Kansas City Health infoZine http://www.infozine.com/news/topics/op/topicsView/tid/17/ The latest infoZine Health articles. en-us Copyright 2012 infoZine, All Rights Reserved. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:14:06 -0600 Health 360 Adults Get Too Much Sodium Every Day http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50658/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:14:02 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50658/ It's the sodium in common foods that needs to be watched. FDA Petitioned to Ban Genetically Enhanced Salmon http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50656/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:13:46 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50656/ Unsafe Food Additive Kansas Joins Filing Four Supreme Court Briefs in Health Care Litigation http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50651/Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:13:27 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50651/ Kansas and its 25 state partners have finished filing their initial briefs in the landmark lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal health care law National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50642/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:05:06 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50642/ "Ending the Black HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America" a statement by Kevin A. Fenton, MD; Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Reducing Bullying and Peer Rejection by Behavioral Prevention, Working http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50643/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:05:03 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50643/ A widely used universal behavioral prevention model in schools appears to be associated with lower rates of teacher-reported bullying and peer rejection. Access to Snack Food at School by Elementary School Students http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50644/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:04:36 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50644/ Compared with public school students, private school students had more snack bars on campus and had a greater availability of candy and salty snacks. Adults Keep Dementia-related Death at Bay with Exercise http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50641/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:26:50 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50641/ Research links exercise with lower risk of dementia-related death Waiting for Health Reform, Mini-meds and Junk Insurance Plans Are Still in Business http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50638/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:04:06 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50638/ "Consumers don’t realize that a bargain on health insurance isn’t like a bargain on a flat-screen TV. With health insurance, you truly get what you pay for." The "Arms Race" Between Genes and Germs http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50634/Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:03:51 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50634/ Biologists have found new evidence of why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands of varieties of genes to make immune-system proteins named MHCs--even though some of those genes make vertebrate animals susceptible to infections and to autoimmune diseases. HealthTalk: Vitamin D and Eating when Not Hungry http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50622/Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:04:06 -0600http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/50622/ By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: I'm totally confused by the conflicting things I'm hearing about whether Vitamin D can reduce cancer risk. What's the current advice about vitamin D? Q: You've talked about tuning in to hunger signals to guide my portion sizes. But what can I do when I feel like eating even though I'm not hungry? I think that's the root of my excess weight.