Coaches have always had an important influence on improving athletic skills and guiding athletes to their greatest potential…
read moreCoaches can help athletes score touchdowns and perfect their golf swing, but can they also influence weight loss? Researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say health coaches could play an important role in the …
read more‘Obese’ Or ‘Overweight’ Are Hurtful Labels, Whereas Terms Like ‘Large’ Considered By Parents To Be Less Offensive
July 31, 2012
If doctors want to develop a strong rapport with parents of overweight children, it would be best if physicians used terms like “large” or “gaining too much weight” as opposed to the term “obese.” These were findings recently published by medical resea…
read moreA new strain of flu virus that started in birds and then jumped to harbor seals may pose a threat to human health and wildlife, according to a new study due to be published this week in mBio, an open access online journal of the American Society for M…
read moreFatal Flu Virus That Can Jump Species Highlights The Risks Of Pandemic Flu From Animals
July 31, 2012
A new strain of influenza virus found in harbor seals could represent a threat to wildlife and human health, according to the authors of a study appearing July 31 in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology…
read moreIf Parents Want To Increase Their Children’s Activity, They Should Increase Their Own
July 31, 2012
Parents concerned about their children’s slothful ways can do something about it, according to research at National Jewish Health. They can increase their own activity…
read moreRecommendations From Guidelines on Obesity In Type 2 Diabetes Are Largely Consistent
July 31, 2012
Weight reduction, diet, exercise and behavioral therapy advised / strength of the recommendation varies On 10th July 2012, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published the results of a literature search for evidenc…
read moreResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found an association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and age at menarche. The findings are published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health…
read moreExposure To Magnetic Fields In The Womb Associated With Increased Risk Of Obesity In Childhood
July 31, 2012
In-utero exposure to relatively high magnetic field levels was associated with a 69 percent increased risk of being obese or overweight during childhood compared to lower in-utero magnetic field levels, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appea…
read moreA recent study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates that the A2b-type adenosine receptor, A2bAR, plays a significant role in the regulation of high fat, high cholesterol diet-induced symptoms of type 2 diabetes. The findings,…
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