Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from May 2003

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from May 2003

Mutations in melanocortin 4 receptor gene linked to binge-eating behavior.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - An association between a mutation in the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene and binge-eating behavior has been established, according to a report in...

Computer model sheds light on interactions among diet, exercise, and metabolism.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A computer modeling program that analyzes factors influencing weight loss and gain can aid understanding about the interactions between physical...

DASH diet lowers blood pressure and lipid-induced oxidative stress in obesity.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The DASH diet lowered blood pressure and lipid-induced oxidative stress in obese patients. "Evidence suggests that obesity may raise blood pressure (BP) through oxidative stress-sensitive mechanisms...

Aerobic exercise improves cognitive abilities of elderly adults.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerobic exercise improved the cognitive abilities of elderly adults. According to a study from the United States, "A meta-analytic study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that aerobic fitness...

Fatty acid oxidation defective in morbidly obese but not overweight patients.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fatty acid oxidation in the skeletal muscles is defective in morbidly obese patients but not in overweight/obese patients. According to recent research published in the American Journal of...

More than 300 genes, markers, and regions linked to human obesity phenotypes.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 300 genes, markers, and chromosomal regions have been linked to human obesity phenotypes on the obesity gene map. According to a study from Canada and the United States, "This is the...

Weight gain stimulates hyperleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight gain stimulated hyperleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa. "Previously it was shown that hyperleptinemia ensues from the therapeutically induced weight gain in patients with anorexia...

Leptin could be another relevant indicator of breast cancer risk.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measuring a woman's leptin levels may offer an additional indicator of her risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Their small...

Nutrition is an important factor in the treatment of the patient.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nutrition is an important factor in the treatment of the patient with Crohn disease, as malnutrition is prevalent. "Nutrition plays an important role in the pathogenesis, treatment, and morbidity...

Commentary on strategies for establishing healthy diets reviewed.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Commentary on strategies for establishing healthy diets in Americans has been reviewed recently. According to a study from the United States, "The typical American diet is top-heavy in comparison...

Researcher reviews sugar and fat cravings and aversions.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An investigator has published a recent review of sugar and fat cravings and aversions. According to recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition, "Food cravings are extremely common,...

AHA urges ban of ephedra-based supplements.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over-the-counter dietary supplements containing ephedra do more harm than good and should be removed from the market, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). In comments submitted to the...

Medifast reports 238% increase in first quarter revenues.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medifast, Inc., (MED) announced that it expects to report record first quarter revenues for the period ended March 31, 2003. The company had unaudited revenues of approximately $6 million, a 238%...

Attitude, intention key to exercise in pregnant women.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Attitude and intention are the two most important factors in pregnant women's decisions about exercising, according to exercise psychologists at Penn State and the University of Florida. "A...

From gadgets to urban planning, the CDC wants to get people moving.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Try to take 10,000 steps a day, Dr. Julie Gerberding advised the congressmen, a mostly graying bunch with a bit of paunch who curiously fingered the beeper-sized step-counters she'd brought them. ...

Television watching associated with increased risk of diabetes and obesity.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adopting a relatively active lifestyle, by limiting the amount of time spent watching TV and having a moderate level of activity, could substantially lower the risk of becoming obese or developing type...

VO[subscript]2, HR, stride rate are higher on skating treadmill compared with ice.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At submaximal velocities, VO[subscript]2, heart rate, and stride rate are higher on skating treadmill (TM) compared to on-ice. "The purpose of this study was to compare skating economy and oxygen...

Leptin plus insulin raises blood pressure and heart rate.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Secretion of leptin combined with hyperinsulinemia raised blood pressure and heart rate in rats. According to recent research from the United States, "Hyperinsulinemia and hyperleptinemia occur...

Obesity-related hypertension affects gene expression in the heart.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity-related hypertension affected gene expression of the right atria and left ventricles of dog hearts. "Obesity is associated with volumetric arterial hypertension and with early increase in...

Chemical sympathectomy alters body weight regulation during leptin infusion.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemical sympathectomy alters regulation of body weight during prolonged intracerebroventricular leptin infusion. According to published research from the United States, "To assess the importance...

Obesity therapy with leptin disappointing.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity therapy with leptin has been disappointing, leading to the conclusion that leptin must be modified to improve its therapeutic potential. According to recent research published in the journal...

Flip-flop mechanism of oleic acid across adipocyte membrane fits data.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mechanism of rapid flip-flop of oleic acid across the plasma membrane of adipocytes fits the experimental data well. "Nonesterified long-chain fatty acids may enter cells by free diffusion or by...

Voltage-gated potassium channel regulates energy homeostasis and body weight.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.3 regulates energy homeostasis and body weight. "Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels regulate cell membrane potential and control a variety of cellular...

Americans overestimate effort it takes to maintain weight.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most Americans don't know that simple changes in their lifestyles can help them prevent weight gain, according to a new national survey from the American Council for Fitness and Nutrition. Two in...

Soy intake benefits homocysteine metabolism of premenopausal Japanese women.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by J.B. Henderson, MS, senior science editor - Soy products, a common component in the oriental diet, provide nutritionally valuable folate, vitamin B[subscript]6, and minerals. They also are a source...

High frequency of beta-2 adrenoceptor gene Gln(27)Glu polymorphism in Tongans.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A high frequency of the beta-2 adrenoceptor gene Gln(27)Glu polymorphism was found in the Tongan population. According to a study from Australia and Tonga, "As there is a high prevalence of obesity...

MC4R gene mutations disrupt receptors through multiple molecular mechanisms.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutations in the human melanocortin-4 receptor gene associated with severe familial obesity disrupt receptor function through multiple molecular mechanisms. According to recent research from...

Fenofibrate improves lipid metabolism and obesity in mice.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fenofibrate improves lipid metabolism and obesity in ovariectomized LDL receptor-null mice. "We investigated whether fenofibrate improves lipid metabolism and obesity in female ovariectomized (OVX)...

Wrinkle-free mice provide clues about obesity, wrinkles and hair growth.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What do wrinkles, hair growth, and obesity have in common? All three may involve the same gene, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The team...

Study reveals heart abnormalities in obese children.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study suggests that certain abnormalities of the heart are more common in obese children than in children of normal weight. The study adds to...

Childhood overweight linked to severe obesity as adult.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Childhood overweight is associated with a significantly higher risk of severe obesity in adulthood, according to a study by a team of social scientists from Purdue University and the University of...

Obese children increasingly diagnosed with life-shortening problems.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "It's like a 6-year-old going on 60." That's how Dr. Naznin Dixit describes a growing phenomenon of overweight children showing up in doctors' offices with life-shortening problems normally seen in...

Prevention key to reducing prevalence of childhood, adolescent obesity.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the number of children and teenagers who are overweight increasing at an alarming rate, and effective and lasting weight loss difficult to achieve, preventing obesity will play an important role in...

Policy makers, schools, businesses and communities called on fight obesity.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans' waistbands are increasing at unprecedented levels, causing health professionals to label obesity a national epidemic. Spurred by sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets, approximately...

Protein tyrosine phosphatase acts as negative regulator of insulin action.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A protein tyrosine phosphatase has been identified that holds promise in drug design for treatment of type 2 diabetes and of obesity. "Type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide,...

Insufficient evidence on whether or not low-carb diets work.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new meta-analysis of studies of low-carbohydrate diets finds there is insufficient evidence to make recommendations for or against the use of these diets, according to a new study. Findings were...

Liver fat content related to dietary fat, not body fat depots.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The amount of liver fat was related to dietary fat, and to not body fat depots, in obese women who lost weight. "Our objective was to determine how 8% weight loss influences subcutaneous,...

Structured commercial program better than self-help.
May 3, 2003... 2003 MAY 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After 2 years, participants in a structured commercial weight loss program maintained a modest weight loss averaging about 6 pounds, while those trying to lose weight on their own had an average weight...

Pain and discomfort discourages morbidly obese women from exercising.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obese women, especially those severely obese, are limited in their ability to exercise by discomfort and pain as well as by extra weight and lack of...

Herbal antiobesity agent possesses mechanism similar to fluoxetine.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A new herbal antiobesity preparation (OB-200G) significantly reduced feeding duration in mice in a manner similar to that produced by fluoxetine,...

Hypothyroidism induced by an over-the-counter fat loss supplement.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report on cases of hypothyroidism induced by an over-the-counter fat loss supplement containing tiratricol. According to published research from the United States, "Prior to...

Primary care providers not well versed with binge eating disorder.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a survey revealed that many primary care providers are not well versed with the symptoms and treatment of binge eating disorder. "Current guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of...

Gastric electrical stimulation offers potential as treatment for obesity.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gastric electrical stimulation caused significant weight loss in dogs and offers potential as a treatment for obesity. "Our aim was to investigate the effects of gastric electrical stimulation on...

Obesity increases the risk of venous thrombosis.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity increased the risk of venous thrombosis and the interaction was synergistic with oral contraceptive use. "Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common disease with an annual incidence of about 1...

Training influenced anti- and prooxidant enzymes, decreased oxidative stress.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic aerobic exercise training influenced anti- and prooxidant enzymes and decreased oxidative stress. According to a study from Canada, "Vascular oxidative stress contributes to endothelial...

Airozin launched.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pilot Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., (PLTT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing a portfolio of pharmaceutical and clinically validated over-the-counter (OTC) products,...

New cookbook teaches low calorie eating habits.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Food has never been so plentiful and convenient in the United States and it shows. More Americans are overweight now than ever before, putting themselves at increased risk for heart disease and...

Red meat doneness and panfrying are associated most with risk.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Red meat doneness and panfrying were associated with colon cancer, and a particular heterocyclic amine tested most responsible, regardless of cooking method. "The authors examined the association...

Biomarkers of fat and fatty acid intake reviewed.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher has published a recent review of methods for identifying biomarkers of fat and fatty acid intake. "Unlike other macronutrients such as protein, the amounts and types of fat in the...

Fish oil reduces adiposity by influencing hepatic lipogenic genes.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The type of dietary fat played a role in the development of adiposity in obesity-susceptible Sprague-Dawley rats. "The present study was designed to define how dietary fat type regulates body...

Markers to validate reported energy intake or identify under-reporters reviewed.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Markers that can validate reported energy intake or identify under-reporters have been reviewed recently. "Energy intake (EI) is the foundation of the diet, because all other nutrients must be...

Use of nutritional biomarkers reviewed.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have published a recent review of the use of nutritional biomarkers. According to recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition, "Biomarkers of nutritional status provide...

Vitamin intake higher in physically active adults.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The intake of foods high in bioactive elements such as vitamins and provitamins differed significantly between physically active and inactive people, according to the results of a large cohort study....

JAMA study shows Weight Watchers is more effective than self-help.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 2-year comparative clinical study of dieting methods published in the April 9 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that dieters succeeded in losing more weight and...

Obesity contributes to estrogen-dependent diseases of female genital organs.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morbid obesity appeared to contribute to a case of endometrial cancer. According to a report from Germany, "Prolonged exposure to unopposed estrogens has a proliferative effect on the endometrium...

Acute exercise affects organ distribution of iron.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acute exercise affected the organ distribution of iron in rats. According to recent research published in the journal Biological Trace Element Research, "In this study, we investigated the effects...

Intramyocellular lipid drops after interval training.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intramyocellular lipid dropped after interval training and did not recover after an hour of recovery. According to a study from the United States, "The purpose of this investigation was to compare...

Adolescent obesity largely caused by lack of physical activity.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An analysis of federal health data by a University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill nutrition researcher suggests that lack of physical activity, not excessive caloric intake, is responsible for...

Brisk walking unlikely to stave off early death from heart disease.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Half an hour of brisk walking five times a week might keep you limber and make you feel better, but it is unlikely to stave off an early death from heart disease, shows new research. Current U.K....

Caffeine-herbal ephedra combo alters cardiovascular response to exercise.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler died during spring training earlier this year, the spotlight again turned on the dietary supplement ephedra. The Chinese herb, used for asthma in the...

Physical activity in the elderly ruled in part by genetics.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Next year, the last of the famed "baby boomers" will have reached age 40. It is a generation that wants to look good, play hard, and remain healthy. Americans born between 1946 and 1964 constitute...

Prescription exercise is effective.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advising patients in general practice on exercise (known as the green prescription program) is effective in increasing physical activity and improving quality of life over 12 months, without evidence...

Women who reduce sedentary behaviors reduce risk for diabetes, obesity.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that women who avoid sedentary behaviors such as watching television more than 10 hours per week and incorporate a 30-minute brisk walk into...

Workplace counseling may boost physical activity.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Individual counseling in the workplace shows promise for helping employees, especially those with poor health, to become more physically active and fit, suggests a recent study. Researchers in the...

Reimbursement coverage expanded for the Lap-Band system.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inamed Corp. (IMDC) has announced that Humana, Inc. has expanded its coverage guidelines to include the Lap-Band System as a covered benefit for the treatment of morbid obesity. Headquartered in...

Positron emission tomography provides insight into glucose transport.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have used muscle-specific positron emission tomography to obtain insight into glucose transport and phosphorylation in the skeletal muscles of obese patients. "A controversial area in...

Surrogate measures of CVD risk factors not helpful in obese patients.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surrogate measures of cardiovascular disease risk factors were not helpful in obese patients because of the prevalence of insulin resistance in these patients. According to a study from Mexico,...

Development of leptin resistance prevents its use as treatment for obesity.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The development of leptin resistance prevents its use as a treatment for obesity. According to a study from Germany, "In experimental models of obesity, high serum concentrations of leptin without...

Normal serum leptin activity found in obese patients.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serum leptin activity was normal in obese patients, indicating that impaired leptin activity did not contribute to the obesity. According to a study from Israel, France, and the United States,...

Serum copper levels positively associated with serum leptin concentrations.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serum copper levels, but not zinc, were positively associated with serum leptin concentrations in a healthy adult population. "Leptin, the obesity gene protein product, is a hormone with multiple...

Atkins team releases statement on JAMA review of diets.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following is a statement from the Atkins Health and Medical Information Services: The most significant finding of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) meta-analysis of low...

Low interleukin-10 levels associated with metabolic syndrome in obese women.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese women with abnormally low interleukin-10 levels were significantly more likely to have metabolic syndrome than were similar women with higher IL-10 levels. According to recent research from...

Adolescent girls who consume more calcium weigh less.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first large study to look at total calcium consumption in adolescents found that girls who consumed more calcium weighed less and had lower body fat. The findings were presented at the Experimental...

Economic review shows high cost of eating right.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Economic and social changes have altered the relative cost of eating, contributing to the problem of obesity in America over the past half century, according to new research. John Cawley, PhD, of...

Research reveals key role of chromium picolinate in insulin resistance.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leading scientific researchers presented the latest epidemiological and clinical data on the role of chromium picolinate supplementation in chronic disease at the Council for the Advancement of...

Dubious value meals: Bigger is not better.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diners who consistently purchase supersized restaurant meals based on the notion that more food for the same or a little more money equals better value are probably shortchanging their health. A...

Changes in marital status influence body weight.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U. S. longitudinal analysis showed that changes in marital status influence body weight in both men and women. "The role of spouse is associated with better health. The dynamics of spousal roles...

Bone loss associated with weight loss after stomach reduction surgery.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women and men who have stomach reduction surgery to lose weight may be losing bone even when they take daily calcium supplements, putting them at risk for osteoporosis and bone fracture. These...

Children and their parents report impaired quality of life.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese children and their parents report that health-related quality of life for overweight kids is significantly impaired and as bad as that experienced by children with cancer who are undergoing...

Obesity in Costa Rican children alarming, likely future health burden.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study on the prevalence of obesity and overweight in rural and urban schoolchildren ages 7-12 in Costa Rica concludes that the current situation there is "alarming" and that the future health...

Obesity prevention program aimed at second graders.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some 20 years ago, children would hike, play basketball, and leave the house to play - only coming back when dinner was ready. Now, in many communities, open spaces have been filled with town houses...

School changes could help kids be more active, eat better.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Environmental and policy changes at schools might help kids become more physically active and eat better, but important hurdles must be overcome to make these changes a reality, new research suggests....

Unither Pharma announces promotion of Yu-Lun Lin to president and CEO.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unither Pharma, maker of the HeartBar and HeartBar Drink multigram arginine supplements, announced that its president and COO, Yu-Lun Lin, has been promoted to president and CEO. "I am very...

Gene-signaling role of sugars in plants discovered; implications for humans.
May 10, 2003... 2003 MAY 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study shows that sugars not only serve as fuel for plants but also as signal compounds to genes critical to cell development and plant growth. The findings, published in Science, is...