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Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

Mistrust can exact a high toll. Being overly cautious or dismissive in relating to people, researchers are learning, may shorten the lives of people with diabetes.

19 Mar 2010

Kaiser Permanente study: Snapshot of the prevalence of extreme obesity in younger children

Extreme obesity is affecting more children at younger ages, with 12 percent of black teenage girls, 11.2 percent of Hispanic teenage boys, 7.3 percent of boys and 5.5 percent of girls now classified as extremely obese, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 710,949 children and teens that appears online in the Journal of Pediatrics.

19 Mar 2010

HealthCorps, California Walnut Board form new partnership

The California Walnut Board's commitment to nutrition education continues through a new partnership with HealthCorps®, a proactive health movement founded and chaired by Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of "The Dr. Oz Show" and vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center.

19 Mar 2010

Rates of breast cancer occurrences in Asian women rising among specific ethnic groups

Research scientists from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) released the results of a study of breast cancer in Asian women which examined their cancer rates by ethnicity, age and immigrant status. The findings challenge the notion that breast cancer rates are uniformly low across the population of Asian women and indicate rising rates of occurrences in specific ethnic groups. CPIC scientists studied Asian populations in California, the state with the largest and most diverse Asian population in the U.S.

19 Mar 2010

Mrs. Obama on childhood obesity

Last month First Lady Michelle Obama launched a programme called “Let’s Move” aiming at reducing and eradicating the childhood obesity epidemic in the existing generation so that the nation as a whole attains a healthy adulthood in the coming decades.

18 Mar 2010

Legacy Biotechnologies commences production of Reme-Flu

Nuvilex, Inc., announces today that Legacy Biotechnologies, Inc., its joint venture partner in Reme-Flu™, has commenced production of Reme-Flu™ and expects it to be ready for consumer purchase within the next 30 days. Reme-Flu™ is Legacy Biotechnologies’ unique 2-part homeopathic flu remedy designed to help treat symptoms of the flu. Initially, Reme-Flu™ will be offered on the top-rated website, www.nutralegacy.com.

18 Mar 2010

Atrium Innovations acquires the assets of Trophic Canada for total cash consideration of $11M

Atrium Innovations Inc., a recognized leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of professionally endorsed, science-based products for the health and nutrition industry, today announced the purchase of the assets of Trophic Canada, a leading manufacturer and distributor of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements in the Canadian Health Food Store market.

18 Mar 2010

iVillage launches new Health site to help women manage their health needs online

iVillage today announced the launch of its new Health site (www.ivillage.com/Health), the first women's destination on the Web that combines medical expertise and original health content with community conversations and interactive tools, to help women manage their health needs online.

18 Mar 2010

Academics focus on challenges of improving diets in both developed and developing countries

For the first time in history the number of people worldwide suffering from obesity now exceeds the number suffering from hunger.

18 Mar 2010

Feelings of guilt and shame haunt mothers with eating difficulties

They would love to be perfect mothers. Instead, they feel ashamed and inadequate, and fearful that their children might inherit their eating difficulties.

18 Mar 2010

High plasma selenium concentrations linked to lower occurrence of dysglycemia in elderly men

The role of selenium in diabetes has been controversial, with some studies suggesting that it raises diabetes risk and others finding that it is protective. Now, research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism, has shown that, for men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia.

18 Mar 2010

Healthcare professionals need expertise in nutrition and intestinal failure

The profession must take advantage of changes in medical education to ensure that all health professionals, but especially gut specialists, are given adequate training in nutrition, urge Dr Penny Nield and colleagues, in the launch issue of Frontline Gastroenterology, the new quarterly companion journal to Gut.

18 Mar 2010

Beneficial impact of vitamin D could alleviate symptoms and treat MS

Glasgow GP Dr Tom Gilhooly is at the forefront of an exciting new treatment for sufferers of MS. He comments ‘Scotland has the greatest incidence of Multiple Sclerosis in the world – and has more to gain than any other country from new developments such as CCSVI.’

18 Mar 2010

ONGLYZA-metformin combination: FDA accepts NDA for review

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a New Drug Application (NDA) for an investigational fixed dose combination of ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitor, and metformin HCl extended-release tablets as a once-daily treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.

17 Mar 2010

Schiff Nutrition International third-quarter net sales increase to 53.3M

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc., today announced results for the fiscal 2010 third quarter and nine months ended February 28, 2010. The company also announced plans to return $0.50 per share to shareholders through a special cash dividend payable on April 14, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2010.

17 Mar 2010

Stomach wrap operations more effective than acid suppression tablets in severe acid reflux treatment

Stomach wrap operations may be more effective than acid suppression tablets in the treatment of severe acid reflux, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The study shows a more pronounced improvement in symptoms shortly after surgery than with drug treatment.

17 Mar 2010

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

While there are many benefits of losing weight, weight reduction also might negatively affect bones in the body. During weight loss, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate.

17 Mar 2010

Anti-obesity drugs fail to tackle wider issues of obesity

Scientists at the University of Liverpool argue that anti-obesity drugs fail to provide lasting benefits for health and wellbeing because they tackle the biological consequences of obesity, and not the important psychological causes of overconsumption and weight gain.

17 Mar 2010

Obesity and passive smoking are risk factors for elevated umbilical cord neonatal immature

Babies born to mothers with obesity and exposed to passive smoking are more likely to have health problems than others. This conclusion is based on evidence of elevated levels of nucleated red blood cells in the umbilical cord reported in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health.

17 Mar 2010

Pfizer-FRSQ-MSSS Chronic Disease Fund for chronic-disease prevention and management initiatives

The Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec in partnership with the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and Pfizer Canada, is announcing the creation of the Pfizer-FRSQ-MSSS Chronic Disease Fund. Established with an investment of $5 million from Pfizer Canada, this research grant program, coordinated by the FRSQ, is open to Quebec-based researchers who work in collaboration with health professionals.

17 Mar 2010

Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Diabetes patients who have lower tendency to reach out to others have higher mortality rate: Study

Kaiser Permanente study: Snapshot of the prevalence of extreme obesity in younger children

HealthCorps, California Walnut Board form new partnership

Rates of breast cancer occurrences in Asian women rising among specific ethnic groups

Mrs. Obama on childhood obesity

Legacy Biotechnologies commences production of Reme-Flu

Atrium Innovations acquires the assets of Trophic Canada for total cash consideration of $11M

iVillage launches new Health site to help women manage their health needs online

Academics focus on challenges of improving diets in both developed and developing countries

Feelings of guilt and shame haunt mothers with eating difficulties

High plasma selenium concentrations linked to lower occurrence of dysglycemia in elderly men

Healthcare professionals need expertise in nutrition and intestinal failure

Beneficial impact of vitamin D could alleviate symptoms and treat MS

ONGLYZA-metformin combination: FDA accepts NDA for review

Schiff Nutrition International third-quarter net sales increase to 53.3M

Stomach wrap operations more effective than acid suppression tablets in severe acid reflux treatment

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

Anti-obesity drugs fail to tackle wider issues of obesity

Obesity and passive smoking are risk factors for elevated umbilical cord neonatal immature

Pfizer-FRSQ-MSSS Chronic Disease Fund for chronic-disease prevention and management initiatives

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The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Latest Diet & Nutrition News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

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