Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from February 2004

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from February 2004

Dietary recommendations may change in the light of prehistoric diets.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dietary recommendations may change after considering the content of prehistoric diets. "In view of the results of comprehensive prospective epidemiological studies obtained recently, the preventive...

Allelic variants of SLC6A14 linked to obesity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allelic variants of SLC6A14 are associated with obesity. According to research from Finland, the United States, and Sweden, "In our previous genome-wide scan of Finnish nuclear families, obesity...

Apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice resistant to atherosclerosis.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice deficient in apolipoprotein E but not LDL receptors are resistant to accelerated atherosclerosis associated with obesity. "The aims of this study were to determine whether mice induced to...

Bulimia nervosa can develop after bariatric surgery in obese patients.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the development of bulimia nervosa after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients. "Obesity is a chronic disorder that calls for a multidisciplinary approach. Bariatric...

Leptin receptor signaling plays role in feeding and neuroendocrine function.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin receptor signaling plays a role in feeding and neuroendocrine function. According to a study from the United States, "The adipose-derived hormone leptin regulates energy balance and...

Obesity increasing among women aged 50 years and older.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 1990-2000, revealed that obesity is increasing among women aged 50 years and older. According to a study from the United States, "Obesity...

Media exposure drives how satisfied women and girls are about body image.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Media exposure drives how satisfied women and girls are about body image. "Brief exposure to thin-ideal media images has been shown to have a small but consistent negative impact on women and girls'...

Demand for wheelchairs to increase 6.9% per year to 2007.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overall demand for wheelchairs and other personal mobility devices in the U.S. is projected to increase 6.9% per year through 2007 to $2.7 billion. Growth in demand for wheelchairs and related...

Health contracts guide older adults into regular exercise.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sedentary older adults exercise more by entering into a health contract that combines a fitness regimen with motivation, social support and memory recall techniques, says a Ball State University...

Study shows increased alcohol use in teens working 10-plus hours per week.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teens who work more than 10 hours per week are more likely to engage in heavy or "binge" drinking, according to a recent study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and...

Ice and snow can lead to ankle sprains from falls.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Now that many areas of the U.S. are being hit with ice, snow, and subfreezing temperatures, health care practitioners are expecting the usual parade of patients with colds and flu as well as foot and...

Improved insulin sensitivity seen in sleep apnea patients.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Investigators from Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany, have demonstrated that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment rapidly improves insulin sensitivity in patients with...

Women reminded of folic acid's benefits in preventing birth defects.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson reminded all women of child-bearing age of the importance of folic acid and its role in preventing neural tube birth defects (NTDs), which are defects...

Rise in homocysteine level rapidly increases arterial stiffness.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A rise in homocysteine levels causes a rapid increase in arterial stiffness. "Homocysteine appears to be causally related to cardiovascular disease and shown to induce endothelial dysfunction,"...

Myriad Genetics agreement to include pharmacogenetics.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc., (MYGN), and Abbott Laboratories, Inc., (ABT) have expanded their strategic alliance to include a broad new pharmacogenetics program. The research collaboration will focus on...

RNA interference to be used in study of obesity and diabetes.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and Dharmacon, Inc., announced a collaboration to use RNA interference (RNAi) to study obesity and diabetes. Dharmacon will design and supply...

Exercise improves survival in heart patients.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Properly supervised exercise programs improve survival in people with chronic heart failure, finds new research. At present, exercise is not widely used because good evidence is lacking. The study...

Long-term high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet causes diabetes in rats.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diabetes developed in Wistar rats kept on a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet for long periods. According to published research from Japan, "The present study was performed to determine the effect of...

Are U.K. guidelines for reducing salt intake ambitious enough?
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Are the U.K. guidelines for reducing dietary salt intake ambitious enough to have a major impact on cardiovascular disease rates? "The current public health recommendations are to reduce salt...

Difructose anhydride III and exercise increase bone strength in the thigh.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Difructose anhydride III and exercise increase bone strength in the thigh. According to recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition, "difructose anhydride III (DFAIII), a nondigestible...

Fish supplement changes endometrial and plasma n-3 fatty acid levels in cows.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fish supplement changes endometrial and plasma n-3 fatty acid levels in cows. "Seven nonlactating mature Angus cows (4 to 10 years old) were used to examine the effects of fish meal supplementation...

Low-dose betaine supplementation reduces plasma homocysteine levels.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-dose betaine dietary supplements produce immediate and sustained reductions in plasma homocysteine levels. "High plasma homocysteine is a risk for cardiovascular disease and can be lowered...

Proteins from pulps of tropical fruits exhibit biological activity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The proteins from pulps of many tropical fruits exhibit biological activity. According to published research from Brazil, "Proteins present in fruit pulps were extracted and concentrated to 90%...

Reducing Na+ intake during high K+ diet lowers blood pressure.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reducing dietary Na+ during a high K+ diet significantly reduces blood pressure. According to recent research from Australia, "Reducing dietary sodium reduces blood pressure (BP), a major risk...

Study says sharp increase in disability rates linked to obesity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The obesity epidemic caused disability rates to rise sharply in the last two decades among Americans younger than 60, according to a new study by RAND Corporation researchers. The RAND Health study...

Downstream targets of SIM1 and ARNT2 identified.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified the downstream targets of SIM1 and ARNT2, a pair of transcription factors essential for neuroendocrine cell differentiation. According to a study from the United States,...

Gut peptides modulate pancreatic secretions.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peptides originating in the gut are involved with the modulation of pancreatic secretions. According to a study from Poland, "Exocrine pancreatic secretion, attributed initially to neural reflexes...

Childhood depressive symptoms linked to inactivity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Childhood depressive symptoms are associated with physical inactivity. "While research has confirmed a negative relationship between adult depression and physical activity, there is little evidence...

Hepatic steatosis compromises microcirculation in the liver.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hepatic steatosis compromises microcirculation in the liver. According to recent research from England, "fatty liver or hepatic steatosis, which is the result of the abnormal accumulation of...

Food safety company reports record quarter; net income increases 10%.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neogen Corp. (NEOG) announced second quarter net income increased 10% to $1,543,000 from $1,401,000 in the prior year. Adjusted for the December 5-for-4 stock split, net income per share was $0.19...

Active, physically fit employees have better work performance.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Employees' levels of physical fitness and activity significantly affect the quality and quantity of work performed, suggests a new study. Led by Nicolaas P. Pronk of Health Partners, Minneapolis,...

Centuries-old dance from Brazil is latest exercise trend.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A centuries-old Brazilian dance that combines martial arts with the pulse and energy of a Carnival party is sweeping U.S. fitness centers, challenging gym rats who are constantly looking for new trends....

Sedentary lifestyle in early childhood major risk factor for obesity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research among young children in Scotland highlights how the sedentary lifestyle that increases the risk of obesity - common in industrialized countries - can be apparent in children as young as 3 years...

Global testing and labeling called for salmon, fish supply.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oceana called for global testing and labeling of fish in response to new findings reported in the journal Science that consuming farm-raised salmon could pose significant health risks. The study...

Farm-raised salmon presents greater health risks than salmon from the wild.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consuming farm-raised salmon may pose a greater health risk than eating salmon caught in the wild, according to a group of Cornell scientists. "It appears that the feed used for the farm-raised...

Menopause data for Femarelle accepted for peer-review publication.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Rabin Medical Center and Se-cure Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., have received word their 12-month clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of dietary supplement Femarelle for menopausal...

Moderate exercise improves HQOL in HIV patients.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A moderate exercise regimen can significantly improve the physical well-being of HIV patients. Scientists in Germany conducted a study "to examine the effects of a 16-week exercise intervention on...

Low ghrelin in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease linked to insulin resistance.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low ghrelin concentrations in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are related to insulin resistance. According to a study from Italy, "Several physiological and pathophysiological conditions,...

Fatty acids alter monolayer integrity and iron transport in Caco-2 cells.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fatty acids alter monolayer integrity, paracellular transport, and iron uptake and transport in Caco-2 cells. According to recent research from the United States, "The Caco-2 cell line was used as...

Collaboration to conduct genetic research on metabolic syndrome.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Perlegen Sciences, Inc., has entered into a collaboration with Pfizer Inc. (PFE) to conduct genetic research to better understand metabolic syndrome. Perlegen will use its technology to genotype...

Study finds huge variability in vitamin E absorption.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that cereal fortified with vitamin E has a very high rate of absorption into the bloodstream, whereas pills taken separately with the same food have inconsistent effects, and...

Codon 88-92 deletion in melanocortin-4 receptor gene causes obesity.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deletion of codons 88-92 of the melanocortin-4 receptor gene is a novel deleterious mutation in an obese female. According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and...

No link found between beta3-adrenoceptor gene variant and body fat.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- No link was found between the beta[subscript]3-adrenoceptor gene variant and body fat in Japanese children. According to a study from Japan, "In this study, we investigated whether the variant of...

Role of dietetic factors on food intake and body weight reviewed.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has reviewed the role of dietetic factors on food intake and body weight in a recent issue of the journal Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion. "Obesity is a multifactorial pathology...

Agency grants EUR 11.7 million for obesity and diabetes research.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The European Commission's 6th framework program has awarded EUR 11.7 million to a large project on obesity and type 2 diabetes research. Twenty-four European institutions, including three companies, are...

Diabetes diagnosis increases likelihood of weight loss in middle-aged adults.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diagnosis of diabetes increases the likelihood of weight loss in overweight middle-aged adults. According to recent research from the United States, "Using three waves of Health and Retirement...

Maternal diet restriction raises the risk for neural tube defects.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal diet restriction raises the risk for neural tube defects. "The authors examined whether maternal dieting behaviors were associated with increased neural tube defect (NTD) risk among...

Swiss company prevails in patent infringement lawsuit against Axel and Stauber.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lonza announced the settlement of their patent infringement actions against Axel Chemicals, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and Stauber Performance Ingredients, Inc.,...

Many Latino children well on their way to diabetes, heart disease.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent headlines about the health of the nation's youth have raised alarm, but a new study shows that the pervasiveness of the early stages of heart disease and diabetes among Latino children may be...

Professional group launches obesity and nutrition education initiative.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Gastroenterological Association has launched an Obesity and Nutrition Education Initiative. The primary objective of this initiative is to generate productive patient-physician...

Low level laser therapy for smoking cessation available in California.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low level laser therapy (LLLT) for smoking cessation is new to California and the Bay Area after becoming a popular and successful means for Europeans and Canadians to kick their nicotine habit. ...

Report: Legislative restrictions to spur as well as restrain probiotics market.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Valued at around $12.9 million in 2003, the total market for probiotic ingredients in applications for human consumption is currently growing at an estimated rate of 14%. While the market has...

Dieters seek alternatives to ephedra.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who think ephedra helped them lose weight are looking to new ingredients with names like guarana, bitter orange and green tea extract to replace the soon-to-be-banned dietary supplement. ...

Study suggests dieters shouldn't give up - slimming hormone waits to be unleashed.
February 7, 2004... 2004 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Need motivation to keep those New Year's resolutions to eat better and get more exercise? A University of Florida (UF) study in rats suggests that dieters who persevere long enough to lose a few pounds...

Mice lacking ARID transcription factor Mrf-2 resist weight gain.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mice lacking the ARID transcription factor Mrf-2 resist weight gain when on a high-fat diet. According to recent research from the United States, "Proteins containing the ARID (AT-rich interaction...

SLC6A14 gene linked to obesity.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The SLC6A14 gene shows evidence of association with obesity. According to a study from the United States, Sweden, and Finland, "In our previous genome-wide scan of Finnish nuclear families,...

Leptin overexpression decreases basal lipolysis, PKA activity, and perilipin.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overexpression of leptin in transgenic mice leads to decreased basal lipolysis, PKA activity, and perilipin levels. "Transgenic mice overexpressing leptin (LepTg) exhibit substantial reductions in...

National study indicates obesity is linked to major depression.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicate that obesity is associated with major depression. "Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination...

Analysis of obesity in diabetes confirms loci on chromosomes 1q and 11q.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Variance-component analysis of obesity in type 2 diabetes confirmed loci on chromosomes 1q and 11q. According to recent research published in the journal Obesity Research, "To study genetic loci...

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding effective for massive superobesity.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery was safe and effective for treatment of massive superobesity (>60 body mass index kg/m[superscript]2). "Surgery for massive super obesity is a...

Disappointing phase IIa clinical trial results reported for oral asthma drug.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurogen Corp. (NRGN), a small molecule drug discovery and development company, announced top-line results from its phase IIa clinical trial for asthma using NGD 2000-1, the first oral C5a antagonist...

Premortum test for mad cow disease under development.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Q-RNA, Inc., has recently validated its disease detection technologies for use with prion diseases such as scrapie in sheep and chronic wasting disease in elk and expects to apply its proprietary...

Genome5000 program has yielded more than 40 drug discovery programs.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lexicon Genetics, Inc., (LEXG) announced that its Genome5000 program for drug development has yielded more than 40 drug discovery programs. These drug discovery programs are in the fields of...

Supplement maker discusses progress in refocusing business.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Natrol, Inc., (NTOL), a manufacturer and distributor of nationally branded dietary supplements, updated shareholders and employees on the company's progress in refocusing the company's efforts on its...

Overweight Hispanic youth face increased risk of diabetes, metabolic syndrome.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research shows that large numbers of overweight Hispanic youth already have complications of obesity, including impaired glucose tolerance, which can lead to diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. ...

Maternal diet influences offspring longevity, murine study shows.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal diet can affect offspring longevity - in mice at least. The finding may have implications for pregnant and breast-feeding human mothers. In a study by University of Cambridge, U.K.,...

Some tomatoes have antithrombotic effects.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hemostatometry testing has revealed that some tomatoes have antithrombotic and cardioprotective effects. "The prevention of arterial thrombotic diseases has a high priority in developed...

Methods of addressing potential risks associated with ephedra use reviewed.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has reviewed the different ways organizations are addressing the potential risks associated with ephedra use in a recent issue of Public Health Reports. "The appropriate amount of...

The etiology of liver steatosis is often virus-related.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The etiology of liver steatosis is often virus-related. According to a study from Portugal, "the mechanism by which the hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic, progressive liver damage is unknown....

Pharmaceutical company raises $3.7 million in private placement.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Manhattan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MHTT) announced that it has completed a private placement of approximately 3,368,000 shares of its common stock, resulting in gross proceeds to the company of $3.7...

Record number of people ran marathons in 2003.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Once the realm of elite runners with iron constitutions and a taste for pain, marathons have gone mainstream. Training programs, nutrition, well-stocked events and the snowball effect of so many...

Results from viral monitoring of oysters in polluted estuary reported.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the results of molecular surveillance of enterovirus and Norwalk-like virus in oysters relocated to a municipal-sewage-impacted gulf estuary. According to a study from the United...

Rugged LC-MS/MS survey analysis developed for acrylamide in foods.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a rugged LC-MS/MS survey analysis for detecting and quantifying acrylamide in foods. According to a study from the United States, "The described liquid...

California county to vote on banning genetically engineered plants, animals.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The center of the nation's anti-biotechnology movement can be found these days in a renegade Northern California county where the biggest cash crop is marijuana. Mendocino County, California,...

NIH grant awarded to study the use of adipose-derived regenerative cells.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc., (XMP) announced that it has been awarded a fast track phase I/II small business innovation research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to study the...

Women's Health Connecticut adopts DNAwithPap test.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women's Health Connecticut, the nation's largest physician group dedicated to women's health, will begin offering its female patients age 30 and older the DNAwithPap Test, which detects the virus that...

Current hospital infection control methods merit updates.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nationwide survey of hospital infection control practitioners reveals that almost three quarters (74%) believe that current infection control techniques and technologies need to be updated. ...

Flu shots last winter not perceived as effective prevention, surveys show.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two surveys conducted by Harris Interactive suggest that the flu vaccine used to vaccinate people before and during last winter (2002-2003) was not perceived as effective in preventing flu. The...

Colorado lawmakers want to head off barrage of fast food lawsuits.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consumers whose health is jeopardized by a steady diet of hamburgers and fries would only have themselves to blame under a measure approved January 12, 2004 by a Colorado legislative committee. ...

Oregon man files lawsuit against ephedra manufacturer, marketer.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hours after the U.S. federal government announced it would ban ephedra because of health risks, an Aloha man filed suit against the maker and marketer of a dietary and body building supplement that...

Leptin may play direct role in bone metabolism.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin may play a direct role in bone metabolism. "Leptin has been suggested to decrease bone mineral density (BMD). This observational analysis explored the relationship between serum leptin and...

Intramyocellular lipid levels decrease during aerobic exercise.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a [superscript]1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy study indicated that intramyocellular lipid levels decrease during aerobic exercise. According to published research from the United...

Children at higher risk for hunger if mother has poor mental or physical health.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mother's mental and physical health are directly tied to her children's risk for going hungry, according to a study of homeless and housed low-income women in Worcester, Massachusetts. While...

Eggplant found to have an antioxidant kick.
February 14, 2004... 2004 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eggplant contains high levels of an antioxidant compound that may protect the body's cells against oxidative damage, according to studies by two U.S. Agricultural Research Service scientists. They...