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Prevention Science Should Be a Higher Federal Funding Priority
This study highlights inadequate investment of federal funding for science that will help us better prevent chronic disease. Investing in prevention -- and prevention science -- should become a much higher priority for federal research. It's essential if the United States is to improve the health of our population and save future generations of Americans from the burden of preventable disease.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prolyl Carboxypeptidase Activity Decline Correlates with Severity and Short-Term Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Abstract Prolyl carboxypeptidase (PRCP) is an enzyme associated with cerebrovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity and hyperlipidemia. We aim to evaluate the relation between serum PRCP activity and severity, evolution and outcome of acute ischemic stroke. We used a specific RP-HPLC activity assay to measure PRCP activity in serum of 50 stroke patients at admission, and at 24 h, 72 h and 7 days after stroke onset to assess correlations with stroke severity based on the National Institutes of Health Stroke scale score (NIHSS), infarct volume on brain MRI scan, stroke outcome based...
Source: Neurochemical Research - November 5, 2014 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Kehoe K, Brouns R, Verkerk R, Engelborghs S, De Deyn PP, Hendriks D, De Meester I Tags: Neurochem Res Source Type: research

Title: Beyond Malnutrition: The Role of Sanitation in Stunted Growth
Charles W. Schmidt, MS, an award-winning science writer from Portland, ME, has written for Discover Magazine, Science, and Nature Medicine. Background image: WHO About This Article open Citation: Schmidt CW. 2014. Beyond malnutrition: the role of sanitation in stunted growth. Environ Health Perspect 122:A298–A303; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.122-A298 News Topics: Children’s Health, Diet and Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Health, International Environmental Health, Microbial Agents, Musculoskeletal Health, Drinking Water Quality, Sanitation Published: 1 November 2014 PDF Version (2.8 MB) Worldwide, stuntin...
Source: EHP Research - October 31, 2014 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Featured Focus News Children's Health Diet and Nutrition Drinking Water Quality Gastrointestinal Health International Environmental Health Microbial Agents Musculoskeletal Health November 2014 Sanitation Source Type: research

Watch less TV to prevent obesity, says NICE
“Take TV-free days to combat obesity, health experts urge,” The Guardian reports. This is one of a range of new recommendations from National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guidelines that are designed to help adults and children maintain a healthy weight.Although the headlines have largely focused on TV (as well as other types of screen time, such as smartphones), the recommendations cover a range of health-related behaviours, such as walking to work and avoiding fizzy drinks.This draft guidance is mainly aimed at people in organisations who set up, pay for, or put into practice programmes that ...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Obesity Source Type: news

Today's statin users consume more calories and fat, and weigh more, than their predecessors
People who take statin drugs to lower their cholesterol appear to have developed a false sense of security that could lead to heart disease and other obesity-related illnesses. A new UCLA-led study suggests that people who took statins in the 2009–10 year were consuming more calories and fat than those who used statins 10 years earlier. There was no similar increase in caloric and fat intake among non–stain users during that decade, researchers said. In 1999–2000, statin users were consuming fewer calories and less fat than individuals who didn't take these medications, but that is no longer the case. Increase...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - April 25, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The Look AHEAD Study: Implications for Clinical Practice Go Beyond the Headlines
On Friday, October 19, 2012, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the lifestyle “intervention was stopped early in NIH-funded study of weight loss in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes after finding no harm, but no cardiovascular benefits.” The primary study question of the long-term Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) Study had been answered. An intensive lifestyle intervention program aimed at a 10% weight loss and 175 minutes of physical activity per week did not reduce cardiovascular events (defined as heart attack, stroke, hospitalization for angina, or death) in people with ...
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - March 21, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Linda M. Delahanty Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Gynecologic Surgery in the Obese Patient
Obesity is a chronic multifactorial disease that presents serious health risks due to excessive fat accumulation in adipose tissue . Determinants such as genetics, psychosocial factors, the environment, poor diet, and physical inactivity all have a role in its development. Obesity was defined in 1998 by the National Institutes of Health clinical guidelines as body mass index (BMI) ≥30 . Obese individuals are at higher risk for many comorbid conditions and for overall mortality than are non-obese individuals. Some of these conditions include type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, obstruc...
Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - January 23, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Karen Cooper, Tommaso Falcone Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Drugs to be offered to women at high risk of breast cancer
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today released updated guidelines on the care of women who are at increased risk of breast cancer due to their family history. One of the main changes to the original guidance from 2004 is that NICE now recommends drug treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene to reduce risk of breast cancer in a specific group of women who are at high risk of breast cancer and have not had the disease. They say that these treatments could help prevent breast cancer in about 488,000 women aged 35 years and older. The updated guideline has also made changes to the recommende...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news

If you could propose one idea to help improve health care delivery in the United States, what would it be?
Thumbnail: Tags: conversationsphrma conversationslarry hausnermyrl weinbergchris hansennancy brownContributors: 11621161115911631173Contributions: Read Larry Hausner's bio Despite the rapid development of innovative technologies in the health care field, we have yet to discover a panacea that will easily transform our health care system into one that provides high-quality and cost-effective care.  What we have discovered and come to agree on over the last decade is that our sick care system must be reconfigured to a health care system that emphasizes wellness and prevention.  For that reason, I offer ...
Source: PHRMA - June 24, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: rlowe Source Type: news

Thrombolysis Outcomes among Obese and Overweight Stroke Patients: An Age- and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale–matched Comparison
Background: Whether obese and overweight stroke patients respond differently to intravenous thrombolysis is unclear. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of obesity and risk components of metabolic syndrome to stroke recovery in patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis.Methods: Outcomes after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator treatment were compared between obese (body mass index [BMI]>30 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2), and normal weight (BMI
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 14, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Raymond C.S. Seet, Yi Zhang, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Alejandro A. Rabinstein Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

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