Month: December 2011
Weak Dutch tobacco controls will cost lives: experts (Reuters)
Reuters – Leading cancer, asthma and heart health experts accused the Dutch government on Friday of “all but closing down” its tobacco controls and said such lax policies could lead to 145,000 preventable deaths by 2040.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Wants More Coverage Under Medicare (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics announced on Monday that it is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make changes. The Academy believes that medical nutrition therapy must be expanded to include more conditions. The organization is once again highlighting an ongoing problem with Medicare’s focus on acute illness and the inability to properly manage chronic conditions.
Navigating Christmas dishes
| Too much of these good or rich foods not only makes us gain weight, but also leads to health problems such as heartburn and indigestion. And eating rich food over time increases other diet-related conditions such as stroke, diabetes and heart disease. … See all stories on this topic » |
 New Straits Times |
Waists of time: Uncovering the history of dieting
| Diets, it concluded, “do not lead to sustained weight–loss or health benefits for the majority of people". So why, after 2000 years, do we persist in this self-deception? It's a question Foxcroft has sought to answer in Calories & Corsets, … See all stories on this topic » |
 Scotland on Sunday |
Obesity Linked to Lower Paychecks (HealthDay)
Previous Cancer May Up Melanoma Risk (HealthDay)
DHEA hormone may help women through menopause: study (Reuters)
Reuters – A hormone called DHEA and mostly secreted by the adrenal glands may be able to help women who are going through menopause and could also give them better sex lives, a study found on Tuesday.
Feds issue warning to unconventional sperm donor (AP)
AP – A man from the San Francisco Bay area has fathered 14 children in the last five years through free sperm donations to women he meets through his website — and is now in trouble with the federal government.
Movies, exercise in class passes for gym
Exercising for health
But, the good news is if this deterioration is dealt with early on, diabetes can be reversed by following a suitable exercise programme. Exercise is hugely important for preventing cardiovascular disease, too; the number one predictor of cardiovascular …
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Susser Holdings Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Overallotment Option
19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Susser Holdings Corporation /quotes/zigman/101106/quotes/nls/suss SUSS -1.47% today announced that the underwriters of its recent public offering of common stock have exercised their additional purchase option in …
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