SUNDAY, Oct. 10 -- Scientists have found genes that appear to play a role in the propensity for obesity. The findings are reported in two new studies published in the Oct. 10 online edition of Nature Genetics. In one report, researchers say they have identified 18 gene variants linked to obesity and confirmed the involvement of 14 others. In a second report, the same group of researchers say they have identified 13 gene variants that appear to direct fat to the belly or thighs.

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A discussion on Phase II Study in Patients with unresectable GIST and effect on Wild type GIST with Paolo G. Casali, M.D, Department of Cancer Medicine, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy

FRIDAY, Oct. 8 -- Weight-loss surgery may be gaining traction as a viable treatment for obese teenagers, particularly those who are beginning to show the detrimental health effects of morbid obesity.

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If you watch or read the news at all, you're probably aware that Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer/boyfriend and two of her doctors are on trial for multiple charges related to giving her excessive prescription pain medications when they knew she was an addict.

Although I don't usually follow celebrity trials, there are aspects of this one that could set a legal precedence which would impact the way chronic pain patients are treated in the future. So I'm following this particular trial with great interest.

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After undergoing heart surgery back in February, former President Bill Clinton has adopted a healthier lifestyle. In a recent interview with CNN Bill Clinton talked about his plant-based, vegan diet and recent weight loss.
"I live of off beans, legumes, vegetables and fruits. It has completely changed my metabolism. I've lost 24 lbs and I weigh about what I did in high school," says Bill Clinton.

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One of the best natural remedies for depression is good nutrition. Surprised? Learn how a healthy diet can improve your state of mind! http://mental.healthguru.com/

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The woman who came to see Dr. Ronald Petersen, an Alzheimer’s specialist at the Mayo Clinic, was only in her 60’s but complained that she was having trouble concentrating. “Her attention was waning,” Dr. Peterson recalled. “She couldn’t follow a television program or stay focused during a conversation.”

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Using ice cream, candy bars and energy drinks to help volunteers gain weight, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the mechanisms of how body fat grows. Increased abdominal fat seems to heighten risk for metabolic disease, while fat expansion in the lower body -- as in the thighs -- seems to lower the risk. The findings, appearing in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), help explain why.

Several groups of scientists are finding clues that suggest many major illnesses result from disruptions to one complex molecular cascade—insulin signaling.

Read more: The One True Path? - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/10/1/52/1/#ixzz11bniOtC1

Did biology evolve a way to protect offspring from the ravages of aging by creating a physical barrier that separates the parent from its young?

Read more: The Gates of Immortality - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences http://www.the-scientist.com/2010/10/1/38/1/#ixzz11bltvw5u

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Giving antidepressants to women with postnatal depression early in the course of the illness is likely to result in the greatest improvement in symptoms, according to new research from the University of Bristol, funded by the National Institute for Health Research, Health Technology Assessment (HIHR HTA) programme.

THE DIET OF LONGEVITY

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Findings from the largest nationally representative study of sexual and sexual-health behaviors ever fielded, conducted by Indiana University sexual health researchers, provides an updated and much needed snapshot of contemporary Americans' sexual behaviors, including a description of more than 40 combinations of sexual acts that people perform during sexual events, patterns of condom use by adolescents and adults, and the percentage of Americans participating in same-sex encounters.

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There is a danger of reading too much into new research in the Lancet on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The headline of the Lancet press release says: "Study is the first to find direct evidence that ADHD is a genetic disorder". One of the authors, Professor Anita Thapar is quoted as saying: "Now we can say with confidence that ADHD is a genetic disease and that the brains of children with this condition develop differently to those of other children".

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Polyphenols in wine have been found to have a positive effect on the risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer and even wrinkles

Squeezed between guidelines on responsible drinking and units, bottles of wine may soon boast a surprising new health notice: this drink is good for you.

Swiss and American researchers have produced a device that performs a simple test to discover which wines contain the most health-giving properties.

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Ginseng – a True Panacea to Treat Just About Everything

Many studies hаνе shown thаt ginseng саn boost mood, improve memory, increase concentration аnd physical endurance, ease nervousness, аnd even improve test scores. Ginseng’s ability tο improve mental function seems tο increase whеn thіѕ herb іѕ given іn combination wіth ginkgo.

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Dr. S. Vincent Rajkumar, from the Division of Hematology at Mayo Clinic, discusses advances in the diagnosis, classification, risk stratification, and management of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and implications for recategorizing disease entities, which will be published in the October 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Available at: http://tinyurl.com/39g8n6x)
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Dr. Theodore Friedman Shares Three Diabetes Prevention Tips.

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