Disease Risk Prediction May Not be Perked By Understanding Genetic Makeup

Source: Medindia Health News

Detailed knowledge concerning your genetic makeup, i.e. the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors, probably only change a persons estima ...
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BONNIE ERBE: FDA is only crawling toward action on dangerous BPA

Source: Courier Press

BPA, or Bisphenol A, is found in just about every consumer product containing plastic. And most studies, including one released this month by the National Academy of Sciences, connect BPA to all sorts of i ...
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Heart care in jeopardy, docs say

Source: The Windsor Star

Just as Windsor is creeping out of its doctor deficit, changes to the OHIP fee schedule for cardiology testing could bring the city back to 1990s-style wait times and confusion, local heart doctors say. Earlier this month, as part of its health car ...
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Dr. Joseph Serra Expands Skill Set In Treating Sleep Apnea

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

NOVI, MI, May 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As part of his commitment to staying current in modern advances and technology associated with sleep apnea effects and treatments, Dr. Joe Serra has attended the ...
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Commercial Drivers With High BMIs Could Find Their CDLs Suspended

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SCHENECTADY, NY, May 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA) is planning to implement requirements that will require commercial driver's license (CDL) holders with a body mass index of at least 35 to ...
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Bel Marra Health supports recent research that points to drinking water as a way to make smarter food choices

Source: PRWeb

In spite of everything, obesity has risen by 214 percent and roughly two out of every three adults in America are now classified as overweight or obese. This is the sort of research North Americans really nee ...
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Derby Telegraph published Kids' healthy eating advice from slimmer Lee

Source: Derby Telegraph

A SUPER-SLIMMER who lost 13 stone has been inspiring children to eat healthily. Lee Veasey weighed 37 stone at his heaviest but has since slimmed down and started working as a personal trainer after starring in a Sky TV weight-loss pr ...
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Fruit juice latest target in obesity campaign

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Pediatricians advise limiting juice to 4 to 6 ounces a day for children 6 and younger and 8 to 12 ounces for children 7 to 18. Over the last decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvio ...
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Letter: Preventive medicine is worthwhile

Source: Detroit News Online

Michigan lawmakers are currently making difficult choices regarding our state's budget for the coming year. A huge portion of Michigan's annual budget is spent on health care and chronic disease, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes an ...
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