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Challenging the Dogma
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...Copernicus is highly respected. When I was in college, my professors ridiculed a scientist... Read more »
Bromocriptine: A New Type of Type 2 Drug
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...think in cases of mild overweight, for example, the college athlete who becomes accustomed to... Read more »
Bariatric surgery, diabetes, and Medicare
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...those that are approved ("certified") by the American College of Surgeons or the American... Read more »
Young People Going Uninsured: Beyond the "Invinceable Factor"
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...poised to begin. So why don't high school and college grads have insurance? Short answer,... Read more »
Mild Sleep Deprivation
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...severe sleep deprivation, but a study by Penn State College of Medicine shows that losing as... Read more »
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The Link Between Anxiety and Obesity
...anxiety (as well as other mood disorders). This study found the link to be stronger in people that were college educated, were under 30 and were non-Hispanic white. This is possibly explained... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...calories a day than higher-income women. In any case, obesity it is increasing in young adults with college education along with everyone else.Ethnic Groups. Among ethnic groups in general,... Read more »Osteoarthritis: Risk Factors
...a 2000 study, 41% of adults with less than a high school education had arthritis compared to 21% of college graduates.GeographyAlthough the average rate of osteoarthritis among older adults in the... Read more »Erectile Dysfunction medications and Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction and Impotence
...in men without typical heart disease risk factors, suggests a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Men with ED have a 46% greater risk of heart disease than men without... Read more »Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Heartburn: Highlights
...HighlightsNew ResearchObesity and GERD. Research presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology suggests that the prevalence of GERD symptoms among obese patients... Read more »Images
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Heavier Through the Generations
July 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »
Obesity Is Not Always the Enemy
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Does Weight Loss Drug Slow Heart Disease?
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Heart Healthy Vitamin D
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Heart Disease Risk Starts Early
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