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The U.S. government announced its latest update of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) today, advising Americans to eat less salt, sugar and fat, and to increase intake of fruits, veggies and fish. Pretty familiar stuff. But the 2010 DGA also recommends something else, for the first time: that Americans eat less overall.
—PETER BAKER, of the Men's Health Forum, on the attitude of U.K. men toward their own increasing obesity, which contributed to a 28% uptick in male breast reduction surgery last year — to get rid of “man boobs” [via BBC]
If you’re noticing a growing number of senior moments — where did I put those keys? — you might consider taking a walk.
According to a disturbing report in Australia’s Madison magazine, medical students are performing breast, rectal and genital exams on unconscious patients without their consent.
It’s never fun being told what to eat — we all know that we should be eating more fruits and vegetables and cutting down on sweets and meats. But every five years, the government reminds us of these important lessons with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).
Percentage of tonsil cancers in the U.S. that are linked with the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV). While overall rates of head and neck cancers have declined, the rate of cancers of the tonsil and base of the tongue — which are most likely to test positive for HPV — have risen in recent decades. [...]
A study of 229 Israeli women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) to treat infertility found that a 15-minute visit from a trained “medical clown” immediately after the embryos were placed in the womb increased the chance of pregnancy to 36%, compared with 20% for women whose embryo transfer was comedy-free.
Pregnancy lasts 40 weeks for a reason. At 35 weeks, a baby’s brain tips the scales at just two-thirds of what it will weigh by weeks 39 to 40. Going full-term gives a baby’s lungs time to mature and improves a baby’s ability to suck and swallow. But too many doctors — and moms — are [...]
Steelers and Packers fans may not have much to bond over during this Sunday’s Super Bowl, but after the game they may both experience certain changes of heart.
—DAVID CAMERON, British prime minister, pledging at the World Economic Forum in Davos an extra £40 million to immunize 45 million children against polio over the next two years. Bill Gates said his foundation would provide another $100 million for the campaign. [via The Guardian]
