Childhood Obesity Epidemic a Long-Term Challenge (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) — In the 1980s and '90s,
Americans tried to control their weight by watching their cholesterol by
cutting dietary fat and substituting carbohydrates. They paid little mind
to total calories and physical activity. And guess what happened to their
waistlines — and their children's?


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Experts Compare Colon Cancer Treatment Outcomes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) — The current chemotherapy
regimens of irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and molecular-targeted treatments are
helping patients with advanced colorectal cancer live several months
longer than they did a few years ago, when these therapies weren't
available, Greek researchers say.


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Researchers examine ‘purging disorder’ (AP)

In this undated photo submitted by University of Iowa, Pamela Keel, associate professor of psychology at the University of Iowa, is shown. Keel, an Iowa researcher who studies eating disorders, thinks she may have found a new one: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, these patients don't binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, or vomit, even after eating only a small or normal amount of food, says Keel. (AP Photo/University of Iowa)AP - An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, patients who fit this description don’t binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, usually by vomiting, even after eating only a small or normal amount of food, said Pamela Keel, the University of Iowa researcher who led a study on the subject.



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