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GPs 'could do more' to help obese avoid surgery

Surgery to treat obesity could be avoided if GPs and healthcare trusts put more time and money into early stage weight management programmes, a senior clinical researcher will say today.

Medicine & Health / Health

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United States death map revealed

A map of natural hazard mortality in the United States has been produced. The map, featured in BioMed Central's open access International Journal of Health Geographics, gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dyi ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Some climate impacts happening faster than anticipated

A report released today at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union provides new insights on the potential for abrupt climate change and the effects it could have on the United States, identifying key concerns ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (18) | comments 22