 | Ear Infections May Increase Obesity Risk [August 18, 2008] |
| Title: Ear Infections May Increase Obesity Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/18/2008
Last Editorial Review: 8/18/2008 |
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Source: Medicinet DailyHealth |
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| Phelps' Calorie Count Contributes To Medal Count [August 16, 2008] |
| Media reports have said that Olympic champion Michael Phelps consumes as many as 12,000 calories in a day. Sports dietician Caroline Mandel says that's not unusual for a competitive swimmer. She talks about the eating habits of athletes. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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| CDC Study Finds U.S. Schools Making Progress in Decreasing Availability of Junk Food and Promoting Physical... [June 20, 2008] |
| Activity However, More Progress Needed to Foster Health and Wellness of Students |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise [June 20, 2008] |
| Americans of all ages continue to experience improvements in their oral health. However, tooth decay in primary (baby) teeth increased among children aged 2 to 5 years... |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| New Resource for Preventing Diabetes in African-Americans [June 20, 2008] |
| A new diabetes prevention resource designed to encourage and help faith-based and community organizations get actively involved in deterring preventable diabetes among African-Americans was released by the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a joint venture of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health. ... |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Pregnant Women Who are Obese Linked with Greater Health Care Services Use [June 20, 2008] |
| Also have longer hospital stays |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| 2007 NATIONAL PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SUMMIT [June 20, 2008] |
| The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host the 2007 National Prevention and Health Promotion Summit: Creating a Culture of Wellness. |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| CDC Reports Binge Drinking Common Among High School Students [June 20, 2008] |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced $3.7 million in new grants designed to enhance healthcare information in an effort to improve the detection and response to emerging public health threats... |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| A New CDC Study Finds no Real Increase in Obesity Among Adults; But Levels Still High [June 20, 2008] |
| After a quarter century of increases, obesity prevalence has not measurably increased in the past few years but levels are still high |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can be a Barrier for Adults Seeking to Manage Diabetes through Physical... [June 20, 2008] |
| More than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also have arthritis, a painful condition that can be a barrier to physical activity—an important health strategy for managing diabetes... |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Looking for Solutions to Childhood Obesity [June 19, 2008] |
| Childhood obesity continues to be a concern for parents. We talk about the problem's trends, dangers and solutions with experts in the field. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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| Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes [June 19, 2008] |
| Title: Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/19/2008 |
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Source: Medicinet DailyHealth |
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| More Tomato Salmonella Cases Reported [June 19, 2008] |
| Title: More Tomato Salmonella Cases Reported
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2008
Last Editorial Review: 6/19/2008 |
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Source: Medicinet DailyHealth |
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| Vitamin D May Up Colon Cancer Survival [June 19, 2008] |
| Title: Vitamin D May Up Colon Cancer Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2008
Last Editorial Review: 6/19/2008 |
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Source: Medicinet DailyHealth |
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| Firms Use Carrot, Stick to Encourage Healthy Habits [October 31, 2007] |
| Firms are cracking down on the health of employees. Clarian Health recently revised plans to penalize workers for smoking, high blood pressure, or a body mass index over a certain limit. Monitoring workers' health is a growing trend; it costs more to insure smokers and overweight people. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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