Piloxing your way to a better body
The Community Connection Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30 PM PST
They were one of the first facilities in the area to bring Zumba classes to Pottstown residents. Then came Pickleball. Now, the Freedom Valley YMCA at Pottstown has introduced two new exercise regimines that promise a great workout and a good time. |
Gene Mutation Linked to Inappropriate Lipid Buildup in Liver
Newswise Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25 PM PST
A team of scientists from the University of Utah and the University of California at San Francisco has discovered that the mutation of a gene encoding a ketone body transporter triggers accumulation of fat and other lipids in the livers of zebrafish. |
Gene mutation is linked to accumulation of fat, other lipids in liver
EurekAlert! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:24 PM PST
A team of scientists from the University of Utah and the University of California at San Francisco has discovered that the mutation of a gene encoding a ketone body transporter triggers accumulation of fat and other lipids in the livers of zebrafish. |
No big health impact seen from Fukushima radiation
InterAksyon Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20 PM PST
The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman of a UN scientific body investigating the effects of radiation said on Tuesday. |
Surprise finding redraws 'map' of blood cell production
Science Daily Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:19 PM PST
A study of the cells that respond to crises in the blood system has yielded a few surprises, redrawing the 'map' of how blood cells are made in the body. The finding could have wide-ranging implications for understanding blood diseases such as myeloproliferative disorders as well as used to develop new ways of controlling how blood and clotting cells are produced. |
Woman charged after death of Utah baby sitter
Provo Daily Herald Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:13 PM PST
Prosecutors charged a woman Tuesday with desecrating a body in the case of a Utah baby sitter who vanished in September and was found dead in a shallow grave a month later. |
Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010 [Original ...
Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:08 PM PST
Context Between 1980 and 1999, the prevalence of adult obesity (body mass index [BMI] รข‰¥30) increased in the United States and the distribution of BMI changed. More recent data suggested a slowing or leveling off of these trends. Objective To estimate the prevalence of adult obesity from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and compare adult obesity and the ... |
Weight Loss Strategies for Adolescents: A 14-Year-Old Struggling to Lose Weight [Clinical Crossroads]
Journal of the American Medical Association Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:07 PM PST
With prevalence approaching 20% in the United States, adolescent obesity has become a common problem for patients, parents, and clinicians. Obese adolescents may experience physical and psychosocial complications, as illustrated by the case of Ms K, a 14-year-old girl with a body mass index of 40. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of pediatric obesity treatment is modest in younger children and ... |
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