Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week back issues from July 2004:
Preschool policies and practices affect children's physical activity.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preschool policies and practices affect children's physical activity. According to published research from the United States, "The objective of this study was to determine if moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of 3- to ...
Food restriction reduces age-related sensitivity to oxidized lipids.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Food restriction attenuates age-related increase in the sensitivity of endothelial cells to oxidized lipids. According to published research from the United States, "Age-related endothelial dysfunction has been suggested to play a role ...
Pediatricians urged to advise patients on obesity.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors from Tennessee's primary medical school are urging pediatricians to pay more attention to whether their young patients are overweight. Four faculty members at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are providing ...
Fitness classes for babies may improve health.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lucy Brown does a backward somersault down a ramp, leaps over a mat, rolls across a platform, jumps over a series of hoops, squats into a yoga pose, soars over a rope and hops over a row of cones. And the grinning, cherubic blonde does ...
Greenville County, South Carolina, schools go healthier.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Greenville County students will have a healthier snack menu to choose from next fall. Middle and high school cafeterias will ditch the sugary fruit drinks and snacks with little nutritional value in favor of healthy alternatives, ...
Pregnant women now encouraged to stay fit.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The last thing Rachel Pisciotta wanted was to be a couch potato during her pregnancy. So with her doctor's support, the three-time marathon runner tweaked her workout routine to accommodate her growing belly. Pisciotta scaled back on her ...
U.S. candy makers slim down their treats.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long viewed as a slightly naughty self-indulgence, candy is getting a makeover as companies try to concoct sweets that are a little healthier. From low-carb to low-cal to sugar-free to "guilt-free," many of the estimated 1,400 new ...
Wellness program working at Southfield, Michigan, hospital.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- St. John Health, a hospital group that has been selling wellness programs to companies for nearly 20 years, launched its own comprehensive pilot program in an effort to make its employees healthier and more productive workers. The ...
Leptin released within brain at increased rate in obese humans.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin is released within the brain at an increased rate in obese humans. "The link between the human sympathoadrenalmedullary system and the adipocyte hormone leptin is controversial. We measured total and regional norepinephrine ...
Recruitment complete for phase IIb AOD9604 obesity trial.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabolic Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., announced that full recruitment has been achieved for the company's 300-patient phase IIb clinical trial on obesity drug AOD9604. Over one-third of the patients have now finished treatment. The last ...
Occupational factors affect weight change among men in Danish cohort.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Occupational factors and 5-year weight change among men in a Danish national cohort According to a study from Denmark, "This study explored whether factors related to the work environment could predict changes in body mass index (BMI) ...
Socioeconomic status affects attitudes toward eating and weight.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the socioeconomic variation in attitudes toward eating and weight in female adolescents in a recent issue of Health Psychology. According to published research from England, "This study was stimulated by Sobal and ...
Intestinal bypass syndrome presents as erythema nodosum.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a case of intestinal bypass syndrome presenting as erythema nodosum. According to a study from Wales, "Intestinal bypass was a popular surgical procedure for morbid obesity resulting, on average, in a 50-kg weight ...
Agents have different effects on behavioral satiety sequence in rats.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The selective orexin-1 receptor antagonist SB-334867 and lithium chloride have differential effects on the behavioral satiety sequence in rats. According to a study from England, "Recent studies have shown that acute systemic ...
CCK-8 response changes after MC3/4-receptor blockade reported.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The CCK-8 response changes after diet-induced obesity and an MC3/4-receptor blockade. According to a study from the United States, "Little is known regarding satiety effects of systemically administered cholecystokinin (CCK-8) in ...
Capsaicin changes neuropeptide Y and cholecystokinin expression.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capsaicin administration causes expressional changes of neuropeptide Y and cholecystokinin in the arcuate and paraventricular nuclei. "Despite its toxicity, a great deal of attention has been paid to the anorexic effect of capsaicin in ...
PCK1 is a candidate diabetes and obesity gene.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PCK1 is a candidate diabetes and obesity gene. "Genetics and diet interact to cause type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. PCK1 has been implicated as one of many genes associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The common assumption is ...
Short-term weight loss improved metabolic syndrome in overweight adults.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Short-term weight loss improved metabolic syndrome but not vascular endothelial function in overweight adults. "Impaired vascular endothelial function may be an important mechanism linking obesity to increased cardiovascular risk. We ...
Kids' obesity may be worse than thought.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forty percent of public schoolchildren in Arkansas are overweight, and nearly one in four is obese, a sign that obesity among children nationwide is probably far worse than health officials had thought. The findings are the broadest and ...
Obese kids may develop diabetes.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of very obese children suggests that half may have a worrisome cluster of health conditions that increase their risk of developing diabetes and heart disease at an early age. Researchers at Yale University School of Medicine said ...
Public sees childhood obesity as serious health threat.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new study, Americans consider childhood obesity as serious a problem as smoking or school violence, exceeded only by substance abuse as a health threat to school-age children. The study, conducted by researchers at RTI ...
BMI affects aerobic fitness during incremental exercise.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Body mass index (BMI) affects maximal work production capacity and aerobic fitness during incremental exercise. According to recent research from Turkey, "The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cardiopulmonary ...
Weight loss decreased FT4 levels in experimental obese beagle dogs.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight loss decreased FT4 levels in experimental obese beagle dogs. "The effects of weight loss on hormonal and biochemical blood parameters were measured monthly [carnitine, creatinine, urea, free T4 (fT4), total T4 (TT4), plasma ...
Study compares data-collecting methods regarding attempted induced abortion.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of four methods of information collection regarding attempted induced abortion, the random response technique may be the most accurate, researchers report. D. Lara and colleagues compared "four methods of collecting information on ...
Bridgeport Hospital Chest Pain Center gets accreditation.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to Bridgeport Hospital, making it the first facility in Connecticut and 42nd in the nation to be accredited. "This achievement is the latest ...
Tennessee hospitals receive Chest Pain Center accreditation.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to three hospitals of Saint Thomas Health Services. Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals in Nashville, Tennessee and Middle Tennessee Medical ...
Targeted Genetics signs exclusive license agreement with NIH.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Targeted Genetics Corporation (TGEN) has signed an exclusive worldwide license with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for patents that cover inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences as a promoter when utilizing adeno-associated viral ...
Risperdal reduces acute bipolar mania symptoms as early as day 3 of treatment.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from a controlled, large-scale, clinical trial show that when Risperdal (risperidone) was used to treat patients with acute bipolar mania, a statistically significant reduction of symptoms as compared to placebo was observed as early as the ...
Millennium, partner begin trial with INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MLNM) and Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) announced the initiation of a multicenter, phase IIIb, clinical trial to evaluate the benefit of INTEGRILIN when administered early to high-risk patients experiencing ...
Family having hematopoietic cancers poses slight risk of offspring getting ALL.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that a history of hematopoietic malignancies (but not other types of malignancies) in family members slightly increases the risk of their children developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). "It has been difficult to show ...
Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fusion proteins overcome the hurdle of leukemia cell chemoresistance. According to recent research from the United States, "chemoresistance is a common cause of treatment failure in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We ...
Liver function test results for naltrexone patients may be misleading.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liver function test results for naltrexone patients may be misleading. "Many clinicians appear to be concerned about the potential hepatotoxicity of the opiate antagonist naltrexone (NTX) and this may be one reason why it is not used ...
Study finds greater severity in substance abuse in adolescent females.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of male and female adolescents in treatment for substance abuse found significantly greater severity in drug use and associated mental health-related factors among the girls. "Many adolescents entering substance abuse treatment ...
Actin and its C-terminal peptide act as cofactors with adenovirus proteinase.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Actin and its 11-amino acid C-terminal peptide act as cofactors with the adenovirus proteinase. "Actin bound to the adenovirus proteinase (AVP) with a lower equilibrium dissociation constant, 4.2 nM, than those exhibited by two viral, ...
Proteome analysis of adipogenesis conducted.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the results of a proteome analysis of adipogenesis in a recent issue of the journal Proteomics. According to published research from England, "Adipose tissue plays a crucial endocrine role in controlling whole body ...
SnET2 NDA accepted by FDA with priority review designation.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT), a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the company's new drug application ...
Study will investigate safety, efficacy of PFTA as adjunct to Visudyne therapy.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QLT Inc. (QLTI) has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study the effects of preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide (PFTA) as an adjunct to Visudyne therapy in patients ...
Allergy vaccine disrupts structure of calcium-binding allergen.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed an allergy vaccine that acts by disrupting the three-dimensional structure of the cross-reactive calcium-binding allergen, Phl p 7. According to a study from Austria, "The grass pollen allergen, Phl p 7, ...
Cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in oxatomide metabolism identified.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytochrome P450 isoforms involved in oxatomide metabolism have been identified. "Oxatomide is an antiallergic drug used for the treatment of diseases mediated by type 1 allergy," scientists in Japan explained. "Recently, it has been ...
Lung proteome within airway mucosa following allergen challenge investigated.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists explore the context of the lung proteome within the airway mucosa following allergen challenge in a recent issue of the Journal of Proteome Research. "The lung proteome is a dynamic collection of specialized proteins related ...
Nanocrystalline silver cream potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nanocrystalline silver cream is potentially therapeutic for skin inflammations. "The anti-inflammatory activity of topical nanocrystalline silver cream was assessed and compared with the effects of topical steroids and currently ...
National study shows 82% of U.S. homes have mouse allergens.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), have found that detectable levels of mouse allergen exist in the majority of U.S. homes. NIEHS researchers ...
Total IgE measurement is valid surrogate for antigen-specific IgE.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measurement of total IgE is a valid, simple surrogate for antigen-specific IgE analysis. "Due to its dependence on IL-4 and IL-13 production, IgE production is frequently used to assess the type 2 character of an immune effector ...
AApoAII amyloidosis induced by various heterogeneous amyloid fibrils.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AApoAII amyloidosis was induced by various heterogeneous amyloid fibrils. "Preformed amyloid fibrils accelerate conformational changes of amyloid precursor proteins and result in rapid extension of amyloid fibrils in vitro. We injected ...
CD36 overexpression correlates with A-beta, not with Alzheimer disease.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD36 overexpression in human brain correlates with beta-amyloid deposition but not with Alzheimer disease. "Scavenger receptors recently have been related to Alzheimer disease, although it is still unclear whether they contribute to the ...
Infiltration of the brain by pathogens causes Alzheimer disease.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The possibility of an infectious etiology of chronic diseases, including Alzheimer disease, has long been debated and is difficult to prove. Following a debate last summer sponsored by the Alzheimer Forum on "Challenging Views of ...
Neurodegeneration and amyloid plaques occur in transgenic Drosophila.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have studied age-dependent neurodegeneration and Alzheimer-amyloid plaque formation in transgenic Drosophila. According to recent research published in the Journal of Neuroscience, "Beta-amyloid peptides that are cleaved from ...
Olfactory dysfunction occurs in mice overexpressing human tau protein.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Olfactory dysfunction occurs in transgenic mice overexpressing human tau protein. According to a study from the United States, "Disorders of olfaction are among the first clinical signs of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer ...
Oxidative stress and mitotic changes necessary for Alzheimer disease progression.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxidative stress and mitotic changes are both necessary for Alzheimer disease progression. According to a study from Case Western Reserve University, "There are many lines of evidence showing that oxidative stress and aberrant mitogenic ...
Reagan's death spurs renewed interest in AD, may lead to more donations.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When President Reagan died after struggling with the mind-robbing Alzheimer disease, Judy Wunsch felt a sense of deja vu. Within minutes of the news, the phones at her office in the Los Angeles chapter of the Alzheimer's Association ...
Scientist believes blood flow changes are key to understanding brain disease.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subtle but profound changes in blood flow within the brain may be among the earliest signs of Alzheimer disease, according to a review of recent research conducted by Dr. Costantino Iadecola, chief of the division of neurobiology at New York ...
Seeding specificity in amyloid growth induced by heterologous fibrils.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seeding specificity in amyloid growth can be induced by heterologous fibrils. "Over residues 15-36, which comprise the H-bonded core of the amyloid fibrils it forms, the Alzheimer disease plaque peptide amyloid beta (A-beta) possesses a ...
Link suspected between soccer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Soccer, neurotrauma, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis appear to be related. According to recent research from Germany, "Trauma has long been hypothesized but never proven to be a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This ...
Special protocol assessment agreed on for approval-enabling study of Ranexa.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reached written agreement on a protocol for a clinical trial of Ranexa (ranolazine), which, if successful, would support the approval of ...
Study initiated for ferumoxytol under company's agreements with NCI.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) announced that the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Imaging Program (NCI/CIP) has initiated the first clinical study under the clinical trial agreement for ferumoxytol entered into in September 2002 by Advanced ...
Guidant to distribute technology designed to make heart bypass surgery easier.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidant Corp. (GDT) announced that the company has begun distribution of Cardica, Inc.'s, C-Port Distal Anastomosis System in Europe. Cardica's C-Port System, which recently received approval, is designed, according to the company, to ...
Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates pericyte recruitment to tumors.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet-derived growth factor stimulates pericyte recruitment to tumors. "Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor signaling participates in different processes in solid tumors, including autocrine stimulation of tumor cell ...
CDC collaboration yields new test for anthrax.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new test funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and developed in collaboration with a commercial partner has become the first test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for detecting antibodies to anthrax ....
NIH supports phase I clinical trial of DNA-based anthrax vaccine.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vical, Inc., (VICL) announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has advised the company it will support a phase I clinical trial of the company's investigational ...
Public-private partnership extends Dutch-American cooperation in biodefense.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IQ Corp., a biopharmaceutical company based in The Netherlands, and the U.S. Navy Medical Research Center (NMRC) have entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop fully human monoclonal antibodies against ...
B. anthracis antigens for testing anthrax immunity identified.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have identified Bacillus anthracis extractable antigens that are suitable for testing anthrax immunity. According to published research from Israel, "Three extractable Bacillus anthracis cell-wall-associated antigens were ...
Antimicrobial drug development declining.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite an increasing need for antimicrobial drugs, drug development in this area in the United States is declining. According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, "The need for new antimicrobial ...
Thyroliberin controls murine candidosis.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exogenous thyroliberin (TRH) significantly reduces candidosis severity in a murine model. TRH "is one of the hormones which affect immunologic processes," researchers in Poland explained. In a study conducted by J ....
Development and marketing agreement signed for novel formulation of amoxicillin.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., (PRX) has signed a definitive agreement with Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation (AVNC) to develop and market a novel formulation of the antibiotic amoxicillin. The product utilizes Advancis' ...
New antifungal agents offer prospects for treatment.
Jul 03, 2004 ... 2004 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New antifungal agents offer prospects for treatment. "As invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients become increasingly important, the field of antifungal chemotherapy continues to evolve rapidly. New agents have entered ...