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Health News

California Requires Menus to Detail Nutrition

Poor Diets Trigger Brain Mechanism Leading to Even More Excessive Eating

Food Costs Feed Health Woes

OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSS

Weight Drives Young to Adult Diet Pills

Obesity Apocalypse by 2030?

Argentine Senate Declares Obesity a Disease

MSG Linked to Obesity

Britain a Step Closer to Removing Most Obese Children from Parents’ Homes

Limiting School Soft Drinks Not Enough

Impact of School-Based Obesity Programs

Exercising Intellect Increases Appetite

Exercise Counters Weight Gain Genes

Food Costs Feed Health Woes

PAIN

Pain in Women Linked to Low Vitamin D

British Panel Urges High-Tech Human Research, Not Animal Studies for Pain

PREGNANCY

Natural Birth Increases Moms’ Response to Babies’ Cries

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH

Brain Scans Yield Clues About People With Unrelenting Grief

Financial Incentives Drive Psychiatrists From Psychotherapy To Medication

Antidepressant Drugs Linked to Poor Driving

Physicians Commit Suicide at Higher Rates

Exercise Helps Memory-Impaired People

Helmets Reduce Bicycle Injuries By 85%

Seasonal Brain Chemistry Changes Influence Emotions

Stress Leads To Physical and Mental Ailments

Old Man Winter Chills Mood Neurotransporter

The Ritalin Generation

Physicians Miss Many Opportunities To Be Empathic

Teens with Insomnia at Greater Risk for Depression, Suicide, Substance Abuse

Economic Hard Times Affect Health Positively and Negatively

St. John’s Wort Effective for Severe Depression

SURGERY

Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Increases Acid Reflux

YOUTH HEALTH ISSUES

High-Dose Vitamin D Appears Safe for Children