Study: Super-sizing your food takes a hidden toll on your pocketbook
...r portions, even beyond the health consequences of gaining weight. A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison nutritional scientists has calculated how much money a single bout of overeating can cost over the following year, according to a study to be published in June 2006 in the Journal of the American Coll...Erican osteoporosis researchers encounter harsh realities
... Abstract No. P109). In those patients the cost of gaining each quality-adjusted life year (QALY) was less than $16,000. In 65 year old men that cost turned out to be nearly $200,000. The quality-adjusted life year is a method used to gauge the efficacy of a treatment or therapy. A QALY of 1 would be equal t...New model makes diagnosing osteoporosis easier
...uld build bone strength by building muscle, not by gaining weight through fat accumulation. Along similar lines, obese individuals could lessen their osteoporosis risk by losing fat, either with lifestyle changes, or in the future with drugs that block genetic factors leading to obesity. Thus, fat loss and o...Health professionals must help tackle climate change
...d will to implement contraction and convergence is gaining ground, he says. This high level support must now be deepened and formalised so that politicians worldwide commit themselves to the policy. Health professionals must also set an example and advocate for contraction and convergence both locally and n...Pregnancy cravings can harm your oral health
...h patients overeat and then purge due to a fear of gaining weight. While the conditions' association and cause during pregnancy are not known, many suggest cultural and physiological factors are to blame. Others believe depression or iron and zinc deficiencies during pregnancy could be a factor. "Eating dis...Progulske-Fox receives periodontal disease research award
...vaccine that would prevent oral bacteria from ever gaining a stronghold in the mouth. Antibiotic or antimicrobial treatments that could kill the bacteria after they have entered the circulatory system might also someday be possible. Supported by the Colgate-Palmolive Company, this award is designed to recogn...Neurosurgical treatment of anxiety disorders effective -- but risky
...ed. Neurosurgery for mental disorders is currently gaining a lot of attention in the professional community with new ongoing trials in several countries and I think our results are another reason for caution", says psychiatrist Christian Rck at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Fifty-one patients with eith...Aggressive heart pacing may work best in some spinal cord patients
...fection risk in already-compromised patients. Also gaining adequate access for lead insertion can be difficult in a neck secured because of a spinal injury. "Risk of infection is a big problem because many of these patients have ongoing infections such as pneumonia," says Dr. Sharma. "Fortunately we did not ...College women at risk for eating disorder may benefit from online intervention
...ntaining a healthy body weight, an intense fear of gaining weight, and other extreme behaviors that result in severe weight loss. People with anorexia see themselves as overweight even when they are dangerously thin. Bulimia generally is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating, followed by self-i...NJIT offers new certificate to fight digital and physical terrorism
...tworks. Techniques to stop a cyber-terrorist from gaining access to critical networks such as power distribution systems, stock markets, airline systems and more will be taught. ...Study finds parental time to be key in fight against childhood obesity
...men do, and consequently can eat more food without gaining weight,she said. That means they may not be paying as much attention to nutritionas women do. "Knowledge of nutrition per se would be helpful," she said. "The use ofnutrition for choosing foods in the supermarket and restaurant isespecially impor......panies combined), we are building momentum towards gaining significant market share in the global LVAD industry," Mr Crosby said....Waterborne infectious diseases could soon be consigned to history, says expert
... that have been reached is improving, and they are gaining a better start in life," he says. Professor Fenwick leads the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, which is supported by a 20 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project aims to assist countries in sub Saharan Africa to...Did 'ABCs' cause Uganda's fall in HIV rates?
...l sex to pay for, among other things, schooling or gaining financial independence from family obligations. "Encouraging abstinence, while at the same time excluding sexual education and protection against HIV," they say, "puts these girls at great danger of exploitation and ignorance, depriving them of the ...Transfusion-free surgical program reduced use of blood products for all liver transplant patients
...the article. "Transfusion-free surgery is rapidly gaining much-needed attention primarily because of the concerns surrounding transmission of diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C and other viral infections. Additionally, long-term shortage of blood products and a paucity of alternative...Gaining weight between pregnancies could lead to pregnancy complications
... study is that women of normal weight should avoid gaining weight between pregnancies. In addition, overweight and obese women are likely to benefit from weight loss if they are planning to become pregnant. Further research is needed to find the most effective interventions that prevent interpregnancy weight...Hold the Hookah: Researcher warns against trendy tobacco use
...ng how it has swept through the Middle East and is gaining popularity in the West, and demonstrates that the amount of cellular chromosomal damage produced inside the mouth is the same as that seen in cigarette smoking. Yet waterpipe cafes or bars have been popping up all over the Eastern Mediterranean reg...Williams Syndrome, the brain and music
... a story that's been unfolding for quite some time gaining increasing momentum in recent years. It all started when Bellugi reached out across disciplines and assembled a team of experts under the umbrella of a Program Project from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development to help her tra...Eating walnuts with high-fat meals helps to protect arteries against short-term damage
...illation in some people. For people worried about gaining weight from adding walnuts or olive oil to their diets, Dr. Ros said no evidence exists that links healthy fats to increases in body weight. Eating more saturated fats, such as butter or lard, however, often leads to weight gain because these fats us...Large subset of learning disabled children can be quickly identified by new diagnostic device
...ts and their parents are sent on their way without gaining useful information. In contrast, BioMAP can provide important and practical information to parents and professionals interested in the diagnosis and treatment of children with learning, reading and listening problems....