Diet :: Links between diet, appetite, mood and behaviour
British Nutrition Foundation 40th Anniversary Conference addresses the links between diet, appetite, mood and behaviour.
People
Drinking :: Acting Surgeon General Issues National Call to Action on Underage Drinking
In its first Call to Action against underage drinking, the U.S. Surgeon General’s Office appealed today to Americans to do more to stop America’s 11 million current underage drinkers from using alcohol, and to keep other young people from starting.
Health Insurance :: New study cautions states on changes to Medicaid
As states across the country contemplate health insurance coverage expansions and other changes to publicly-funded programs, a new Commonwealth Fund study cautions states to pay critical attention to meeting the health needs of children.
Lung Cancer :: No survival benefit for CT screening for lung cancer
The first report of an international study looking at computed tomography (CT) to screen current or former smokers for lung cancer found that screening did not reduce deaths from lung cancer.
Obesity :: In obesity, brain becomes unaware of fat
Critical portions of the brain in those who are obese don’t really know they are overweight, researchers have reported in the March issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press.
HIV :: National Women and Girls HIV AIDS Awareness Day
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10, 2007 :
Atkins Diet :: Stanford diet study tips scale in favor of atkins plan
The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have completed the largest and longest-ever comparison of four popular diets, and the lowest-carbohydrate Atkins diet came out on top.
Healthcare :: Global warming to spread disease, hunger in South Asia
According to the World Health Organisation, millions more South Asians will suffer from diseases like malaria and cholera, or go hungry due to global warming, but governments are not fully aware of the dangers.
Osteoporosis :: IOF launches global physician training in osteoporosis diagnosis
A new series of training courses aimed at helping physicians better diagnose osteoporosis has been launched by IOF ? International Osteoporosis Foundation.
Asthma :: Results of Asthma Clinical Research Centers Study Examined Poorly Controlled Asthma
A nationwide, multi-center clinical trial of the American Lung Association?s Asthma Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) has found that neither low-dose theophylline nor montelukast improve asthma control in people who were using just a short acting inhaled bronchodilator, but that low-dose theophylline is beneficial in those patients who had not been prescribed inhaled corticosteroids.