Special Populations
Obesity Out of Control: Three Out of Four Americans Predicted To Be Overweight By 2015
Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults are predicted to be overweight and 41 percent obese by 2015, according to a team …
Second South American Model Death, Anorexia Related
The death of Ana Carolina Reston, 21, follows growing criticism of the
use of underweight models in the fashion industry, …
Breast Cancer and Exercise
The two important questions to answer regarding breast cancer and exercise are: Does regular exercise reduce the risk of developing breast cancer? Does regular exercise improve the chances of survival during treatment for breast cancer. […]
Haris Charalambous Basketball Player Dies After Collapsing on Basketball Court
Toledo basketball player Haris Charalambous died Monday after collapsing during conditioning practice.
Trainers performed CPR on Charalambous until paramedics arrived. …
Dale Lloyd Collapses on Football Field, Dies 16 Hours Later
On Sept. 24, the day after Rice University played Florida State,
freshman defensive back Dale Lloyd collapsed and died of
…
Obesity Pandemic Looms
Did you know there are more obese people on earth than there are
starving people on earth. That is the …
Obese Americans Increasingly Too Obese for Radiology Test Effectiveness
A look at radiology reports from 1989 to 2003, including standard
X-rays, computer assisted X-rays known as CT scans, magnetic …
Early Retirement Age May Not Improve Longevity
Researchers at Shell Oil Company studied thousands of all past
employees who retired at age 55 and 60 and were …