washingtonpost.com - Chronic DiseasesChronic DiseasesGene Therapy Firms Resist Publicity- May 8, 2005 Federal officials overseeing the field of gene therapy searched in vain yesterday for common ground between drug companies that want to keep details of their experiments secret and advocates who favor a more open airing of the field's recently revealed problems.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44979-1999Dec11.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... Gene Deaths Not Filed- May 8, 2005 The federal government has received hundreds of tardy gene therapy "adverse event" reports in response to news stories and agency directives.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51427-2000Jan30.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... San Antonio Has Highest Rate of Obesity- May 8, 2005 San Antonio has gained the unenviable position of being the community in the United States with the greatest percentage of obese adults, according to new federal statistics.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30539-2003Mar2.html?nav=rss_health/chronicd... Gene Therapy's Troubling Crossroads- May 8, 2005 Sometimes it takes a disaster to remind scientists and the public just how far out on a limb they have ventured together, as happened with the Challenger explosion and the accident at Chernobyl.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53121-1999Dec31.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... 'Supersizing' Hits the Dinner Table- May 8, 2005 In addition to the super-size fries and big-gulp drinks served in countless restaurants, Americans are eating bigger and bigger portions at home as well, according to the first study to examine the issue.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24477-2003Jan21.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... Gene Researchers Apologize for Lapses in Teen's Fatal Treatment- May 8, 2005 During yet another day of new revelations of problems in a fatal University of Pennsylvania gene therapy experiment, researchers apologized for their lapses while parents of sick children pleaded with federal regulators not to slow the pace of research on inherited diseases.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40718-1999Dec10.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... Study Finds That in U.S., 1 in 3 Are Obese- May 8, 2005 Americans are not just fat, they're getting fatter, according to a new government study that finds about one in every three adults is now obese and nearly two-thirds are overweight in the United States.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62930-2002Oct8.html?nav=rss_health/chronicd... Bush Says Peace Plan May Be 'Productive'- May 8, 2005 President Bush said on Thursday that an unofficial peace plan denounced by the Israeli government was a "productive" contribution to ending the long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36807-2003Dec4.html?nav=rss_health/chronicd... Study: Excess Weight Linked to Heart Failure- May 8, 2005 Being even moderately overweight or obese increases a person's risk of developing heart failure, according to new data.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28452-2002Jul31.html?nav=rss_health/chronic... Study Cites Effects of Obesity in Children- May 8, 2005 The quality of life for severely obese children and adolescents is roughly equivalent to that of pediatric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, according to a new study.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59342-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_health/chronicd... |