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C3 Collaborating for Health believes that only by working together can we make it easier to be healthy.

Nanny or nudge?

30 November 2010
The Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, has set out his long-awaited plans for public health in a White Paper (the final stage before a Bill is put to Parliament) entitled Healthy Lives, Healthy People (click here >> to download the White Paper).  Its clearest...
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UK: lung cancer rise in women

29 November 2010
In the United Kingdom, lung cancer rates among men have been falling. However, a new assessment of data from the UK Association of Cancer Registries has found that this fall is not mirrored among women. Indeed, the rate rose by 10 per cent between 1985–7 and...
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Good health has early roots

28 November 2010
Obesity and high salt intake in childhood are proving to have long-term consequences on physical health. Researchers at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010 found that eating smaller amounts of salt each day as a teenager could reduce high blood...
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CVD research in India

26 November 2010
The November edition of the Indian Journal of Medical Research includes a special section on research into cardiovascular disease in India, highlighting current research trends and identifying gaps in knowledge. In their introductory editorial, the guest editors...
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US: Stark diabetes warning

A new report from UnitedHealth’s Center for Health Reform & Modernization has predicted that, unless current trends are reversed, an astonishing 50 per cent of Americans could have diabetes or pre-diabetes within a decade. This would account for 10 per cent...
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Good prescription for type 2

25 November 2010
A recent study conducted in Louisiana, USA found that a combination of aerobics and weight lifting could significantly lower blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes. Although it has been established that physical activity is beneficial to those suffering...
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Joint action against tobacco

23 November 2010
The latest international statement on the importance of tobacco control, the Punta del Este declaration against tobacco trade and consumption, was adoped on 20 November 2010. Proposed by Uruguay, the host country of the latest meeting of the WHO Framework Convention...
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“Taking childhood obesity off the menu”

22 November 2010
The 20th Congress of the European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) was recently held between 17-20 November 2010 at the European Parliament, bringing together 150 leading researchers, medical and public health professionals in the field of childhood obesity from...
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Mixed messaging

19 November 2010
Diary Management, a marketing organisation within the US Department of Agriculture, has teamed up with Domino’s pizza chain to develop a new line of pizzas with 40 per cent more cheese. The organisation also developed and financed a $12 million marketing campaign...
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Tracking tobacco use in Russia

17 November 2010
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a standard tool for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use and tracking key tobacco-control indicators, that allows for international comparability. It has been conducted in 13 countries where tobacco consumption...
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