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Adult obesity rate rises in Midlands
Published August 21, 2008, 4:35 am, North Platte Telegraph
Midlands News Service Nebraska's adult obesity rate has risen for the third straight year, and Iowa's also is up, a report released Tuesday shows.
Progress Made In NHS Diabetes Care, UK
Published August 21, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today
Diabetes care in the NHS is improving and focussing more o prevention, according to a report published by the Department of Health.
GP-Led Hypertension Health Promotion Campaign Delivers Response Rates Of 76%
Published August 21, 2008, 4:15 am, Medical News Today
Recent results from a text messaging campaign for calling hypertensive patients in for periodic blood pressure reading ran by the Lea Surgery in City & Hackney tPCT has delivered response rates of 76%. From searches made on their GP system, the surgery sent out a group text message to selected patients inviting them to call the surgery to make an appointment.
Incidence Of GERD, Colorectal Cancer Increase With Body Mass
Published August 21, 2008, 4:15 am, Medical News Today
The prevalence of obesity and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to obesity raises serious implications for the health of Americans.
Program encourages seniors to stay active
Published August 21, 2008, 1:55 am, Louisville Courier-Journal
A program on "Keeping Active and Safe in Your Later Years" will be at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the fourth-floor Rehabilitation Unit in the 4002 Building at Baptist Hospital East. The free program also will include a free bone-density screening by physical therapist Elissa Withrow.
Stress can be painful, or looked at as an opportunity
Published August 21, 2008, 1:43 am, Republican-American
MIAMI — After Silvia Clarke lost a sales executive job she had held for 18 years, the Miami Shores, Fla., wife and mother of two worried about how she would support her family of four as the household's primary wage earner.
U of M study shows cancer hits American Indians at higher rates
Published August 21, 2008, 12:09 am, Minnesota Public Radio
The first large-scale national study of cancer rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives shows they face highers rates of several forms of cancer than the rest of the population.
Devotees look to higher authority to heal
Published August 20, 2008, 11:36 pm, The Journal News
Having left Manhattan for woodsy Cortlandt in the fall with his wife and 4-year-old daughter, Nate Ouderkirk knew a bit about the supposed dangers of Lyme disease that suburbanites worry about as a rite of spring.
Healthy living topic of lecture series in Colton
Published August 20, 2008, 11:33 pm, San Bernardino Sun
COLTON - Rich diets lead to poor hearts - that's the message a Loma Linda-based doctor and a Colton-based nurse want to send to Inland Empire residents.
Majority believe pollution, pesticides cause cancer
Published August 20, 2008, 11:04 pm, New Kerala
Sydney, Aug 21 : A majority of people believe that pollution, pesticides and stress are the major causes of cancer, according to a new survey.
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- Fat Chance ? A ban on new fast-food restaurants in south Los Angeles doesn't address the real causes of obesity.
- Nu kan kroppens tillverkning av brunt fett stimuleras: Förhoppningen är att detta fynd ska kunna bli en ny fetmabekämpnin gsmetod.
Wed Aug 20
- Fat Loss 4 Idiots- Get Rid of That Extra Bulge: If you have struggle with your mass all your life then fat loss 4 idiots will show you how to lose mass and keep it off.
- Well - Weight as Main Measure of Health May Be Misguided - NYTimes.com
- The New York Times > Log In
- Research on Obesity/Obesit y and Strokes Part 1: Interesting stuff on why hispanics tend to be obese and how it increases their risk of stroke.
- Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions - NYTimes.com
- Childhood ear infections may predispose to obesity later in life | Science Blog
- Calorie Counter (CalorieLab)
- The Right's Five Most Hilariously Boneheaded Anti-Obama Smears | | AlterNet: "The notion that Obama is a fascist is not wholly accepted by everyone on the right, however. John Ray of the Stop the ACLU blog, for example, thinks that calling Obama a fascist does fascism a great disservice, since at least 'fascists were patriotic and Obama is the sort of America-hater that is now typical of the Left.'&qu ot;
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