Experts Examine Whether Words are Hindering the Ability to Create Policies for Better Health

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

A group of experts assembled by the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance has expressed concern that words are weighing down America''s ability to improve its health. ...Read More

Why the Jump in Health Insurance Premiums?

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Over the past decade, workers'' share of family health insurance premiums has gone from under $1,800 to over $4,100 a year, up 131% since 2001. Employers now contribute an average $15,000, up 113%. Re...

Obesity Affects Girls Much More Than Boys

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Obesity adversely affects girls as compared to boys, a recent study from University of California has revealed. Read More

Obese Individuals Adopt Healthier Lifestyles If Family Member Undergoes Bariatric Surgery

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

A new report says that having an obese family member undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss appears to be associated with additional benefits of weight loss and improved healthy behaviors of o...

Study: Breast Cancer Risk Higher in Obese Women

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Obese women are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer at an earlier age, reveals study. ...Read More

Even Pets Battle the Bulge in Britain

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

After fat and obese people, it is now time for fat cats and dogs in Britain Read More

Increase Protein Intake To Curb Appetite For Calories

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Cutting down on calories alone might not do. One should rather include enough protein in the diet in order to avoid excessive consumption of fats and carbohydrates. A multi-disciplinary team of resear...

Obesity and Endometrial Cancer Risk

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Postmenopausal women who gain weight during adulthood are at an increased risk for endometrial cancer compared with women who maintained a stable weight, finds study. ...Read More

Post Stroke Recovery Helped by Common BP Pill

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

A new University of Georgia study has found that recovery after a stroke can be boosted by a commonly prescribed blood pressure-lowering medication. The latter can do so by boosting blood vessel growt...

Among Postmenopausal Women Use of NSAIDs Apparently Lowers Death Risk from Colorectal Cancer

Posted in General Support group on Mon, 24 Oct 2011

The risk of death from colorectal cancer was lower in postmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years in the Women''s Health Initiative study a...