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6/28/11 Doctors Urge Ban on Junk Food Ads During Kids' Shows

 6/28/11 Doctors Urge Ban on Junk Food Ads During Kids' Shows

U.S. News & World Report - Amanda Gardner

... to 20 percent reduction in childhood overweight and obesity rates. The Federal Communications Commission has more on media and childhood obesity.

6/28/11 Stress Ups Children's Risk for Lung Damage from Pollution ‎

 6/28/11  Stress Ups Children's Risk for Lung Damage from Pollution

PsychCentral.com - Rick Nauert

... a validated stress questionnaire to the parents of nearly 1400 children who participated in the USC Children's Health Study in Southern California. ...

6/28/11 Childhood Cancer Survivors are at High Risk for Multiple Tumors as ...

 6/28/11 Childhood Cancer Survivors are at High Risk for Multiple Tumors as ...

PR Newswire (press release)

The National Cancer Institute and ALSAC funded this research. ... In addition to pediatric cancer research, St. Jude is also a leader in sickle cell disease ...

6/24/11 - UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease

6/24/11 UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease

USA Today - Edith M. Lederer

Bloom said his researchers also estimate a loss of economic output amounting to $35 trillion during the 25-year period from 2005 to 2030 due to a key group of noncommunicable diseases — diabetes, ischemic heart disease including strokes, ...

6/24/11 - Rising type 2 diabetes rate shown to contribute to increasing kidney disease ...

6/24/11 Rising type 2 diabetes rate shown to contribute to increasing kidney disease ...

EndocrineWeb

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has increased dramatically over the course of the last couple decades, and a new study from a team of University of Washington researchers suggests that this trend may be taking a toll on the kidney health of Americans ...

6/24/11 - Vitamin A Deficiency Does Not Affect Onset Of Asthma

6/24/11 Vitamin A Deficiency Does Not Affect Onset Of Asthma

RedOrbit

Vitamin A deficiency does not increase the risk of asthma, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal. In developing countries, vitamin A deficiency is particularly common and previous research has shown that it ...

6/23/11 - US report:Fight fat even in toddlers, preschoolers

6/23/11 US report:Fight fat even in toddlers, preschoolers

Seattle Post Intelligencer - Lauran Neergaard

But contrary to popular belief, children don't usually outgrow their baby fat — and that can lead to lasting bad effects on their health as they grow, says the new report. It urges the government, day care centers and preschools to adopt policies ...

6/23/11 - UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll

6/23/11 UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll

NBC Bay Area - Kurt Wagner

New research shows that those diagnosed with PTSD are more likely to suffer from physical ailments, such as heart disease or a stroke and nearly twice as likely to suffer from dementia, according to researchers form the University of California, ...

6/23/11 - Weight loss surgery may cure diabetes in many cases

6/23/11 Weight loss surgery may cure diabetes in many cases

Reuters - Rick Wilking

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most obese people with diabetes will be cured of the blood sugar disease after undergoing weight loss surgery, a new review of earlier studies suggests. In a report published in the Archives of Surgery, ...

6/22/11 - Years of Air Pollution May Be Tied to Uncontrolled Asthma

6/22/11 /Years of Air Pollution May Be Tied to Uncontrolled Asthma

U.S. News & World Report

TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- A strong association exists between long-term exposure to air pollution and uncontrolled asthma, new research indicates. The study included 481 adults with asthma who provided details about their respiratory health ...

6/22/11 - Smoking, Prostate Cancer a Deadly Mix

6/22/11 Smoking, Prostate Cancer a Deadly Mix

U.S. News & World Report

There were 1630 deaths in this group of men, including 524 (32 percent) from prostate cancer and 416 (26 percent) from cardiovascular disease. There were 878 cases of prostate cancer "biochemical recurrence," the researchers said. ...

6/22/11 - As Diabetes Increases, So Does Kidney Disease

6/22/11 As Diabetes Increases, So Does Kidney Disease

WebMD - Brenda Goodman

About 40% of people with diabetes will develop kidney disease, a serious and costly complication that greatly increases the risk of other health problems, including cardiovascular disease. Diabetic kidney disease is also the leading cause of end-stage ...

6/21/11 - Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study

6/21/11 Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study

U.S. News & World Report

However, breast cancer is not necessarily a death sentence and patients need to take care of their health to reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and other age-related diseases," study author Jennifer Patnaik, of the University of Colorado, ...

6/21/11 - Many PAD Patients Are Skipping Preventive Drugs

6/21/11 Many PAD Patients Are Skipping Preventive Drugs

WebMD - Jennifer Warner

Millions of people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) aren't taking preventive medication to reduce heart disease risk. A new study shows that many people with PAD may benefit from taking medications to optimize ...

6/21/11 - Experts Issue Guidelines on Safe Weight Loss for Athletes

6/21/11 Experts Issue Guidelines on Safe Weight Loss for Athletes

U.S. News & World Report - Jenifer Goodwin

As a high school student, she was a standout gymnast, in more ways than one. She was powerful and graceful, although she was 5-foot-4 and weighed 155 pounds. "I didn't fit the stereotypical frame, which is 4 feet, 10 inches, 110 pounds," Clare-Kearney ...

6/21/11 - Smoking Addiction Risk Doubled in Obese vs Nonobese Girls

6/21/11 Smoking Addiction Risk Doubled in Obese vs Nonobese Girls

Medscape - Laurie Barclay

"As we address the issue of obesity, it is important to prevent poor medical outcomes, but we must also recognize the risk for these psychosocial outcomes and support and counsel teens appropriately," said lead author Aliya Esmail Hussaini, MD, MSc, ...

6/20/11 - US doctors braced for deep cuts in spending

6/20/11 US doctors braced for deep cuts in spending

Financial Times - Matt Kennard - ‎36 minutes ago‎

“A lot of doctors can't cope with that kind of cut and the withdrawal of matching funds, and they will have to move or retire or just become employee physicians at hospitals,” says Dr Imbeau. Patients will be hit as well. ...

6/20/11 - Study Investigates Media Coverage of Childhood Obesity

6/20/11 Study Investigates Media Coverage of Childhood Obesity

KBOI

Christopher Robbins/Digital Vision(BALTIMORE) -- The public's perception of the problem of childhood obesity may be influenced by the media coverage of the issue, particularly when the question involves strategies for combating the problem. ...

6/20/11 - Health Tip: Create an Asthma Action Plan for School

6/20/11 Health Tip: Create an Asthma Action Plan for School

U.S. News & World Report

(HealthDay News) -- If your school-age child has asthma, school educators and staff should know the specifics, in case of an emergency. The US National Library of Medicine says parents should consider an action asthma plan for school. ...

6/17/11 - UCLA study: Older rural adults more likely overweight, inactive

6/17/11 UCLA study: Older rural adults more likely overweight, inactive

Press-Enterprise - Lora Hines

As a result, rural older adults are at higher risk for heart disease, diabetes and repeated falls. Researchers from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that an estimated 710000 Californians, almost a fifth of all older adults, .