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Winning the war on weight

February 8, 2010 – 3:00 pm An Australian study into the health beliefs and behaviors of obese people has found that the more severely obese a person is, the less likely they feel they can reduce their weight. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

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For obese, vaccine needle size matters

February 8, 2010 – 2:39 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. (Source: Reuters: Health)

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Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV

February 8, 2010 – 1:04 pm A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one or more of three specific household routines: eating dinner as a family, getting adequate sleep and limiting their weekday television viewing time. In a large sample of the U.S. population, the study showed that 4-year-olds living in homes with all three routines had an almost 40 percent lower prevalence of obesity than did children living in homes that practiced none of these routines........ (Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert)

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Video: Dangers of Adolescent Obesity

February 8, 2010 – 12:31 pm Dr. Jennifer Ashton discussed the dangers of adolescent obesity and how to prevent it. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

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Short Needle May Short HBV Protection for Obese (CME/CE)

February 8, 2010 – 12:13 pm Inadequate needle length may explain variability in immune response to hepatitis B vaccine in obese adolescents and young adults, data from a randomized study suggest. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)

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Health News of the Day

February 8, 2010 – 11:57 am is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in bullet-point format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day: Procalcitonin-guided strategy to treat suspected bacterial infections reduced antibiotic exposure in ICU by 2.7 days http://goo.gl/mws0 Both low and high HbA1c associated with increased mortality in diabetes. Guidelines for minimum HbA1c value may be needed. Survival as a function of HbA1c in type 2 diabetes: U-shaped association, with the lowest hazard ratio at HbA1c of 7·5% http://goo.gl/Lywx No sedation vs. interrupted sedation in mechanical ventilation was associated with fewer days on the ventilator. Lancet http://goo.gl/OYoe One Bowl = 2 Servings. Puzzled? F.D.A. Weighs Update to St...

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Family Routine Controls Weight, Obesity in Children

February 8, 2010 – 11:21 am Simple changes in lifestyle habits are associated with a lower risk of obesity in children, a long-term study finds (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)

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More Than $119 Million Awarded To States And Territories

February 8, 2010 – 11:00 am The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking-the four most important actions for combating chronic diseases and promoting health. This money supports the one of several components in the Department's comprehensive prevention and wellness initiative, Communities Putting Prevention to Work, which is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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More Than $119 Million Awarded To States And Territories

February 8, 2010 – 11:00 am The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $119 million to states and U.S. territories to support public health efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and decrease smoking-the four most important actions for combating chronic diseases and promoting health... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

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Austrailia Winning The War On Weight

February 8, 2010 – 9:00 am Monash University-led nationwide study into the health beliefs and behaviours of obese people has found that the more severely obese a person is, the less likely they feel they can reduce their weight. The research, funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme, is the first of its kind in Australia... (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)

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