Alzheimer’s Disease :: Obesity at 40 increases risk of Alzheimer’s
A new study has found that people who are obese in their 40s are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as they grow older.
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Diabetes :: Staying Fit With Fiber – high fiber diet
Protect against type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity with the proven goodness of high fiber diet and foods.
Weight Loss :: Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss
With the problem of obesity approaching epidemic proportions, an increasing number of patients who have had bariatric surgery are now turning to plastic surgeons for body contouring to remove excess skin remaining after massive weight loss. Serving the informational needs of these surgeons, Quality Medical Publishing (QMP) is pleased to announce the publication of Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss, edited by Al S. Aly, MD, FACS, a leading expert on the topic.
HIV :: Condoms – our most trusted method to prevent HIV infection and AIDS
These three words echo around the world . . . AIDS CRISIS WORSENS! – 40 million people infected worldwide – 37.2 million adults – 2.2 million children under 15.
Weight Loss :: New oat-based fat substitute – Oat Z-Trim
A new fibre-based fat substitute that can reduce the fat content of baked goods by 50 per cent is to be launched in Europe by Swiss marketing group DKSH.
Exercise :: Exercise test spots trouble ahead for healthy men
While apparently healthy men don’t routinely undergo exercise stress testing, it may be useful for raising a red flag about impending health problems, Norwegian investigators report based on a study of middle-age men.
HIV :: Surprising attitudes towards HIV vaccine research
A survey of U.S. adults has found that a majority believe that HIV vaccines are the best hope for controlling the global AIDS epidemic and are confident such vaccines can be made.
Obesity :: Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance
Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
HIV :: Silicon Reverses Facial Wasting in AIDS Patients
AIDS patients with a disfiguring skin complication caused by HIV infection can be treated safely and successfully with applications of an inexpensive silicone oil preparation, according to research reported in Dermatologic Surgery, the medical journal of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS).
Childhood Obesity :: Find Environmental Solutions to Childhood Obesity
National and community leaders join researchers today to sort out how a child?s environment increases the risk for obesity and to identify ways the environment can be changed to address this health epidemic. More than 700 people will gather for a two-day conference, Environmental Solutions to Obesity in America?s Youth – sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, one of the National Institutes of Health.