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Waterpipe smoking health risks

31 December 2009
Waterpipe (hookah/shisha) tobacco smoking has spread worldwide. Many waterpipe smokers believe that, in comparison with cigarettes, waterpipes have lower smoke toxicant levels and fewer health risks. For doctors to address these beliefs credibly, the paper’s...
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Amputation rise

29 December 2009
The number of people in England having limb amputations because of type 2 diabetes has risen, one study has shown. Between 1996 and 2005, below-ankle amputations doubled to more than 2,000, and major amputations increased by 43%. However, according to a team at...
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England’s inactive generation

23 December 2009
Schoolchildren in England are less fit than their counterparts 10 years ago, researchers say – and fitness levels are declining faster in the United Kingdom than in other countries. The figures come from fitness tests done by hundreds of schoolchildren...
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Public health at climate talks

18 December 2009
Delegations from 192 countries have been in Copenhagen this month for talks aimed at paving the way for a new global treaty on climate change. A side event was held on 17 December by the World Health Organization, bringing experts together to put public health...
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CHD and long-term survival

16 December 2009
A population-based cohort study compared long-term survival after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of never-smokers, pre-AMI quitters, post-AMI quitters, and persistent smokers and assessed whether cigarette reduction among persistent smokers is associated with...
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Obesity in urban Africa

A study has found that patterns of obesity and being overweight in urban sub-Saharan Africa are increasing and might reach epidemic proportions in the near future. The increase was higher among the poorest than among the richest. Importantly, there was an increase...
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Combating obesity

11 December 2009
The National Institutes of Health is launching a $37 million programme that will use findings from basic research on human behaviour to develop more effective interventions to reduce obesity.  The programme’s studies focus on diverse populations at high...
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NYC bike access

10 December 2009
A new bike access law has taken effect in New York City, requiring employers to allow employees to use elevators to bring their bicycles inside to store them. This law was passed to encourage bike commuting by eliminating theft of bikes parked on the street. Encouraging...
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Future obesity risk

03 December 2009
A study in the United States has found that, although there have been improvements in health due to a reduction in smoking, the increases in obesity over the past 30 years have had adverse effects on health. The results from the study showed that the negative...
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