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Lite, light and low in calories: When has shopping for foods become such a ‘de-lite’? Top 5 shopping tips for making the right choice

Lite, light and low in calories: When has shopping for foods become such a ‘de-lite’? Top 5 shopping tips for making the right choice

We live in a world where marketing and the media play a vital part of everyday life, full of attracting…

04 Jun 2007

Metabolism and energetics

Metabolism and energetics

Metabolism refers to the body breaking down the carbohydrates, fats (lipids) and proteins in food to make energy needed for exercise and maintaining organs.

04 Jun 2007

Newborn Neurons Like To Hang With The ‘In’ Crowd

Newborn Neurons Like To Hang With The ‘In’ Crowd

Like any new kid on the block that tries to fit in, newborn brain cells need to find their place…

03 Jun 2007

Study To Assess Bariatric Surgery In Adolescents Launched By NIH

Study To Assess Bariatric Surgery In Adolescents Launched By NIH

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched an observational study to evaluate the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery…

02 Jun 2007

Evidence Of Early Onset Of Poor Bone Mineralization Revealed In Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Evidence Of Early Onset Of Poor Bone Mineralization Revealed In Children With Cystic Fibrosis

In a study of children with cystic fibrosis, French researchers found evidence of very early onset defective bone mineralization in…

02 Jun 2007

Childhood Sarcoma Increases Risk Of Blood Clots, Researchers Find

Childhood Sarcoma Increases Risk Of Blood Clots, Researchers Find

Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined that children and young…

01 Jun 2007

Eating Apples And Fish During Pregnancy May Protect Against Childhood Asthma And Allergies

Eating Apples And Fish During Pregnancy May Protect Against Childhood Asthma And Allergies

Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease,…

01 Jun 2007

Relief for reflux sufferers

Relief for reflux sufferers

In a recent edition of Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, the role of a group of medications known as proton…

19 May 2007

Prostate Cancer Treatments: How Do I Choose?

Prostate Cancer Treatments: How Do I Choose?

New treatments are on the block for prostate cancer claiming reductions in side-effects - but are they really better at achieving the goal of curing…

18 May 2007