Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week back issues from September 2004:
Link between dairy products and risk of breast cancer is weak.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The association between the consumption of dairy products and risk of breast cancer is weak. "Differences in eating patterns and breast cancer rates across countries suggest that several dietary components, including dairy products, ...
Childhood obesity increases hormonal changes linked to cancer risk.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Childhood obesity increases hormonal abnormalities associated with cancer risk. "There is growing evidence that overweight and obesity increase the risk of certain cancers. Studies in adults support the role of insulin-like growth ...
Federal panel calls for Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- That food pyramid could get a little wider in the fruits and vegetables section. A federal advisory panel recommended August 11, 2004, that Americans eat 5 to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, compared with the 5 to 9 servings ...
Many schools to start year with higher lunch prices.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Back-to-school checklists will have children scrambling for a new item this year, more lunch money. Feeling the pressure of rising food, labor and transportation costs, schools nationwide are hiking the price of breakfast and lunch, in ...
More bread and pasta please; Europeans shun low-carb.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continental low-carb? No thanks. We'll have slabs of black bread for breakfast, rigatoni with broccoli and hot pepper sauce for lunch and a plate of shrimp paella for supper. While recipe books for diets like Atkins and South Beach are ...
New flour offers the nutrition of whole grain with taste of refined white flour.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Everyone knows whole-grain bread is healthier. But try getting a kid, and even some adults, to eat it. ConAgra Foods says it has a solution: flour that retains whole-grain fiber nutrition while delivering the soft, sweet texture of ...
Sports icons lead campaign to get people 'Back in Full Swing' after heart attack.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nancy Lopez, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Hall of Famer and winner of 48 LPGA titles, and her husband Ray Knight, former third baseman for the Mets and 1986 World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP), will launch the "Back in Full ...
Top mistakes people make in the gym listed by American fitness group.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Finding or making time to exercise is the first step toward improving your health, but it's not the only step. Workouts can be challenging and mistakes in the gym are common. At times, these mistakes can cause mild strains or more ...
Trade Snickers for sneakers, Arkansas governor urges.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Governor Mike Huckabee says it's time for Arkansans to "trade some Snickers for some sneakers." Speaking to more than 450 local health and education professionals at a conference August 10, 2004, Huckabee vowed to use his "Healthy ...
Pentagon, House and Senate committees urged to contact SUBWAY over ads.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Legal and Policy Center asked the Secretary of Defense, and Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to contact SUBWAY Restaurants about the fast-food chain's antiAmerican advertising campaign currently underway in ...
Anti-obesity actions of mastication driven by histamine neurons in rats.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anti-obesity actions of mastication are driven by histamine neurons in rats. According to a study from Japan, "Implications of mastication in energy intake and expenditure regulated by histamine (HA) neurons were investigated in rats ....
Ghrelin possesses multiple functions.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ghrelin is a hormone with multiple functions. "Ghrelin is brain-gut peptide with growth hormone-releasing and appetite-inducing activities. It is mainly secreted from the stomach mucosa but it is also expressed widely in different ...
Group encourages journalists to play role in struggle against obesity.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Council for Fitness and Nutrition (ACFN) advisory board member Cecilia Pozo-Fileti, MS, RD, FADA, issued the following statement in regard to the UNITY 2004 conference: "Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and has serious ...
National report card shows states "failing" to check obesity.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Baltimore Obesity Initiative's first national report card on state-based efforts to control obesity finds nearly half of all states failing - and another 10 just keeping pace - in an issue that is costing the United States tens of ...
Culture, obesity stereotypes, self-esteem, and thin ideal investigated.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers explore the relations among culture, obesity stereotypes, self-esteem, and the 'thin ideal' in a recent issue of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence. According to published research from the United States, "Recent concerns ...
Perception of food factors and calories may contribute to obesity.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The perception of factors related to food characteristics and calories may contribute to obesity. "During the past 15 to 20 years, the incidence of overweight and obesity in the United States has grown rapidly. The processes that ...
Deaths raise fears over stomach stapling.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregnancy soon after the surgery. The deaths raise ...
2-Buten-4-olide is satiety substance increased in fasted state.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- 2-Buten-4-olide (2-B40) is an endogenous satiety substance increased in the fasted state. "A sugar acid, 2-B40, has been found to increase from 3.5 to 13 micromolar in rat serum 36 hours after food deprivation. Injections of 2-B40 (2.5 ...
Belief in controllability of weight affects perception of prejudice.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A belief in the controllability of weight affects the perception of prejudice among heavyweight women. "The perceived controllability of weight is a central feature of prejudice against heavyweight people, but its role in the experience ...
Metabolic syndrome treatment strategies outlined.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher outlines treatment strategies for the metabolic syndrome in a recent issue of American Family Physician. According to a study from the United States, "The constellation of dyslipidemia (hypertriglyceridemia and low levels of ...
Organochlorine pollution affects weight loss in obese individuals.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Organochlorine pollution affects thermogenesis and weight loss in obese individuals. "The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential impact of body organochlorine (OC) pollution on the adaptive change in thermogenesis ...
Malnutrition increases risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Malnutrition increases risk of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. According to recent research from the United States, "Infectious diseases are the major causes of death and morbidity in underdeveloped countries, particularly in ...
Challenges in the search for HIV vaccine outlined.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers outline challenges in the search for an HIV vaccine in a recent issue of the European Journal of Epidemiology. "Considerable progress has been made over the past several years in the development of an HIV vaccine. As a ...
DNA prime-MVA boost HIV vaccine tailored for eastern and central Africa.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a DNA prime-MVA boost HIV vaccine tailored for eastern and central Africa. According to a study from England, "For the development of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) vaccines, traditional ...
T cell-based control of SIV replication in AIDS vaccine trial reported.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report cytotoxic T lymphocyte-based control of simian immunodeficiency virus replication in a preclinical AIDS vaccine trial. "Recently, encouraging AIDS vaccine trials in macaques have implicated cytotoxic T lymphocytes ...
AML-associated mutant inhibits differentiation of myeloid/erythroid stem cells.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An acute myeloid leukemia-associated mutant inhibits differentiation of myeloid/erythroid stem cells. "The CCAAT/enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPalpha) is an essential transcription factor for granulocytic differentiation. C/EBPa ...
Antibody against VEGF receptor arrests human leukemia cell proliferation.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibody against VEGF receptor arrests human leukemia cell proliferation. "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (VEGFR) have been implicated in promoting solid tumor growth and metastasis via stimulating ...
Acute pancreatitis can be a life-threatening illness.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic imaging now plays an important role in assessing acute pancreatitis. According to a study from the United States, "Acute pancreatitis can manifest as a benign condition with minimal abdominal pain and hyperamylasemia or can ...
Buprenorphine for treatment of opiate dependence reviewed.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher reviews buprenorphine for the treatment of opiate dependence in a recent issue of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. According to a study from the United States, "Buprenorphine's physiological effects are produced when it ...
FDA approves Campral Delayed-Release Tablets for treating alcohol dependence.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forest Laboratories, Inc., (FRX) and Merck, KGaA, (Merck) of Darmstadt, Germany, announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Campral (acamprosate calcium) Delayed-Release Tablets for the maintenance of abstinence ...
Mothers' prenatal cocaine use linked to behavior problems in boys.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boys exposed to persistent levels of cocaine in the womb are more likely to have behavioral problems like hyperactivity in their early school years, new research suggests. But girls who had prenatal exposure to similar amounts of cocaine ...
Agency highlights risk of adverse drug reactions arising from the use of SonoVue.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Because of a risk of serious adverse drug reactions, the European Medicines Evaluation Agency, EMEA, has decided to limit the use of SonoVue by means of a so-called urgent procedure. Thus, the use of SonoVue with ultrasound imaging of ...
Clopidogrel-associated autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura reported.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case of clopidogrel-associated autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura has been reported. Physcians in the United States described their experience treating "a 51-year-old male who underwent coronary stent placement for the treatment of ...
Plasma and macular response to lutein supplements are tested.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasma and macular response to lutein supplement are tested in subjects with and without age-related maculopathy: a pilot study "There is a growing body of evidence which suggests that macular pigment (MP), which is entirely of dietary ...
New succinic acid dietary supplement reduces common hangover symptoms.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that the signature extract of amber, succinic acid, found in a new dietary supplement, can significantly reduce or eliminate headaches, nausea, increased heart rate, and other common hangover symptoms. Amber is a ...
Brief intervention can help alcohol abusers.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to national surveys, nearly a third of Americans consume more than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-recommended two drinks a day. In the last 2 decades, treatment professionals have realized that reaching these ...
Mass media campaigns effective for reducing alcohol-involved crashes.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mass media campaigns are effective for reducing alcohol-involved automobile crashes. According to published research from the United States, "A systematic review of the effectiveness of mass media campaigns for reducing alcohol-impaired ...
President Bush signs bill that will benefit millions with food allergies.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Food Allergy Initiative celebrates a major victory in its public policy campaign as President George W. Bush signed the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (S. 741) into law. The primary mission of the Food Allergy ...
CD28 is required in the effector phase of allergic airway inflammation.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study reveals a requirement for CD28 in the effector phase of allergic airway inflammation. According to a study from the United States, "Central to the pathogenesis of allergic airway inflammation are the activation and ...
Sinusitis, rhinosinusitis reclassified by task force as inflammatory diseases.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of leading allergists and otolaryngologists recently published a paper reclassifying sinusitis and rhinosinusitis as inflammatory diseases triggered by mold and bacteria in the nose and sinuses. Rhinosinusitis is a more accurate ...
Children with serious insect-sting allergies should get shots.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children who have severe allergic reactions when stung by bees, wasps and other insects should receive venom immunotherapy, or allergy shots, to reduce the chance of future life-threatening reactions if a repeat sting should occur, says an ...
Group neutralizes allergy-causing protein.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Israeli scientists have found a way to neutralize a sesame seed protein that causes allergies using a technique that could eliminate allergens in milk and other common foods, Israel's leading technical institute announced. High-frequency ...
Quaternary ammonium compounds exhibit adjuvant effect in murine model.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quaternary ammonium compounds exhibit an adjuvant effect in a murine model. "It has been suggested that occupational exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) may promote the development of allergic airway diseases. In this study, ...
Tolerance in T cells accompanied by effector function in lymphoid organs.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral tolerance in T cells is accompanied by induction of effector function in lymphoid organs after systemic immunization. "The physiological ramifications of oral tolerance remain poorly understood. We report here that mice fed ...
Amyloid accumulation in Alzheimer disease is response to chronic stress.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amyloid accumulation in Alzheimer disease is a response to chronic stress. "Amyloid deposition within cerebral vessels, or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), is common in advanced age and even more common in Alzheimer disease. CAA may be ...
Can mentally demanding work stave off AD?
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a new and interesting link between the mental demands of an occupation and later development of Alzheimer disease (AD). ...
Drug discovery company receives award from Institute on Aging.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProteoTech (Proteoglycan Technologies) Inc. announced that it has received a Phase I small business research (SBIR) award from the U.S. National Institute on Aging. The $520,840 award to ProteoTech (with principal investigator, Alan D ....
Researchers find protein that may control progression of Alzheimer disease.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have found that Nogo, a protein known for its ability to regulate nerve regeneration, may control the progression of Alzheimer's disease. ...
Transgenic animal models of Alzheimer disease reviewed.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review transgenic animal models of Alzheimer disease and related disorders in a recent issue of Molecular Psychiatry. "Alzheimer disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects more than 15 million people ...
Testing of Alzheimer vaccines needed in non-murine models.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alzheimer vaccines must be thoroughly tested in non-murine animal models before trials begin in humans. According to a study from Australia and the United States, "Recent clinical and neuropathological data show that the AN 1792 vaccine ...
Forgetting, reminding, and remembering: the retrieval of lost spatial memory.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most forms of memory loss are caused by some type of brain injury - particularly to the hippocampus. Amnesia can arise from brain damage that interferes with memory storage, retrieval or consolidation. What ultimately causes amnesia - a failure to ...
CHIP promotes proteasomal degradation of familial ALS-linked mutant.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Japan report that carboxyl terminus of the Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) promotes proteasomal degradation of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) -linked mutant SOD1 by ubiquitinating Hsp/Hsc70 According to ...
New biomarker study to identify unique metabolic signatures for ALS.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metabolon, Inc., announced its collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital on a new biomarker study to identify unique metabolic signatures for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that will lead to a more rapid and accurate diagnostic test ...
Aranesp receives positive regulatory opinion for extended dosing in E.U.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amgen Inc. (AMGN) announced that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion to expand the marketing authorization for Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) in the European Union (E.U.). The ...
Trial of Ranexa initiated for certain patients with chronic angina.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CV Therapeutics, Inc., (CVTX) announced that it has initiated an approval-enabling study of Ranexa, which, if successful, could support approval of Ranexa for the treatment of chronic angina in a restricted patient population. The study ...
BNO69 angiogenesis gene discovery published in scientific journal.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bionomics Limited (BMICY) announced that research conducted by Bionomics and its collaborators at the Hanson Centre of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS) in Adelaide, Australia, relating to Bionomics' proprietary angiogenesis ...
A strain energy function for arteries accounts for wall composition and structure.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A strain energy function for arteries accounts for wall composition and structure. "Identification of a strain energy function (SEF) is used when describing the complex mechanical properties of soft biological tissues such as the ...
Inflammatory cytokines referee angiogenic control during inflammation.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inflammatory cytokines referee angiogenic control during inflammation. "Vigorous inflammatory responses are associated with tissue damage, particularly when toxic levels of inflammatory cytokines are produced. Despite proangiogenic ...
Intracoronary transfer of adenylyl cyclase increases left ventricle function.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracoronary transfer of adenylyl cyclase increases left ventricle function. According to scientists in the United States, "we performed indirect intracoronary delivery of adenovirus vectors in mice and explored techniques including ...
Spinal cord injury patients have preserved endothelial function in the legs.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with spinal cord injuries have a preserved endothelial function in inactive legs. "The aim of the study was to assess endothelial function, measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD), in an inactive extremity (leg) and chronically ...
Recall of Taxus coronary stent system expanded.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s, (ANPI, ANP) corporate partner, Boston Scientific, provided an update on the Taxus Express(2TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System. On July 2 and 16, Boston Scientific announced the voluntary ...
Study highlights benefits of drug-eluting stents in coronary revascularization.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pooled analysis of 11 previously published trials provides evidence that drug-eluting stents (DES) - increasingly used in coronary angioplasty - have benefits over bare-metal stents (BMS) by reducing the need for later revascularization and ...
Glucose homeostasis and insulin signaling characterized in mice strains.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have characterized glucose homeostasis and tissue transcript content of insulin signaling intermediates in four inbred strains of mice. "Transgenic mice phenotypes generally depend on the background strains used in their ...
Prophylactic use of antibiotic bone cement is an emerging standard.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prophylactic use of antibiotic bone cement is an emerging standard--in opposition. According to a report from the United States, "Antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ABLC) is an effective delivery method of local antibiotics. ABLC for ...
Construction of new formulation facilities for micafungin complete.
Sep 04, 2004 ... 2004 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., announced the company completed construction of new formulation facilities for micafungin. Micafungin, a candin antifungal agent discovered and developed by Fujisawa, is the first in this class in ...