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Obese Children More Vulnerable to Food Advertising
November 29, 2012 Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend. Every year, companies spend more than $10 billion in ... > full story -
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Sleep Duration Affects Hunger Differently in Men and Women
November 29, 2012 A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs between men and ... > full story -
Cutting Real Christmas Trees Less Environmentally Harmful Than Using an Artificial One for Six Years, Biologists Say
November 27, 2012 Given recent extreme weather events – the summer’s brutal heat and subsequent drought, followed by Superstorm Sandy’s disastrous path – newly green-conscious consumers may be ... > full story -
More Facebook Friends Means More Stress, Says Report
November 26, 2012 A large number of friends on Facebook may appear impressive but, according to a new report, the more social circles a person is linked to online the more likely social media will be a source of ... > full story -
Old Habits Die Hard: Helping Cancer Patients Stop Smoking
November 26, 2012 It's a sad but familiar scene near the grounds of many medical campuses: hospital-gowned patients, some toting rolling IV poles, huddled in clumps under bus shelters or warming areas, smoking ... > full story -
Activity Tames Holiday Stress and Triggers a Chemical Response to Help You Relax
November 20, 2012 As holiday crunch time fills your schedule, don’t give up your exercise. The burst of energy can help burn off adrenaline and calm you down. Physical activity stimulates the neurotransmitter ... > full story -
Teenagers Urged to Exercise to Ward Off Bone Disease
November 16, 2012 Playing soccer or running for at least three hours a week could help teenagers counteract the potential damage to their bone health caused by prolonged spells of ... > full story -
High Exposure to Food-Borne Toxins: Preschool Children Particularly Vulnerable to Compounds Linked to Cancer, Other Conditions
November 13, 2012 In a sobering study, researchers measured food-borne toxin exposure in children and adults by pinpointing foods with high levels of toxic compounds and determining how much of these foods were ... > full story -
Smoking Parents Often Expose Children to Tobacco Smoke in Their Cars
November 12, 2012 A new study suggests that parents may not recognize the dangers of smoking in their cars with a child ... > full story -
Call for Global Monitoring of Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
November 12, 2012 Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A ... > full story
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