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Genetics, Environment and the ‘Weight Of The Nation’
Several top national experts featured on HBO’s The Weight of the Nation talk about genetics and the environment’s effect on obesity:
David Altshuler, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School: “When it comes to obesity,...
Radiation Impacts Chavez’s Health
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says the radiation therapy sessions he has been receiving in Cuba for cancer have had an impact on his health.
Chavez made his remarks Friday to thousands of his supporters at a rally to mark the 10th anniversary...
Obese Mothers Put Babies at Risk
Obese mothers are likely to give birth to babies that are up to 17 per cent smaller than they should have been, making them more vulnerable to diseases, according to a new University of Illinois study.
Even if they eat a healthy diet when they...
Health Officers Force Drinks Firm To Close
A Peterborough firm has been temporarily closed by environmental health bosses amid fears that drinks and yoghurts it makes could cause illness.
Kepenek, based in Unit 23, Wulfric Square, Bretton, Peterborough, has been served with a Hygiene...
Men Encouraged to Shed their Inhibitions
A NEW scheme aimed at helping men to shed their inhibitions and talk about health issues is coming to the Five Valleys.
Established in Australia in 2006, the innovative Men’s Shed project could be adopted by Nailsworth Community Workshop,...
Women’S Health vs. Abortion Politics
President Obama’s administration plans to cancel funding for a long-standing and cost-effective health and wellness program for more than 100,000 Texas women. This move will cut off access to screenings for breast and cervical cancer,...
‘Green’ Diseases Kill 650 in UAE Every Year
Despite being lower than the global standard, the environmental diseases are still a major contributor to premature mortality in the UAE, according to the latest study.
There are nearly an average 650 deaths per annum in the UAE due to ambient...
Mental Health Issues among Hids Up
“It was a disaster waiting to happen,” said Dr Paul Russell, professor of Child Psychiatry attached to the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, referring to the recent incident in Chennai in which school teacher Uma Maheswari was...
Involving Men in Women Reproductive Health : Tanzania
Recently during a casual conversation with a colleague, he confessed how for the first time in his life he went into a pharmacy and asked for sanitary ware, which he wanted to buy for his wife.
The three lady attendants looked at him in bewilderment....
Healthy Travel Drive Launched for Spring Festival
A program to ensure public health and prevent disease spreading was launched at the city’s railway station earlier this week as the country’s Spring Festival peak travel season is underway.
The program named Health Chunyun was held...
