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US obesity rates *still* rising

30 June 2010
In the past year, levels of obesity in the United States have steadily increased, with rates rising in 28 states. According to a report released this week entitled ‘F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2010’, eight states have obesity...
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Denmark: New research centre opens

25 June 2010
A new research centre, focusing on patient education, prevention and health promotion, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11 June. The Steno Health Promotion Centre, part of the Steno Diabetes Centre (owned by Novo Nordisk A/S), will initiate research projects to...
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Second-hand smoke heart risk

23 June 2010
A study by University College London of more than 13,000 people in England and Scotland has added to the growing body of evidence that indicate a relationship between second-hand tobacco smoke and cardiovascular disease. Researcher Dr Mark Hamer said the findings...
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World Congress of Cardiology

18 June 2010
The World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2010 is taking place in Beijing, China, on 16-18 June. This year, the WCC Scientific Sessions 2010 are incorporating the 3rd International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke within the programme, a...
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Government involvement in obesity

17 June 2010
A new series of studies has suggested that politicians could do more to tackle the spread of obesity. Governments could initiate this by encouraging better eating habits through supporting financial incentives to enable production of healthier foods, such as subsidised...
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Men’s Health Week 2010

15 June 2010
Men’s Health Week 2010 this year takes place during the early stages of the World Cup in South Africa. Kicking off on 14 June and running until 20 June 20, the central focus is on increasing physical activity levels to tie in the UK government’s hope to...
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Heart attack admissions fall

10 June 2010
A team of researchers in Bath have suggested that the smoking ban is responsible for the 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in England in the year after July 2007, when the smoking ban came into effect. The researchers said that even a modest drop...
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World No Tobacco Day survey

01 June 2010
31 May 2010 was World No Tobacco Day. The theme was ‘Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women’, and there is evidence to suggest that this topic is current and highly relevant. The differences in tobacco use and awareness of tobacco marketing...
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