Study: Super-sizing your food takes a hidden toll on your pocketbook
... -- in other words, that they would lead to weight gain -- and that diners would not compensate for the ex...ast-food meal -- and the subsequent 36-gram weight gain -- the total cost for increased energy needs, gasoline and medical care would be between $4.06 and $...Sleeping less linked to weight gain
...ht were 32% more likely to experience major weight gain (defined as an increase of 33 pounds or more) and ... 6 hours were 12% more likely to have major weight gain and 6% more likely to become obese compared with women who slept 7 hours a night. The study included...Benefits of screening colonoscopy in very elderly may be limited
...atients results in only 15 percent of the expected gain in life expectancy achieved in younger patients," the authors write. "These data suggest that the benefit of screening colonoscopy in very elderly patients may be smaller than what is commonly believed. This should help individual patients and clinic...Inconsistent access to food in low-income households may contribute to weight gain
...e, but suggest that, for women, the risk of weight gain over time is increased when access to food is unce...ximately 50 percent more likely to be obese and to gain at least 10 pounds in one year, compared with women in fully food-secure households. These relations...Obesity linked to all types of breast cancer
According to a new study, women who gain weight in adulthood face a higher lifetime risk of...ety, the study reveals that the greater the weight gain as an adult, the greater the risk for all histological types, tumor stages, and grades of breast can...More than just genetics: Lifestyle choices impact GI health
...fast rich in protein and fat may experience weight gain and altered energy balance. Researchers from the Universities of Verona and Parma in Italy further examined the link between breakfast and metabolism and found that patients experienced a different metabolic response depending on what type of breakf...Patients need help finding medical information, U-M study finds
...Volk says. Volk suggests people who are looking to gain an in-depth understanding of their condition, or who have questions about complex medical issues and state-of-the-art therapies enlist the help of a professional librarian. Even through there are some quality consumer-health Web sites, such as medlin...New GI technologies improve internal organ visualization
...s suggest that using a trans-esophageal process to gain access to the heart may be feasible and safe for patients as an alternative to the much longer, indirect route through the femoralis artery in the groin or to open surgery," said Annette Fritscher-Ravens, M.D., of the Homerton University Hospital and...For elderly, extra pounds may lower mortality rates
...ormal' BMI range during young adulthood and slowly gain weight during their elderly years," Corrada said. "In turn, obesity during young adulthood and being underweight during the elderly years leads to higher mortality rates." "The overall message," Corrada added, "should be that what constitutes a 'norm...Combining work and motherhood is good for women's health
... be obese than women who had rarely worked. Weight gain tended to occur at a faster rate among the homemakers. Obesity was most common among the long term homemakers (38%) and least common among women who had fulfilled all three roles (23%). These findings were not explained by the women's earlier health...Advice for overweight moms: Lose weight before getting pregnant a second time, SLU study finds
... gained during the first pregnancy and continue to gain after their first child is born are at risk of having bigger babies than mothers who do not gain weight between pregnancies. A patient's prepregnancy weight remained the strongest predictor for the...Imaging technique sheds new light on the composition of the brain of moderate cannabis users
...nce imaging technique, could enable researchers to gain a better understanding of the effects of cannabis on the brain. In a preliminary study published today in the open access journal Harm Reduction Journal, researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to compare the brain tissue of young people who had us...Patients positively weigh in on liposuction
... weight after surgery, while those that do not may gain small amounts of weight. Ultimately, one's lifestyle can affect long term-results." According to the study, approximately 57 percent of patients reported no weight change after having liposuction 46 percent of these patients actually reported a we...The brain's motivation station
...at indicated an amount of money the subjects could gain or lose--from no money to $5--by rapidly responding to a subsequently presented target by pressing a button. The subjects were notified immediately whether they had received the reward. The researchers found that reward anticipation activated specifi...FAO workshop highlights sharing of satellite data
... beneficial for organisations as it allows them to gain access to more information and to decrease costs. In order to share, the data must be collected and catalogued and users must know such collections exist and how to search for them. The Catalogue/Discovery Services Standardisation workshop organise...Study indicates when to discuss early mortality risk in patients with epilepsy
... people diagnosed with epilepsy can be expected to gain complete control of seizures and, therefore, would not be at increased risk of premature death from their epilepsy. Furthermore, imparting information about risk to life from seizures has the potential to cause harm--eg, unnecessary anxiety. Rajiv M...Onset of psychosis may be delayed by medication
...n identification of high-risk individuals. Weight gain is a frequent side effect of olanzapine, although it does not cause body tremors as did the first generation of antipsychotic medications. The patients in the PRIME study who took olanzapine gained an average of 19 pounds. Increases in glucose and ch...Survey suggests parents' perceptions about children's access to household guns are often inaccurate
...t die. Many of these injuries occur when children gain access to household firearms. Guns are just as prevalent in homes with children as in homes without, the authors write. Frances Baxley, M.D., San Francisco General Hospital, and Matthew Miller, M.D., Sc.D., Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, s...Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
...et tissue, so that only the cells exposed to light gain the ability to copy themselves and grow. What remained was to find the right combination of vector and light to make the therapy safe as well as effective. Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) turned out to be the right vector because it has evo...Individuals with a family history of alcoholism: Will they too become alcoholics?
... decks of cards, each containing cards with both a gain and a loss. Participants are able to eventually gauge which two decks are risky with bigger gains and bigger losses and which two decks have fewer gains and losses. This allows us to examine their gambling strategy, safe or risky." Results indica...