(Medical Xpress) -- With obesity on the rise, nutritional issues have been taken on by public and governmental officials. In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a federally funded, five-year plan ...
Mar 16, 2012
Academics advocate for changes to how we development better treatments for mental health.
Mar 16, 2012
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Doctors should be more understanding when it comes to obese patients and their lack of success, according to a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center obesity researchers.
Mar 16, 2012
(Medical Xpress) -- Nobody likes to talk about a colonoscopy, much less get one. Sure, there’s the “ick” factor. But for certain segments of the population, including African Americans and other medically underserved ...
Mar 16, 2012
Participating in an online March Madness bracket or fantasy sport league is harmless fun for most people, but for someone with a gambling addiction, it can be a dangerous temptation.
Mar 16, 2012
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development.
Mar 16, 2012
The number of oral cancer cases diagnosed each year in the UK has risen above 6,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today.
Mar 16, 2012
