No progress in reducing childhood obesity despite increased awareness, report says

Progress in the control of childhood obesity.

Two recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reports from a number of states and municipalities suggest that we are making progress in the control of the obesity epidemic, particularly with respect to younger children. The 2 national surveys that have provided the most valid and reliable data are the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the...

Progress Report No. 24

DDAH says NO to ADMA.

Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is vasoprotective, as it enhances endothelial cell survival and proliferation, inhibits the excessive proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, and suppresses the adhesion of platelets and inflammatory cells to the vessel wall.1 Substantial evidence from preclinical studies and human research indicates that impairment of the endothelial NO synthase (NO...

When the patient says "no".

This is a report about S.K., a woman who suffered from cancer during the last 8 years of her life, but continued to exercise her free will, and to participate actively in her medical management until she died. This was only possible through an empowering and transparent patient–doctor relationship. Doctors and patients are often faced with the dilemma of undergoing management options which are ...

NAS says EMFs no hazard.

Background: Blunt injuries to the gallbladder occur rarely, and the incidence of isolated damage to the gallbladder is even smaller. We report a case of delayed presentation of isolated rupture of the gallbladder following blunt trauma to the abdomen. Case presentation: A 65 year old lady presented through the Emergency Department with a 1 week history of blunt trauma to her abdomen. She compla...