Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region.

This is another one of those studies where I would say (insert sarcasm here), "No. You're kidding!" Microsoft has completed a study (.PDF) on how people search for medical information. The report was written by Ryen W. White and Eric Horvitz of Microsoft Research.

From a quantitative standpoint, mineral oil is probably the largest contaminant of our body. That this contaminant can be tolerated without health concerns in humans has not been proven convincingly. The current Editorial of the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology reflects on this and concludes that this proof either has to be provided or we have to take measures to reduce our exposure – from all sources, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and the environmental contamination.

Here's an interesting story from CNN about an Afghan girl whose life is threatened after swallowing a battery. It hasn't gotten much traction anywhere on the Web. Strange, as its definitely a human interest story, and one that any parent should take care to listen to.

Dr. Suh and Dr. Luo-Tseng join OSNC through a merger with NC Spine Center

All right, before someone else says it, I'll say it: the first studies studies linking potential hearing loss and MP3 players were done years ago. And they concluded what any person with common sense would already know: yep, play it too loud, and you'll lose some hearing.

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The study of primary school-aged children also found almost one in three children aged six to 12 years are either overweight or obese.

Melbourne, Australia — August 29, 2008— While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they want into the product.

When it comes to learning life-changing behaviors in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the curriculum, a new study suggests.