Improvements in mortality rates are slowed by rise in obesity in the United States Improvements in mortality rates are slowed by rise in obesity in the United States With countless medical advances and efforts to curb smoking, one might expect that life expectancy in the United States would improve. Yet according to recent studies, there’s been a reduction in the rate of improvement in American mortality during the past three decades.
Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ Weekly Fish Consumption Linked to Better Sleep, Higher IQ Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and have IQ scores that are 4 points higher, on average, according to new findings from the University of Pennsylvania published in Scientific Reports.
LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority.
Mobile project aims to increase bystander use of CPR Mobile project aims to increase bystander use of CPR Four years after it was founded, the Project has trained 3,693 people in Philadelphia, with a goal of reaching 10,000 by mid-2019.
Binge eating major roadblock for obese individuals with diabetes trying to lose weight Binge eating major roadblock for obese individuals with diabetes trying to lose weight Those who continue to binge eat while trying to lose weight drop about half as much weight as those who don’t binge eat, or those who do and then subsequently stop.
Penn Researchers Link Binge Eating and Weight-loss Challenges Penn Researchers Link Binge Eating and Weight-loss Challenges Those who continue to binge eat while trying to lose weight drop about half as much as those who don’t or those who do and subsequently stop.
A conversation with new CAPS Director Greg Eells Gregory Eells. (Photo: Penn Counseling and Psychological Services) A conversation with new CAPS Director Greg Eells In March, Greg Eells, previously director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Cornell University for 15 years, took the reins as executive director of Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services.
Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs Drug-related deaths in 2016 more than double the number actually attributed to drugs Research from Penn and Georgetown shows that the estimated number of drug-associated deaths in the U.S. in 2016 was approximately double the number of deaths attributed to drugs.
Travel tips for breastfeeding mothers Travel tips for breastfeeding mothers As the traveling season gets underway, experts Diane Spatz and Elizabeth Froh offer advice for breastfeeding and pumping on trains, planes, and automobiles.
More Men, Younger Americans Having Joint Replacement Surgery Penn In the News CNN More Men, Younger Americans Having Joint Replacement Surgery Matthew Sloan of the Perelman School of Medicine suggested that the decline in age for joint-replacement surgeries may be tied to “increasing obesity or increased access to care in a generation that desires to maintain an active lifestyle into their retirement years.”