When considering that pathological eating disorders and their related diseases now afflict more people globally than malnutrition, some experts in the medical field are presently purporting that the worlds number one health problem is no longer heart disease or cancer, but obesity. According to the World Health Organization (June, 2005), obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults overweight – at least 300 million of them clinically obese – and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Often coexisting in developing countries with under-nutrition, obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (June, 2005), reports that during the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the United States. The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older – over 60 million people – are obese. This increase is not limited to adults. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. Among children and teens aged 6-19 years, 16 percent (over 9 million young people) are considered overweight.
Ulnar Neuropathy: Sane Treatment of a Crazy Bone
The “funny bone” can be decidedly unfunny when the ulnar nerve is pinched or injured at the elbow.
New Executive Alcohol/Opiate Detox attracts celebrities to Palm Beach
People from various walks of life such as business executives, professional athletes, celebrities, politicians, and even the armed forces and the religious world are flocking to Palm Beach from different parts of the globe, and not necessarily to enjoy the spectacular beaches, but rather to save their lives. They are coming to break harmful dependencies to a variety of addictive substances– medical conditions which until recently were considered taboo to such people
How to Recognize a gambling Problem
Here are some ways to help determine if someone you know has a gambling problem.
Is Alcoholism a Disease ?
Article looks at some of the evidence of alcoholism as a disease. It suggests that the evidence does not support alcoholism as a disease, moreover it suggests that regarding it as a disease may be detrimental to recovery.
Alcoholism, Addictions and Friends of Bill: Post Holiday
The Story Of Bill W, founder of AA, reaching out to those suffering.
Alcohol – Is there a comparison with hard drugs?
Alcohol is addictive. You will find many people who will argue with this statement, but alcohol fits all the definitions of a harmful and addictive drug.
Given the toxic nature of alcohol, if the substance was discovered today, it would never be licensed as a drug or food.
Alcohol Addiction and Cirrhosis of the Liver
Article discusses alcohol addiction and cirrhosis of the liver.
The Components of Alcohol Addiction
Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most popular beliefs are that it is a chemical or nutrional imbalance, a genetic predisposition, a neurological effect caused by runaway learning mechanisms or an inability to curb one’s own desire for enjoyment.
Why Did They Die so Soon?
Author questions the reason behind why her three brothers all died a premature death and comes to a coclusion that may surprise you.
How to Recognize a gambling Problem
Here are some ways to help determine if someone you know has a gambling problem.
Smokers, Death Benefit Arguments, and Poly-behavioral Addiction
Do Governments Save Money by Watching Smokers Die Prematurely?
This was the conclusion of a report, commissioned by Philip Morris, who looked at the cost of smoking in the Czech Republic in 1999. They concluded that tobacco can save a government millions of dollars in health care and pensions because many smokers die earlier. They reported that the government had benefited from savings on health care, pensions and housing for the elderly that totaled $30 million – the “indirect positive effects” of early deaths (Arthur D. Little International, 2000).
I was shocked to hear this death benefit argument for the first time, after making a presentation to a group of professionals informing them that tobacco use is the chief avoidable cause of illness and premature death for over 430,000 Americans each year. It reminded me of the dialog in the movie, Traffic, when Michael Douglas playing a congressman/ drug czar asked a Mexican general (played by Tomas Milian), How do you treat your drug addicts? And the general responded by saying, We let our drug addicts treat themselves. They overdose and die, and then there is one less drug addict to worry about.