Snack tax to fund obesity health campaign
Public health advocates estimate a one cent snack tax could raise about 1.8 billion dollars annually for national programs to curb obesity. The study in the American Journal of Public Health argues small taxes on unhealthy foods fund major health campaigns, noting current funding gaps and high ad spending by the food industry.
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Yale University
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Center For
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Scientists map how deadly HGE bacterium evades immunity
Researchers led by Dr. Jesse Goodman report in Science that the bacterium behind human granulocytic ehrlichiosis uses a biochemical strategy to fool white blood cells and reproduce. The work, aiming to support vaccine development, notes HGE is tickborne like Lyme disease, with about 1,000 US cases since 1994.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Diet tests weigh two popular weight loss plans
The Agriculture Department will test two major diet approaches to gauge safety and effectiveness for Americans seeking to lose weight. A high protein, low carbohydrate plan could include a hamburger without the bun, onion, cheese, bacon, leaf lettuce, and unsweetened berries. The Dean Ornish plan features ultra low fat at about 10 percent with lower protein.
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Surviving spouse health costs tied to marriage happiness
Yale researchers report widowed partners from happy marriages incur higher annual health costs than those from discordant marriages. The study of 694 adults found average costs for widows and widowers at 2384 dollars, with survivors of happy unions spending 2766 dollars versus 2100 dollars for discordant pairs.
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Sigmund Freud
Holly Piigerson
Yale School of Medicine
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Gerontological Society of America
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Geron.org
Tobacco crops offer hope for cervical cancer vaccine
Researchers at North Carolina State and Georgetown Universities propose using genetically altered tobacco plants to produce proteins for a therapeutic cervical cancer vaccine targeting HPV. A $3 million funding addition was included in a farm aid bill. results on feasibility are expected within six months, with regulatory approval potentially years away.
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Scripps Howard News Service
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