Vasanti S Malik, Frank B Hu
Nov 1, 2011; 94:1161-1162
October 31, 2011
Latitude variation in incidence of chronic digestive diseases
New research points to a potential role for UV light exposure and vitamin D levels in chronic digestive conditions; Crohn's disease, a serious inflammatory condition in the small intestine; and ulcerative colitis, which similarly affects the colon.
October 28, 2011
Obese people regain weight after dieting due to hormones, Australian study finds
Worldwide, there are more than 1.5 billion overweight adults, including 400 million who are obese. Although restriction of diet often results in initial weight loss, more than 80 per cent of obese dieters fail to maintain their reduced weight. Obese people may regain weight after dieting due to hormonal changes, a new study has shown.
Folate receptors may serve as a front door to ovarian cancer treatment
A new strategy that takes advantage of ovarian cancer’s reliance on folate appears to give relapse patients extra months of life with few side effects, researchers say.
Great piece in .net magazine about nerdydaytrips.com
Hi, just to say, there’s a great piece in this month’s .net magazine about www.nerdydaytrips.com, the crowd-sourced dorky-days-out Why-Don’t-You project I built with Applecado, Aaron Rudd, and Jo Brodie. Snippet: Tanya Combrinck: Tell us about your ideal kind of day trip. Ben Goldacre: I’m not really interested in guide book stuff, I’m interested in stuff [...]