Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from February 2002

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from February 2002

Abdominal Fat Equalizes Gender Differences For Daytime Triglycerides.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Abdominal fat accumulation in women tends to equalize the playing field with men in terms of increasing unfavorable triglyceride profiles. Researchers say...

Experimental Appetite Suppressant Effective In Mice.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins scientists report success in figuring out how an experimental compound prevents mice from recognizing that it's time to eat, profoundly suppressing appetite and causing weight loss. ...

Low Salt, Low Meat Diet Could Prevent Kidney Stones.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diet low in salt and meat can dramatically reduce the risk of kidney stones, according to an Italian study that could spell the end for the low-calcium diet that doctors have been recommending for...

Long-Term Methotrexate Aggravates, May Cause Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Certain patients who use methotrexate over long periods of time to treat their psoriasis run the risk of developing a form of liver disease known as...

Physical Activity Program Helps Women Get Energized.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Car pools, meetings, work, household responsibilities, family commitments, social events, community activities - all these and more fill the to-do lists of women across America. Because women are often...

Human Clinical Trials Begin With INGAP Peptide.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A substance that has cured diabetes in some laboratory animals is now being tested on people. The INGAP - islets neogenesis-associated protein - peptide encourages the growth of insulin-producing...

The French Consume Too Much Salt, Minister Says.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- French cuisine has a pinch too much salt, Health Minister Bernard Kouchner said, urging food makers to lower the use of salt in their products. Kouchner, speaking at a Paris conference on "Salt and...

Older Adults Can Do Same Workouts As Younger.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People are never too old to start a weight-training program, says a Ball State University exercise researcher. Men and women well past retirement age reap benefits - both physically and...

FDA Approves Higher Dose of Pravachol.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s Pravachol (pravastatin sodium) 80 mg, a new dosage strength of one of the leading therapies in the fight against heart...

Abnormal Coronary Blood Flow Due To Elevated Viscosity.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Heightened blood viscosity reduces blood flow to the heart during hyperemic episodes in patients with hyperlipidemia, researchers in the United States report....

FDA Approves Commercialization of Lisinopril Plus Hydrochlorothiazide.
February 2, 2002... 2002 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (RPI) has received tentative approval for the marketing of lisinopril plus hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 10/12.5 mg, 20/12.5 mg, and 20/25 mg. Lisinopril tablets as a...

Obese Children Often Become Obese Adults.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Italy have discovered that overweight children are more likely to become overweight adults. The new study also found a protective relationship between insulin resistance, in young,...

Molecular Link Found Between Obesity And Diabetes.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a mechanism that helps explain how the hormone leptin acts to metabolize fatty acids in muscle. The finding establishes...

Study To Examine Tea, Diet Links To Cancer.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer researcher Chung S. Yang and collaborators at Rutgers University will study tea and its potential to prevent cancer under a $5.7 million, 5-year program project grant from the National Cancer...

Older Americans Want More Information To Help Manage Chronic Diseases.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Older Americans are hungry for information on how to use nutrition to manage chronic disease, but a new national survey shows they aren't getting enough direction from their doctors. Many of the...

Doctors Encouraged To Get Active About Patient Physical Inactivity.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors across Canada are being urged to write physical activity prescriptions for their patients as a more effective way of tackling the problem of obesity among Canadians, in addition to a myriad of...

Sulforaphane's Protective Properties Beneficial Against Several Diseases.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three recently published scientific studies reinforce the protective power of sulforaphane, the naturally occurring antioxidant in broccoli and broccoli sprouts, by demonstrating new aspects of disease...

Task Force Urges Clinicians/Patients To Discuss Aspirin Therapy.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommended that clinicians discuss the benefits and harms of aspirin therapy with healthy adult patients who are at increased risk of coronary...

Tea And Chocolate Beneficial For Heart Health.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Penn State-led review of the available evidence from 66 published studies, supports the view that consuming flavonoid-rich tea, chocolate, or both in moderation can be associated with reduced risk for...

Action Underway On Obesity In United Kingdom.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- United Kingdom Public Health Minister Yvette Cooper welcomed a report published recently by the Public Accounts Committee about obesity management. "There are clear links between obesity and our...

Protecting Your Feet.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Winter sports enthusiasts who ski, snowboard, skate, hike, and snowshoe should take steps to protect their feet from frostbite, pulled muscles, and other winter woes. All muscles take longer to...

Extended-Release Fluvastatin Sodium Long-Term Data Is Encouraging.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A retrospective analysis study shows Lescol XL, the only approved extended-release statin formulation, has a low incidence of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) elevation. The pooled analysis includes...

AHP Diet Drug Settlement Obtains Final Judicial Approval.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Home Products Corp. (AHP) has announced that the time to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the company's nationwide settlement of claims involving its diet drugs, Redux and Pondimin, expired on...

Amputations More Likely In Blacks, Hispanics With Limb Problems.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Officials at a Houston, Texas veteran's hospital have pronounced race is an independent risk factor for extremity amputation among Blacks and Hispanics with...

VA Study: Opportunistic Screening For Diabetes Pays Off.
February 9, 2002... 2002 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) study indicates that performing diabetes tests on people visiting the doctor for other health concerns may be a helpful and cost-effective screening strategy. ...

Prevalence Of Obese Children May Mean Shorter Life Expectancy Than Parents.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today's children can look forward to a shorter life expectancy than their parents for the first time in a century, according to a Texas Children's Hospital specialist. "We are in the middle of an...

Doctors Suggest Patients Lose Weight Before Liver Transplantations.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Several factors, including viral hepatitis, patient health, and the extent of preexisting liver illness, can affect graft and patient survival in those who...

Clinical Trial Studies Whether Weight Loss Decreases Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 40 men and women from the Boston, Massachusetts, area - ranging from nurses to accountants to retirees - have already put their New Year's resolutions to lose weight and exercise more to the...

States Taking on Fight Against Fat, Promoting Healthy Habits.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Junk food is poised to replace cigarettes as public health enemy #1 in the U.S. America has been on a health kick for years, yet more research is beginning to show obesity's impact on our health....

Study Links Female Physicians' Personal Dietary Habits To Patient Counseling.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the rates of obesity rising in the United States, primary physicians may be the first and best source of support to provide dietary and exercise advice to their obese patients. In a new study...

Insulin Levels Associate With Worst Outcomes In Early Breast Cancer.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists have detected a link between insulin production and an excess risk for recurrence and death in women with early stage breast cancers. Their...

Dried Plum in Ground Meat Protects Against Microbes.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High in fiber, but low in sex appeal, dried plums, prunes, funny fruit - whatever you call them - have now been found to possess antimicrobial properties that can help make meat products safer. ...

Orange Peel Extract May Relieve Symptoms of Occasional Heartburn.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In an interesting turn of events, a fruit once considered off limits for heartburn sufferers - the orange - may turn out to be a potential long-term remedy. Recent tests indicate orange peel...

New Guidelines Not 'One Size Fits All'.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study advises physicians to fully understand the expanded benefits of the new cholesterol guidelines, citing that the new recommendations are likely to significantly raise the number of people...

Quaker Oats and Biosafe Partner On Cholesterol-Reducing Initiative.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Quaker Oats Co. and Biosafe Medical Technologies Inc., have agreed to partner on a web-based initiative designed to help consumers reduce their cholesterol. As part of Quaker's ongoing "Smart...

Age, Gender Affect Response To Treatment.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Age and gender can affect patient responses to some drugs used to treat high blood pressure, researchers in the United States warn. Dr. William B. White...

Quercetin, Vitamin C Anticarcinogenic Activities Elucidated.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists from Cornell University in New York and Seoul National University in South Korea are offering a more precise explanation for vitamin C's anticancer activity. And they suggest that a natural...

Patients At Risk For Limb Ischemia Should Use ACE Blockers With Care.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Patients with a risk for developing peripheral ischemia, such as those with diabetes or hypertension, should use care when using drugs that block the activity...

Breathing Condition Associated With Obesity And Craniofacial Abnormalities.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity and craniofacial abnormalities work synergistically to increase the collapsibility of the passive pharyngeal airway in patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB), a new study suggests. ...

Mountain Climbers Vulnerable To Subclinical Lung Disorder.
February 16, 2002... 2002 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three out of four recreational climbers could be at risk of a mild form of the lung disorder called high altitude pulmonary edema, researchers conclude. High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is...