New info on eating disorders in two Stanford/Packard children's studies
...ldn't think of weight loss, or even lack of weight gain in a pre-teen, as a phase," cautioned Peebles. "If a child expresses wanting to lose weight, take it seriously."...'Mindless Eating' is a nourishing read
...weight on a well-meaning but short-lived diet soon gain it back, Wansink says; deprivation diets simply do not work. His advice: eat smaller portions; don't fall for all of the advertising you see or hear; don't be so impressed by the "low calorie" claims of an item that you think you can safely eat three...Counseling Alzheimer's caregivers postpones the nursing home
...ound that the counseling program helped caregivers gain more support from family and friends, alleviating depression among caregivers and helping them understand and tolerate the memory and behavioral problems that accompany Alzheimer's. "Spouse caregivers are often very isolated," says Dr. Mittel...Under-18s spell out what they need to enjoy quality of life on a ventilator
...d education and Being able to make decisions and gain independence. But they needed greater support to achieve many of these aspirations and the homecare services they received didn't address all of them. Not having a family car was a particular issue when it came to social exclusion. Greater ...Health professionals should be trained to be wary of pharmaceutical promotion
...hat there is no proven method for enabling them to gain more benefit than harm from promotion. Helped to understand their responsibility to avoid pharmaceutical and device promotion. Educated explicitly about the most reliable sources of information. The authors conclude: "Our hypothesis--that imple...Interaction between lymph and liver cells may affect immune response
...tes contradicts the dogma that nave T cells cannot gain access to peripheral non-lymphoid tissues," the authors state, adding that the study furthers the notion that liver cells may be involved in hepatic immune tolerance. "Like any good study," they conclude, "the work of Warren et al., answers important...Significant amount of binge eating occurs in restaurants
...of additional calories, could contribute to weight gain over time. Restaurants are high-risk food environments that may exacerbate uncontrolled eating and excessive intake."...USC-led study suggests little benefit from antipsychotics in Alzheimer's
...ne, and risperidone - ranged from sedation, weight gain and confusion to worsening psychosis. Almost a quarter of those taking olanzapine quit because of adverse events, as did 18% on risperidone and 16% on quetiapine. Those on all three medications were significantly more likely to discontinue treatme...New hope for an 'untreatable' mental illness
...e in the study, Dutch society benefited from a net gain of 4,500 Euros per patient (the equivalent of about 5,700 US dollars), despite the cost-intensive treatment. The savings over the course of several years after the completion of treatment could actually prove to be higher. Schema therapists and rese...Drug may help women stop smoking
...or women in the study. It also reduced the weight gain often experienced by men and women in the first mo...altrexone. Naltrexone also prevented the weight gain that commonly comes with giving up smoking. Those who did not get the drug gained about four pounds...Eating walnuts with high-fat meals helps to protect arteries against short-term damage
... as butter or lard, however, often leads to weight gain because these fats usually are consumed with simple sugars, he said. Robert A. Vogel, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland, did not participate in the study, but said it provides further insight into how eating the right foods a...Human brain region functions like digital computer, says CU-Boulder professor
...gence, according to O'Reilly. If researchers can gain a better understanding of this synthesis of the prefrontal cortex and the brain as a whole, they could be on the way to a better understanding of human intelligence. The best way to do this, O'Reilly says, is by developing more biologically based c...Infants targeted in the fight against skin disease
...n the job training but also allows participants to gain a formal qualification at VET Certificate II level which can be used as a stepping stone towards qualification as an Aboriginal Health Worker. "In addition to the essential clinical training, the program also includes community based education train...The 'Vicious Triangle' affecting productivity in our public services
... up, but your CPA score goes down. Either way, you gain a (partly) financial bonus and suffer a (partly) financial penalty." McLean and Haubrich conclude that there is a Catch-22 type situation experienced by public service providers throughout the UK, as they try to demonstrate both productivity and nee...Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications
...ational-age birth. The results showed that weight gain between first and second pregnancies was associate...overweight and obesity-related adverse outcomes. A gain of one to two BMI units increased the risk of gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension or larg...Leptin has powerful effect on reward center in the brain
...the increase in food intake, these animals did not gain weight, possibly as a result of increased activity that was also seen in the animals," DiLeone said. Food intake is influenced by signals that travel from the body to the brain. Leptin is one of the molecules that signals the brain to modulate food...Rochester researchers join federal initiative to improve drug safety
... his team will be the first outside researchers to gain access to this database. Of particular interest to Couderc is a specific set of control data. The FDA requires drug companies to include ECGs from subjects who have been administered the drug moxifloxacin, an antibiotic that is known to prolong the ...Laser probe of a brain pigment's anatomy may offer insight into Parkinson's disease
...y researchers used a sophisticated laser system to gain evidence that a dark brown pigment that accumulates in people's brains consists of layers of two other pigments commonly found in hair. Other scientists previously had determined via chemical analysis that the dark pigment, called neuromelanin, is ...Fatty fish protects against cancer
...tutet have concluded that women who eat fatty fish gain significant protection against renal cancer. At least one portion of fatty fish a week during the period (1987-2004) reduced the risk of renal cancer by 74 per cent compared with those who never ate fatty fish. The group who ate fresh fish at least ...Researchers examine why food tastes bad to chemotherapy recipients
...t create a retro-nasal effect. "I am attempting to gain a better understanding of the metallic sensation, its prevention, and application to human health," Dietrich said. Along with two of her university colleagues, Susan E. Duncan, professor of food science and technology, and YongWoo Lee, an assistant...