On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (February 8, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Cold Turkey Best for Kicking the Habit
Kicking the cigarette habit by going cold turkey may be the most successful way to go, according to a newly published study in the current issue of PLoS.
2. Babies of Older Mothers at Greater Risk for Autism
Older mothers are more likely to have babies with autism, according to a recent UC, Davis study. The study took place over a ten-year period in the 1990s.
3. Government to Push Junk Food Out of Schools
Legislation is expected to be introduced soon that would push unhealthy junk foods out of school cafeterias and vending machines in an effort to lower the nation’s childhood obesity rate.
4. Bilbical Diet Includes Pricey Supplements
Diets based on the foods consumed in Biblical times are popular with Christians, and at least one diet’s founder is cashing in with a line of supplements that are nothing like the whole foods Jesus would have eaten.
5. Obama Wants Health Care Summit
President Obama says he wants to have a half-day, bipartisan summit on health care reform that would be televised live from the White House.
6. The Los Angeles Times Tackles Blood Pressure
The Los Angeles Times today published over a dozen articles on the subject on blood pressure: what is is, what makes it increase, how it can be treated, the roles of weight, alcohol, smoking and caffeine, and recent research.
7. Surgeons at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A new survey reveals that minimally invasive laparoscopic surgeries are causing injuries to the surgeons who perform them, injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, spinal disc problems, and eyestrain.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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