As obesity skyrockets, Joslin Diabetes Center urges action to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes
...e," Dr. Kahn says. Childhood obesity has tripled since the 1970s. It is now estimated that 15 percent of children and adolescents in America (9 million) are either overweight or obese. "This is truly a time bomb for further fueling the epidemic of type 2 diabetes. And we must remember that people ...Money talks: Concern for biodiversity pressed on boardrooms by new breed of fund managers
...ds are evident in Europe. The number of SRI funds tripled in France from 2000 to 2002. Some 74 percent of Dutch pension funds expect to use social or environmental criteria in investment decisions in the near future. In addition, national legislation and initiatives are helping to increase the SRI share o...Mercury in ocean fish may come from natural sources, not pollution
...versity and an author of the study. "We have about tripled the mercury in the atmosphere, and therefore it should be tripled in the ocean, right? But maybe mercury that occurs in fish is a natural thing, and it may have been ...Purdue researchers solve decades-old corn, sorghum problem
...ion," he said. "The introduction of dwarfing lines tripled or even quadrupled the yield of wheat and helped prevent massive food shortages." This increase in crop yield, brought on by the introduction of dwarf crops and other technologies, is often referred to as the "green revolution" in agriculture. Accord...Long-term natural gas supplies should meet growing demand in coming decades, study finds
...uary 2002, the price had plunged to about $2, then tripled to more than $6 in January 2003. The price has since dropped to about $5. "Prices spiked in both 2001 and earlier this year when short-term seasonal bursts in natural gas consumption outstripped the industry's current capacity to deliver natural gas ...DNA-based vaccine triples survival for dogs with melanoma
..., treatment with a new DNA-based vaccine more than tripled their median survival from an expected 90 days to an average of 389 days. The results of this collaboration between the dogs' veterinarians at The Animal Medical Center (AMC) and researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where the DNA-ba...Computer model offers noninvasive evaluation for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk
... of intact AAAs diagnosed in the United States has tripled to about 200,000 a year, partly because of the increased use of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and other diagnostic scans. Most, however, are never diagnosed, resulting in the deaths of about 18,000 Americans a year from rupture mor...Framingham heart study finds strong link between overweight/obesity & risk for heart failure
...erweight has doubled among children and has almost tripled among adolescents. Levy stressed the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, both for children and adults, with dietary measures and regular physical activity being the keys to addressing overweight and obesity problems. He advised that for ind...Research shows older children, adolescents grew heavier in Brazil, China, U.S. over past 30 years
...older children and adolescents who were overweight tripled in Brazil and almost doubled in the United States,...10 to 18." Between 1971 and 1997, excessive weight tripled as a percentage of all children and teens in Brazil, from 4.1 percent to 13.9 percent, and almost do...Common asthma drug saves patients money, trips to hospital
...st users ($967), and it nearly tripled for zafirlukast users ($1,359). Total cost included filling prescriptions, trips to doctors' offices and emergency rooms, hospitalizations and the need for additional medication to control a......hest levels of carbon monoxide and ozone, the risk tripled when compared to women who lived in areas of the air basin with the cleanest air. Among women who lived in areas with moderately higher pollution levels, the risk of birth defects doubled. Were not sure carbon monoxide is the culprit because it could......art of the sound, however, catches of some species tripled or more since the more mobile animals moved there from out of the estuaries in response to the fresh water influx. Also, Dr. Edward Noga, a professor at N.C. State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, found that by late October, 1999 between ...Older fathers substantially raise the risk of having children with schizophrenia
...r the age of 25 who became fathers, while the risk tripled for men over the age of 50, according to an analysis of a large population of over 85,000 people by researchers from New York University School of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and Israel's Ministry of Health. "...Americans still face dietary challenges
...entified them. Cafeteria patrons in another study tripled their purchases of fruits and salads when offered more variety and reduced prices. On the medical front, two-thirds of primary care physicians say they personally provide nutrition counseling and rely upon nurses or others for backup. However, few...Gene treatment can boost heart function in rabbits, Duke researchers say
...d States. Death rates from congestive heartfailure tripled between 1974 and 1994, making it the leading cause ofhospitalization among people 65 and older and costing more than $10 billion ayear. Research team leader Walter J. Koch, an associate professor ofexperimental surgery, and his colleagues hav...Bacteria Becoming Increasingly Resistant To Antibiotics, But New Vaccines Are On The Horizon
... percent.In other words, resistance to ceftriaxone tripled between the second and thethird year of the study." The rapid increase in resistance is also obvious when looking at the recent history of penicillin use. For example, 27 percent of the pneumococci were notsusceptible to penicillin in the final y...Duke Scientist Reports Advances In Gene Therapy For Heart Failure
...d States. Death rates from congestive heartfailure tripled between 1974 and 1994, making it the leading cause ofhospitalization among people 65 and older and costing more than $10 billion ayear. Koch, an associate professor of experimental surgery, and his colleagueshave been working for several year...