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Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer.
AMA spotlights child obesity, calls for family solutions
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, and the American Medical Association is highlighting the importance of family togetherness in solving the problem.
Abnormal Body Weight Related To Increased Mortality In Colon Cancer Patients
Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.The researchers found that women considered "underweight" or " ...
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
According to a report recently released by the Dunklin County Health Department, the latest statistics show that 29 percent of Missouri high school students are overweight or obese, compared with 28...
New Childhood Obesity Journal Launched By Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Publishers
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert announced the launch of Childhood Obesity to provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organizers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy changes, patient education and motivation tools, and clinical advances in the ...
OU study suggests focus on childhood obesity has mixed results
A study of California children suggests that childhood obesity may be declining overall, yet it continues to climb among American Indian and black girls, said a University of Oklahoma pediatrician who ...
Starting spoonfeeding later may trim obesity risk
The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommend that babies be breastfed exclusively until six months of age, and advise against introducing solid foods until then. But many parents start their children on solid foods earlier.
Censors are cowards
COMMENT Compare the response of the American government towards a divisive, incendiary issue – the proposed burning of Qurans on September 11 by a sociopathic preacher – with the response of the Malaysian and Sarawakian governments towards citizens expressing fair comment.
Local golf tournaments
Sept. 13 ‰The Sleeping Giant Women’s Golf Association is sponsoring its 13th annual “Rally For The Cure” Breast Cancer Golf Tournament to benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. A shotgun start will be at 8 a.m. The cost is $50 (cart) or $43, (walkers) which includes 9 holes, breakfast and a picnic lunch. Preregistration is required. Tee sponsors are available for $50. There will be ...
30% of Overweight Americans Think they're in Normal Range
Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.
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