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Physical activity less among black girls

... shows activity levels were low from the start and declined dramatically over time. The decline in physical activity was greater in black girls than white girls. By the age of 16 or 17, 50 percent of black girls and 25 percent of white girls reported no habitual leisure-time activity. Researchers found reason...

Decrease of 'Hunger Hormone' after Obesity Surgery

... Hormone levels also rose sharply before meals and declined after eating among obese dieters and normal-weight adults but remained steady in individuals who had surgery. Dr. Jeffrey S. Flier from Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts notes that research into whether these drugs will mimic the effects of gas...

Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage

...ntis Pharma said she had not seen the petition and declined comment about liver damage. Lise Geduldig said Arava was ``an important therapeutic option'' taken by 200,000 people. The American College of Rheumatology last summer warned doctors to take special care in prescribing Arava, by repeatedly testing pat...

Loss of weight

...two patients taking the drug had died. A spokesman declined to say who was leading the review, which was requested by Italy. Abbott, the manufacturer of sibutramine, has said it is aware of 34 deaths globally in patients taking the drug, but insists there is no evidence that the drug was the cause of the de...

Pharmacia may take 51.5 percent Abbott stake

...er Abbott Laboratories Inc. An industry source who declined to be identified, said Pharmacia could reach an ag...hile Abbott officials in Mumbai and Singapore also declined to comment. The US-based Abbott would retain its 58.2 per cent holding in another Indian subsidiary,...

Medications for depression

...of patients receiving psychotherapy for depression declined from 60 per cent to 50 per cent. Physicians now seem to be more involved in depression treatment .This may be the reason why medication is being preferred over psychotherapy - physicians may feel more confident giving out a prescription than offering...

Eat more vegetables and fruits

...centage of obese people eating their five portions declined from 15 per cent to 12 per cent during the five year period - underlining the link between overweight and unhealthy eating. According to association the majority of the population is not getting the benefit of a healthy diet....

Thakur warns doctors

...io for the past decade, the ratio had considerably declined for the age group of zero to six. The over-all sex ratio has increased from 927 women per 1000 men in the 1990 to 933 women per 1000 men now. But, the ratio for the index six group has dipped alarmingly from 945 girls per 1000 boys to 927 girls to 1...

Are cancer patients being taken for a ride?

...tment. Among the 16% who knew about the trials but declined to participate, 30% believed that the therapy used in the trial would be less effective than "the standard treatment" and 31% feared that they might receive an inactive placebo rather than the treatment being studied. Placebos are never used in trial...

Poor health care in Russia maybe causing Decline in its Population

...ing health problems. The number of normal births declined from 45.3 percent in 1992 to just 30 percent last ... million three years ago. However currently it has declined by three million to 145 million. About 1.2 million babies are born in Russia each year, while the c...

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