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Pollutants May Be Concentrated In Body Fat Of Those Who Are Obese
A dramatic statistical correlation between the prevalence of diabetes and air pollution levels has been demonstrated by a University at Buffalo researcher who publishes his observations in the August issue of the journal, Diabetes Care.
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Drug Targets Brain Circuits That Drive Appetite And Body Weight
Research conducted in animals has revealed that an appetite suppressant
drug, D-fenfluramine (D-FEN), activates brain pathways that regulate food
intake and body weight. The NIH-funded study suggests that drugs targeting
central nervous system pathways affecting appetite, obesity, and anorexia
may lead to selective, effective treatments for weight control. Results
appear in the July 26, 2002, Science. more
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Narcissism Can Be As Much A Hindrance As A Help To Relationships
For two decades, self-help books have hammered home a consistent theme for
successful romantic relationships: first, you must love yourself. A new
study, headed by a psychologist at the University of Georgia, may turn that
wisdom on its head, though. more
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New P.E. Study Demonstrates Vigorous Exercise Can Lower Adolescents' Body
Fat, Blood Pressure
By cutting the time adolescents spend standing around in school physical education classes and boosting the amount of exercise they do, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill experts have shown they can control the children's body fat and lower their blood pressure. more
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Annual Study Reveals 23 Football Players Died During 2001 Season
Eight young U.S. football players, including seven in high school and one
playing in a Pop Warner league, died last year as a direct result of
injuries suffered on the field, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill study shows. Three other players died of heatstroke during the 2001 season, and 12 others died in ways not directly tied to the game but more from natural causes provoked by vigorous exercise. more
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