Public Health

Women,This Is Your Brain On Junk Food

Magnetic stimulation of a brain area, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), involved in "executive function" affects cravings for and consumption of calorie-dense snack foods, reports a paper in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavi ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 16 2014 - 10:41pm

Radical Rethink: Sugars Are The Only Cause Of Tooth Decay

If we get sugars down to 3% of total energy intake, it may put dentists out of business, according to a paper in BMC Public Health which analyzed the effect of sugars on tooth decay and found that sugars are the only cause of tooth decay in children and a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2014 - 11:00pm

Without Western Diet, Asian-Americans Lower Insulin Resistance

Asian-Americans are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian-Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights. Can Asian heritage and ancestral reliance on a high-fiber, low-fat Asian mean extra risks for those of Asian ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2014 - 2:30pm

Artificial Sweeteners Linked To Glucose Intolerance

Artificial sweeteners are promoted as aids to weight loss and diabetes prevention but a new study finds they could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease, and in a surprising way: by changing the composition and functi ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2014 - 4:01pm

The Struggle For Babies To Survive After Being Born At 22 Weeks

While abortion is a common feature of the developed world, there remains some controversy about when it should be allowed. Only the United States and Canada still allow late-term abortion on demand because in the modern world a baby in the third trimester ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2014 - 9:26am

Gallbladder Surgery Can Wait Until Morning

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive procedure to remove the gallbladder, is one of the most common abdominal surgeries in the U.S. Some medical centers move patients quickly into surgery while others wait. Being told to wait can alarm patie ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2014 - 1:30pm

US Diabetes Leveled Off Among Whites

Diabetes doubled in the U.S. from 1990 to 2008 and while it remains high, new data suggest at least it isn't continuing to rise across the board. Rates among adults from 2008 and 2012 for adults leveled among whites, though it continued to increase i ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2014 - 7:00pm

Alcohol Consumption Influenced By Chemosensory Genes

How people perceive and taste alcohol depends on genetic factors, and that influences whether they "like" and consume alcoholic beverages, according to a nutritionist and colleagues at Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 11:00am

HPV Vaccination Lasts Longer Than Believed

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been controversial in both the United States and European countries like Germany. It prevents about 70% of cervical cancers, cervical cancer is uncommon and highly treatable, and it will need another vaccine befo ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2014 - 9:49am

Healthy Food Might Be Bad For Patients – Here’s Why

Healthy food might be bad for patients. Food for thought. Photo by By Amanda Squire, Cardiff Metropolitan University ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 25 2014 - 4:30pm