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Employee programs teaching heath care 'consumer' skills may also produce health benefits

A workplace program designed to teach employees to act more like consumers when they make health care decisions, for example, by finding and evaluating health information or choosing a benefit plan, also improved ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Across the Atlantic on flotsam: New fossil findings shed light on the origins of the mysterious bird Hoatzin

A team comprising German, Brazilian and French scientists, including an ornithologist from the Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt, has examined fossil relatives of the South American Hoatzin (Opisthocomus ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Children eating more, and more frequently outside the home

As childhood obesity rises and the American diet shifts towards increasing consumption of foods eaten or prepared outside of the home, concerns about the nutritional quality and the total consumption of such foods are also ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol drinking in the elderly: Risks and benefits

The Royal College of Psychiatrists of London has published a report related primarily to problems of unrecognized alcohol misuse among the elderly. The report provides guidelines for psychiatrists and family physicians on ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yo-yo dieting vs. obesity? Dieters may be healthier, live longer, study finds

Yo-yo dieters may be healthier and live longer than those who stay obese, a new Ohio University study finds.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Minority groups pick up worst European eating habits

Immigrant populations in Europe face an increased risk of diet-related diseases as they adjust to a 'Western' lifestyle, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is one diet as good as another? New study says no and tells you why

Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so you'll be less likely to develop diabetes and heart disease. Not if you want to avoid cravings that tempt ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 6