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A global campaign aimed at reducing the marketing of unhealthy food to children on TV and the web is launched.
Scientific American
Jamaica Gleaner
Children who gain weight rapidly after having their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may improve in the short-term, but over time they may relapse or even worsen. African-American children also tend to relapse, according to new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.Adenotonsillectomy is the most commonly performed surgery in children, ranging from about 19 per 10,000 in Canada to 115 per 10,000 in the Netherlands.
As spring break commences, college students across the nation will be in situations that could include excessive sun exposure, alcohol, and sexually transmitted diseases. There are many unique health threats for young women to be aware of as they head to the beach or venture out on vacation. The sun and spring break are synonymous in many students' minds.
Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally released data it had long held internally that demonstrate an alarming increase in the number of HIV/AIDS cases among African American young men who have sex with men (YMSM).
Researchers at Mayo Clinic suggest that the established "normal" ranges for evaluating electrocardiograms for persons over 80 years old should be "revisited." The recommendation comes in a study published today in the American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology.
Sen. Specter Writes Book About Cancer Newsday, NY - 6 hours ago He said he was motivated to write his book, "Never Give In: Battling Cancer in the Senate," because he wanted to be instructive and inspiring to others.
Deprived of a fair fight in the battle against cancer Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago
Photo Credit: Drew McKinney As part of routine preoperative counseling ophthalmologists give lots of instructions to their surgery candidates. Do this, don't do that...you know the drill.
"Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food" -- Hippocrates. That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch. (PRWeb Mar 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb773104.htm
Claudia Panzer, M.D., an endocrinologist from Denver, was a presenter at the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) . She covered several topics that were relevant to my therapy practice -- among them was breast cancer. Between my clients and personal friends, I know a lot of women affected by breast cancer. Most of the treatments that keep them alive turn out to be quite devastating to their sexual interest. So, what can be done? For those women who wish to have a quality of life that includes sexuality, testosterone supplementation has some good potential. Panzer cited studies that addressed the concerns that many women have: Will I feel more like having sex? Will it cause my cancer to return?
For almost 30 years - since the world's first "test-tube" baby was born in July 1978 - the benefits of modern infertility treatments have been largely confined to couples in developed countries. There, we have seen more than 3 million babies born as a result of IVF and, in some countries, as many as 4 per cent of all babies born conceived by modern fertility techniques.
How cancer changed Sam's life Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 52 minutes ago On Monday, Mr Harewood said he'd arranged a biopsy for Wednesday and on Friday he told me I had a serious cancer and had two options.
Afterschool programs can modestly increase the amount of physical activity among girls in middle school, according to new results from the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a multiple site, community based study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.