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Statistics show that an incredible 65.2 percent of the U.S. population is considered to be "overweight" or "obese." Fat cells have an important physiological role in maintaining triglyceride and free fatty acid levels - as well as determining insulin resistance, and lie behind how you gain and lose weight. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, in a study published in Nature, report they have demonstrated that we continually create new fat cells to replace those that are breaking down. According to the scientists, obese people produce approximately twice as many new fat cells annually as lean people. They also found that fat cell death happens at twice the rate among obese people, compared to lean people, and even if the obese people they studied lost a significant amount of weight, their total number of fat cells in the body remained constant, even though the size of individual fat cells fell substantially. [...] It has been generally believed that adult humans cannot create new fat cells. We have thought, until now, that fat cells only and simply increase their fat mass by adding more lipids into fat cells that already exist in order to settle their body weight - this is true, but that is not the end of the story. Research lead by Kirsty Spalding, Jonas Frisén and Peter Arner has recently shown that adult humans constantly produce new fat cells regardless of their body weight status, sex or age. Peter Arner, Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, said "The total number of fat cells in the body is stable overtime, because the making of new fat cells is counterbalanced by an equally rapid break down of the already existing fat cells due to cell death."
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When OKI Data Americas first decided to launch their philanthropic program, Color Me OKI, it considered many options ranging from the traditional to the unexpected. At the heart of the decision was to support causes that impact its employees and community, and to do it in a way that reflects the passion of the company. The result was a unique program that paired a one of a kind classic pink Cadillac with timeless music to help those fighting breast cancer celebrate life and make memories at fundraising events along the east coast. This year, the company is expanding the program and using a fleet of restored vehicles, adding another classic pink Cadillac in addition to a neoclassic Corsair to take the program national, increase its breast cancer support, and extend its support to colorectal cancer - one of the most preventable cancers.
LegalView utilized its mesothelioma blog to report a new mouse model for mesothelioma that reproduces the human disease and provides scientists insights into the way the cancer develops and progresses. The mouse model is for human malignant mesothelioma and will likely lead to breakthroughs in treatments for mesothelioma cancer patients over time. (PRWeb May 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb916184.htm
The Mesothelioma Victims Center was created to assist all victims of Mesothelioma. Americas Watchdog has created the Mesothelioma Victims Center as a free service to victims or family members of victims, of a rare form of cancer called Mesothelioma. Americas Watchdog has initiated this very complete free service because there was literally nothing close to this type of service in the United States, and because this type of service is sorely needed by Mesothelioma victims and their families. The Mesothelioma Victims Center was created to assist victims & their families in every way possible.
Mother's day screening campaign promotes cancer screenings and early detection. (PRWeb May 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Texas_oncology/Mothers_Day/prweb912624.htm
Parents need more information about a controversial chemical found in plastic baby bottles, a childbirth charity says.
Callousness, cancer care a sad mix Houston Chronicle, United States - May 5, 2008
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Medical specialists from around the country will gather this week to discuss the latest research in obstetrics and gynecology, and menopause and estrogen therapy will be among the information presented. "Estrogen therapy continues to be the gold standard for the management of hot flashes, the most common physical sign of menopause," said Dr.
MIT tissue engineers have successfully healed airway injuries in rabbits using a technique they believe could apply to the trachea and other parts of the human body.The work, published in the advance online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of May 5, expands researchers' understanding of the control of tissue repair and could lead to new treatments for tracheal injuries, such as smoke inhalation and damage from long-term intubation.
Young people who live in towns where regulations ban smoking in restaurants may be less likely to become established smokers, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Many studies have examined the risk factors that lead young people to try their first cigarette, according to background information in the article.
Although one of every 2.4 deaths in American women is caused by cardiovascular disease, the majority don't know it is their leading killer. Stereotypes, lack of education, denial and unhealthy lifestyles have collided to create a perfect storm of looming danger for many women who simply are not aware of their risks. In the April 2008 issue of MEDSURG Nursing, Shay A. Schroetter and Susan D.
A major study adds to growing evidence suggesting breastfeeding boosts a child's intelligence.
Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found.According to the study, a 30-minute exposure to the level of secondhand smoke that one might normally inhale in an average bar setting was enough to result in blood vessel injury in young and otherwise healthy lifelong nonsmokers.
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has applauded action by the Senate Rules Committee to close two smoking rooms in Senate office buildings, a move that will protect the health of Senate staff and U.S. Capitol visitors alike. The closure takes effect today and makes the Senate office buildings some of the first buildings on Capitol Hill to be completely smoke-free.
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