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. http://www.physorg.com/news174206428.html Medicine & Health - Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:10:01 EST news174206428