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A low-glycemic load diet is more likely to produce weight loss in obese young adults who have high insulin concentrations than is a low fat diet; it is also more likely to improve high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and triglycerides, regardless of insulin levels.
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The spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can range from asymptomatic accumulation of fat in the liver without inflammation, to non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
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Questions regarding homeland security, bioterrorism, and containment of emerging infectious diseases have been raised in the aftermath of the recent, highly publicized case of the airline traveler with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
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A series of hazardous substance spills and accidents on the nation's rail system has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to warn "of the potential for terrorist attacks on railcars carrying large quantities of hazardous substances."
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A counterterrorism researcher has conjured up a dark thought problem for other planners in emergency response and medical care to ponder. What if intentionally infected terrorists some with smallpox, others with pneumonic (e.g., airborne) plague coordinated an attack that used medical settings as one of its prime sites of initial exposures?
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a few quick facts about chlorine, one of the more dangerous chemicals regularly transported throughout the nation.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing a public health advisory panel concerned with chemical, biological, nuclear, or radiological agents.
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The numbers tell an alarming story: Obese workers lose 13 more workdays a year, file twice the number of workers' compensation claims, and have medical claims almost seven times that of nonobese workers, according to research from Durham, NC-based Duke University Medical Center.
