Well Blog: A Better Way to Spend Breast Cancer Funds?
We must move breast cancer advocacy to the next level, beyond screening for cancers that are already there, even beyond the cure, to finding the cause, writes Dr. Susan Love. (Source: NYT Health)
Obesity Epidemic Linked To Brain Mechanisms
America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Co-author, Randy Seeley, PhD, said: While we don't usually think of it this way, body weight is regulated... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
