Morning News Run
January 17, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Chewing Gum May Help Fight The Obesity Epidemic – Guardian Unlimited
An appetite-suppressing chewing gum or injection could be used to tackle Britain’s obesity epidemic. Scientists are developing a way to emulate the body’s natural signals for feeling full using a drug based on a natural gut hormone produced after every meal. It is likely to be developed as as an injectable drug, but the scientists also believe it could eventually be taken orally and incorporated into a gum, or used in a nasal spray.
Handbags a Health Hazard, Women Warned – Reuters
With big handbags becoming a key fashion accessory for working women, health experts are warning they can also become a key health concern. Bags for women have become bigger and heavier as designers combine briefcases with handbags and straps have become longer but the extra leverage has many patients complaining of neck, shoulder and back problems.
How Your Spouse’s Personality May be Hazardous to Your Health – Science Daily
The study involved 111 coronary artery bypass patients and their spouses. The researchers assessed aspects of personality, symptoms of depression, and the marital satisfaction of each patient and his spouse prior to, and 18 months following, surgery. The main finding was that within couples, the personality of one person predicted the depression level of their partner 18 months later. The results were published in the most recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Hong Kong Announces Limitations on Mainland Chinese Coming To Give Birth in Hong Kong – BBC
The women are tempted by Hong Kong residency rights, the chance to dodge China’s one-child policy, and higher standards of medical care. But Hong Kong mothers say the influx has strained medical facilities. In future, any pregnant woman coming from China without a hospital booking will be turned back at the border.
Unhealthy Gums May Raise Cancer Risk – MSNBC
Gum disease might raise a person’s risk of pancreatic cancer by causing general inflammation through the body, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. They found that men who had periodontal disease had a 63 percent higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer than men with healthy teeth and gums. Men who lost teeth within the past four years were especially likely to develop pancreatic cancer, they reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
