Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from March 2004

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from March 2004

PGC-1 alpha expression reduced in adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of the thermogenic nuclear hormone receptor coactivator PGC-1 alpha is reduced in the adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects. According to a study from England, "Peroxisome...

Obesity and endocrine disease reviewed.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review obesity and endocrine disease in a recent issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. "There are several endocrine alterations in obesity with which the...

High-fat diet raises intramuscular triglyceride concentration and lipolysis.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A high-fat diet elevates resting intramuscular triglyceride concentration and whole body lipolysis during exercise. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Physiology -...

Assessment of the obese patient reviewed.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers describe proper assessment of the obese patient in a recent issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. "Obesity may be the most significant medical problem that...

Salix matsudana leaves exert antiobesity effect.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salix matsudana leaves exert antiobesity effects. According to a study from Japan and China, "In preliminary experiments, polyphenol fractions prepared from the leaves of Salix matsudana reduced...

Medical nutrition therapy for the treatment of obesity reviewed.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review methods of medical nutrition therapy for the treatment of obesity in a recent issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. According to published research from...

Procleix Ultrio Assay clinical trials commence.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corporation (CHIR) announced that the U.S. clinical trials of the Procleix Ultrio Assay on the Procleix Tigris system have started in San Diego, California, under an investigational new drug. ...

PA health department study shows 18% of 8th graders overweight.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson announced that 18% of the eighth graders who were studied in a recent assessment were overweight and another 17% are at risk of being overweight. ...

House of Brussels forms medical research subsidiary.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- House of Brussels Chocolates (HBSL), through its CEO Grant Petersen, announced several major corporate developments. Firstly, HBSL has incorporated a subsidiary company, ChocoMed, Inc., to act as...

New web site provides online support for teens with cancer.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Wellness Community (TWC) announced the launch of a new web site, www.GroupLoop.org, that provides teenagers with cancer online support groups (OSGs), valuable resources and information,...

Hyperhomocysteinemia activates endothelial cell NF-kappaB via oxidative stress.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hyperhomocysteinemia activates NF-kappaB in endothelial cells through oxidative stress. According to recent research from Canada, "Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for...

Researchers find leptin turns fat-storing cells into fat-burning cells.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increasing leptin, a protein involved in regulating body weight, in laboratory animals transforms fat-storing cells into unique fat-burning cells, researchers at the University of Texas (UT) SW Medical...

Dosing complete for phase II clinical trial on FM-VP4.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forbes Medi-Tech, Inc., (FMTI) announced that dosing of subjects has been completed for the phase II clinical trial of its cholesterol-lowering pharmaceutical, FM-VP4. The phase II trial to measure...

Beverly Hills Weight Loss expands into New York.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beverly Hills Weight Loss & Wellness, a wholly owned subsidiary of Weight Loss Forever International (WLFI), announced an agreement with North Country Wellness, LLC. North Country Wellness, LLC, is...

Integrated BioPharma sub, Purdue gene-transfer study results published.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at NuCycle Therapy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated BioPharma, Inc., (INB), teamed with researchers at Purdue University in a 2-year study funded by the U.S. National Institute of...

Rutgers enters partnership to explore science of taste buds.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Linguagen Corp., a company focused on in the development of ingredients used to improve the taste of food, beverages, and pharmaceutical products, has partnered with scientists at Rutgers, The State...

Clerodendron colebrookianum Walp has cardioprotective effects.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cardioprotective efficacy of a traditional Indian medicine has been confirmed. "Clerodendron colebrookianum Walp (family, Verbenaceae) has been used as a home remedy by the Mizo people of north...

FDA issues regulation prohibiting sale of dietary supplements containing ephedra.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule prohibiting the sale of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids (ephedra) because such supplements present an unreasonable...

Storing too much iron may put healthy women at higher risk for diabetes.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Higher amounts of iron stores in the blood are associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in healthy women who have no known diabetes risk factors, according to a study in the February 11,...

New drug researched for war on diabetes.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A central Texas doctor is directing a national study on a new diabetes drug that researchers hope can prevent onset of the disease. Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, a researcher at the Texas Diabetes...

Americans urged to curb their taste for salt.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans eat more than twice the salt they should but don't get enough potassium, an imbalance that fuels high blood pressure. So says long-awaited nutrition report, released February 11, 2004, by...

Carbohydrates, and more of them, blamed for weight gain, especially in women.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans, especially women, are getting fatter because they eat much more of everything than they did 30 years ago, and carbohydrates are the biggest culprit, the U.S. government says. In the year...

Diet guru Atkins' medical records spark another round in diet fight.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The debate over Robert Atkins, MD's, popular high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet flared posthumously February 10, 2004, when it was learned that Atkins himself was a bloated 258 pounds (116 kilograms) at...

Effects of high-sodium diet on oxidative stress in aorta clarified.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The effects of a high-sodium diet on oxidative stress in the aorta have been characterized. In a recent study from the United States, "Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a high-salt (HS) diet...

Even in carb-crazy Hawaii, Atkins diet is big.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Not long ago, Elvira Valeira's lunch order may have shocked traditionalists. But more and more, the Hawaiian plate lunch, lots of meat, two big scoops of rice and a mound of macaroni salad, is being...

Minnesotans favor banning school vending machines with junk food.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most Minnesotans favor banning junk food from school vending machines, however, they would not support a tax on unhealthy snack foods to help reduce obesity, according to the latest Star Tribune...

Promotions increase vending sales of low-fat items in teachers' lounges.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of promotional materials increased the vending sales of low-fat items in teachers' lounges. "This study examined the impact of an environmental intervention in the form of promotional...

Public health intervention needed to reduce U.S. dietary sodium intake?
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Is a public health intervention needed to reduce dietary sodium intake in the United States? "Elevated blood pressure levels are a major cause of heart disease and stroke," scientists there...

Science behind U.N. global obesity attacked.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of developing countries rejected the science driving the United Nations' effort to fight obesity worldwide, saying the dietary recommendations are based on flawed research and "not worthy of...

Non-profit coalition offers information on teen cough medicine abuse.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Partnership for a Drug-Free America has created a feature on its Web site, www.drugfreeamerica.org/dxm, to provide parents and other caregivers with information and resources regarding teen abuse of...

Report shows 56% of opiate dependencies begin through legal prescriptions.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Waismann Institute released findings of its 2004 Opiate Dependency Report, which shows that 56% of patients' opiate dependencies began with medication prescribed by their doctors. The findings...

California Central Valley's health lagging behind state average.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Residents of California's Central Valley face some of the most severe health problems in the state, often with no insurance, and little progress has been made to remedy the situation over the past few...

Results announced for TA-1790 phase II head-to-head study with Viagra.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VIVU.S., Inc., (VVU.S.) announced data on TA-1790, its oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). The phase II head-to-head at-home study...

Genotype 3 increases the risk for steatosis in those infected with hepatitis C.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genotype 3 increases the risk for steatosis in those infected with hepatitis C. According to published research from the United States, "hepatic steatosis is a recognized feature of hepatitis C...

Doctors urged to discuss exercise with patients.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Don't be surprised at your next checkup if the doctor measures your waist and writes a prescription for exercise: They are among the recommendations in a new "call to action" for primary care...

Walking 10,000 steps may require exercise.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Walking 10,000 steps to good health may be harder than it looks. Simply padding around from place to place during the day, while better than nothing, isn't enough to achieve the federal minimum target...

Long-term caloric restriction in mice alters gene expression.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term caloric restriction in mice alters gene expression. "We investigated the influences of short-term and lifespan-prolonging long-term caloric restriction (LCR) on gene expression in white...

Biotechnology and medical genomics partnership awards research grants.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty hosted officials from the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota for the announcement of the first research grants awarded by the Minnesota Partnership for...

Americans find prescription drug advertising helpful, survey shows.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising for prescription drugs is impacting the healthcare decisions of American consumers, according to a survey by Advanced Analytics Inc., a custom market research firm....

MIS hip procedure granted U.S. patent.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc., (ZMH) announced that the United States Patent Office has granted the company a patent specific to the Zimmer Minimally Invasive Solutions (MIS) Procedures and Technologies...

Multiyear partnership to expand patient benefits of MIS joint replacement.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc., (ZMH) is partnering with Johns Hopkins University to advance minimally invasive solutions (MIS) procedures and technologies. Under terms of the agreement, Johns Hopkins...

Leptin enhances secretory activity of regenerating rat adrenal cortex.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin enhances the secretory activity and inhibits the growth of regenerating rat adrenal cortex. According to recent research from Italy, "Leptin, an adipose tissue-secreted hormone, acts via...

Losing weight, exercising slows progression of chronic liver problems.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Losing weight and exercising regularly slows progression of chronic liver disease in those who are overweight, indicates a new study. Being overweight is bad for the liver. And nonalcoholic fatty...

$800M U.S. diet pills market looks for better news in 2004.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. market for over-the-counter (OTC) diet aids has survived a difficult year, as revenues have pulled back from previous record highs, according to a new study released from Kalorama Information....

Neurologic Rehabilitation and Research Unit of UCLA acquired.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RehabCare Group, Inc., (RHB) has signed an agreement with the Regents of the University of California to purchase the assets of the Neurologic Rehabilitation and Research Unit (NRRU) of the University...

Chronic kidney disease likely in people with syndrome x.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tulane researchers report that people with metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) are nearly 2.5 times more likely to suffer from chronic kidney disease. Additionally, the more signs they have of syndrome X,...

Pritikin diet appears to lower heart attack risk factors.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists report that the Pritikin diet, low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, augmented with daily exercise, significantly reduced...

Report urges Americans to reduce sodium.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A long-awaited nutrition report calls for a major drop in how much salt Americans eat every day, even though the average person already consumes far more than is recommended. But don't worry about...

Starvation in mothers can program children for obesity.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Today's hunger problems in poor countries could herald tomorrow's obesity crisis as children born of malnourished mothers increasingly adopt an urban lifestyle, according to research released by the...

Fitness should be discussed, weight monitored, by U.S. doctors at every checkup.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new report recommends that U.S. doctors monitor patients' weight and order them to exercise to help prevent obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. The report, in the...

Behavioral treatment of obesity reviewed.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review behavioral therapy for the treatment of obesity in a recent issue of Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. According to investigators in the United States,...

Health risks, obesity interact to raise medical costs.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Given the poor success of most weight-loss plans, simply holding the line on weight gain while attacking other health risks might be a better way to reduce diabetes and medical costs, suggests a study...

Breast cancer expert becomes nutraceutical research company's medical director.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NutraCea (NTRZ) announced that Dr. Ernie Bodai has been appointed as the company's new medical director. Bodai is a world-renowned breast cancer expert. He is currently the director of breast...

Health Fitness names K. James Ehlen, MD, as medical advisor.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health Fitness Corp. (HFIT) announced that K. James Ehlen, MD, who also currently serves as a board member, has been named medical advisor for the company. He has served on the HFC board since 2001....

Poisonings second leading cause of American unintentional injury deaths.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Home Safety Council's State of Home Safety in America report found that poisonings are the second leading cause of unintentional home-injury death and account for nearly one-third of all...

Low-fat diet slows cancer growth, increases survival times in laboratory models.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A low-fat diet may help men with aggressive prostate cancer better fight their disease and live longer, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Cancer...

Hericium erinaceum extract induces acute respiratory distress syndrome.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hericium erinaceum (Yamabushitake) extract induced acute respiratory distress syndrome. According to published research from Japan, "This is the first report suggesting a causal relationship between...

U.S. Surgeons General endorse plan to reduce smoking.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Top public health organizations came together to announce a national action plan to address tobacco's toll in the United States, especially on minority and lower-income Americans. The 10-point...

Occupation plays significant role in smoking cessation, study shows.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute suggests that a person's occupation is a distinct and significant factor - in addition to education, income, race/ethnicity, and gender - in...

Daily hour-long exercise necessary for weight control.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daily hour-long exercise is necessary for weight control. "Exercise is an important component of behavioral programs for weight control and is most effective when used in combination with changes...

Matrix metalloproteinases play role in weight loss-induced calciphylaxis.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix metalloproteinases appear to play a role in weight loss-induced calciphylaxis. "Calciphylaxis is an uncommon and often devastating syndrome of calcification of small vessels, leading to...

TB4 stimulates critical wound healing protein, study shows.
March 6, 2004... 2004 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., (RGRX) reported that data published in the journal, Experimental Cell Research confirms that Thymosin Beta 4 (TB4) stimulates epithelial cell migration and promotes...

Kidney transplants can be successfully performed in morbidly obese patients.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morbid obesity does not preclude successful renal transplantation. According to published research from the United States, "Many renal transplantation centers arbitrarily deny transplantation to...

Mild obesity increases risk of anastomotic leakage after organs transplant.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mild obesity increases risk of anastomotic leakage after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation. "The influence of body mass index (BMI) on outcome of simultaneous pancreas-kidney...

British children become sedentary at young age.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a mixed longitudinal study indicated that British children become sedentary at a young age. "Childhood obesity has been attributed to a decline in total energy expenditure (TEE). We...

Liposuction improves cholesterol, glucose, and insulin metabolism.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liposuction improves cholesterol, glucose, and insulin metabolism. According to recent research from Mexico, "An open autocontrolled clinical study was performed on 15 healthy nonobese women who...

Hypothalamic genes implicated in Psammomys obesus obesity identified.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified the hypothalamic genes implicated in the development of obesity in Psammomys obesus using differential display PCR. According to recent research published in the journal...

Salix matsudana leaves exhibit antiobesity action.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salix matsudana leaves exhibit antiobesity action. "Previously, it was reported that polyphenol fractions prepared from the leaves of Salix matsudana reduced the elevation of the rat plasma...

Children with fever before age 1 less likely to develop allergies.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children who have a fever before age 1 are less likely to develop allergies at age 6 to 7 years, according to a study featured in the February 2004 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI)....

Less-invasive surgery shows promise for foot and ankle fractures.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Less-invasive surgery shows great promise for repairing both simple and serious foot and ankle fractures and allows patients to heal faster and resume normal activities sooner than was possible in...

In-silico anxiety drug to undergo phase I clinical trials.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Predix Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the initiation of phase I clinical trials of PRX-00023, the first drug candidate discovered based on computer-generated GPCR models and optimized with integrated...

Infants exposed to dogs have reduced risk of developing atopic dermatitis.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure to dogs in the first year of life enhances the development of the immune system, which reduces allergic sensitization and atopic dermatitis, according to a study featured in the February 2004...

Mouse bioassay and ELISA compared for detecting botulinum toxin in food.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have compared the mouse bioassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedures for the detection of type A botulinal toxin in food. "Samples of chili linked to a food-borne illness...

PatientKeeper mobile computing closes 2003 with record fourth quarter.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PatientKeeper, Inc., announced that orders for mobile enterprise solutions increased for the third consecutive quarter as healthcare providers embrace the clinical and financial benefits from mobile...

New marker linked with heart disease in women.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A protein called serum amyloid alpha (SAA) has been linked with existing heart disease in women, and higher protein levels were associated with severe coronary artery disease, a new study shows. ...

Pilot program aimed at preventing obesity in children did not reduce obesity.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pilot school program aimed at the prevention of obesity in children did not reduce the prevalence of obesity. According to a study from England, "This paper describes the development,...

Symposium yields good news for chocolate lovers.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During this first-ever day-long gathering titled "Theobroma Cacao: Ancient Crop, Medicinal Plant, Surprising Future" Symposium, scientists from around the globe discussed the newest research on cocoa...

Fitness can improve thinking among aging.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improving fitness can also boost the thinking ability of aging adults, according to researchers at the University of Illinois. Adults ages 58-78 who began a fitness program, even as simple as...

Nearly half of Americans experience delay in heart failure diagnosis.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fewer than half of congestive heart failure patients are diagnosed immediately, while many experience symptoms for more than a year before they are diagnosed with the disease, according to a nationwide...

Children with history of diabetes have reduced beta-cell function.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overweight Latino children with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes exhibited impaired glucose tolerance and reduced beta-cell function. According to a study from the United States, "The...

Breastfeeding longer is beneficial.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One of the largest studies yet to examine the relationship of breastfeeding and overweight found that breastfeeding's protective effects are found only if it continues for at least 3 months. ...

Cysteine-containing garlic derivatives have antioxidative activity in mice.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Garlic-derived agents containing cysteine have significant antioxidant activity in mice, and may therefore have cardioprotective effects. According to recent research from Taiwan, "Balb/cA mice...

Fighting hunger today could help prevent obesity tomorrow.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reducing hunger and undernourishment in pregnant women and children could prevent them from becoming overweight and obese, and reduce associated health costs, in later life, according to a study...

Lifestyle strongly influences immune function during hypercholesterolemia.
March 13, 2004... 2004 MAR 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dietary lifestyle changes can significantly improve immune function in hypercholesterolemia patients. "Hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and also could...