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Too Much TV, Video and Computer Can Make Teens Fatter

By Guest PostSeptember 21, 2010Culture, Healthadiposity in adolescents, american journal of epidemiology, atypical patterns, canadian cancer society, canadian institutes of health research, mcgill university, sainte-justine hospital research center, screen time, teens and screens, teens fatter, tracie a. barnett, university of montreal

Too much television, video games and Internet can increase body fat in teens. A five-year study from the University of Montreal and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, has found teenagers have four different patterns of screen use: increasers, decreasers, consistently high and consistently low users. (more…)

Romantic Partner May Play Role in Reducing Vulvovaginal Pain

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2010Healthchronic vulvovaginal pain, female partners, male partners, natalie o rosen, neurologic disorder, premenopausal women, provoked vestibulodynia, psychological distress, pvd, sexual dysfunction, sexual satisfaction, sophie bergeron, university of montreal, vulvovaginal pain, women

An investigation published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that male partners who express greater support, attention and sympathy to women’s chronic vulvovaginal pain may trigger more pain, but also increase sexual satisfaction in female partners.

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Bigger Wallets – Bigger Waistlines :-)

By Guest PostMay 17, 20101 commentCultureacfas, alcohol, association francophone pour le savoir, bmi, body mass index, calories, canada, canadian community health survey, canadians love restaurants, cchs, department of sociology, epidemiological studies, hypothesis, korean, nathalie dumas, obese, overweight, socioeconomic, university of montreal, world health organization

In Canada, in stark contrast with the rest of the world, wealthy men increase their likelihood of being overweight with every extra dollar they make.

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Too Much TV, Video and Computer Can Make Teens Fatter

Romantic Partner May Play Role in Reducing Vulvovaginal Pain

Bigger Wallets – Bigger Waistlines :-)