"Shift Work at Young Age is Associated with Increased Risk for Multiple Sclerosis”
That’s the title of a report which will be published in the November Annals of Neurology. Researchers analyzed information derived from two epidemiological studies in Sweden, examining environmental and genetic risk factors for multiple sclerosis.
The first study, Epidemiological Investigation of Multiple Sclerosis (EIMS), involved completed questionnaires from 1343 MS patients and 2900 case...
As a teen with ADHD, you may feel you are constantly getting into trouble at home; you try hard and yet everything you do somehow ends up... Read more »
A new show has aired on the heels of Ruby, the massively obese southern gal who loses weight before our eyes, as she reveals family secrets... Read more »
In a previous post we talked about how ADHD impacts a teen's life at home and provided some strategies for them to use to help reduce some... Read more »
Two new headlines caught my eye, and both reflect attempts in school to help kids manage their weight. The first is an effort by New York... Read more »
You just have to monitor the news occasionally to know that physical education (PE) in schools has been cut, minimized, or is severely... Read more »
Obese teens who are put on a low-calorie diet may not be helped by going on the diet med Meridia, a Dutch study suggests. In previous studies Meridia... Read more »
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General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a BMI of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Where you live plays a role in your risk for obesity. Simply living in the United States makes a person more susceptible to obesity. The prevalence... Read more »
Results from a new study show that birth control pills work the same in both thin and obese women. Researchers say that as long as a woman--heavy or... Read more »
For high school students with ADD/ADHD, tests can be a source of great frustration. Studying the night before certainly doesn’t guarantee that you... Read more »
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