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TALLAHASSEE , Fla. Local women have the opportunity to gain valuable health information by participating in a Florida State University study that measures bone density and body composition.

New Jersey environmental advocates are fighting bitterly over a surprising issue: whether the state should borrow $600 million to preserve open space, farmland, and historic sites over the next three years.

As if a 2,700 percent federal tax increase on some tobacco products wasn't enough, Louisiana lawmakers are trying to squeeze another 50 percent in state tax revenues out of Louisiana cigar smoker...

Objective: Interoception is the sense of one’s internal physiological, sensory, and emotional status. Extensive evidence supports a link between interoception and subjective experience. An altered ability to monitor or modulate interoception as it relates to subjective experience may provide a mechanistic explanation for the development of some forms of psychiatric illness. Methods: We investigated which neural networks are activated when anticipating a change in affective (and thus interoceptive) state, which we term 'affective set-shifting,' in 15 women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to intimate partner violence, and in 15 nontraumatized healthy volunteers. Results: Although both groups activated the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during affective set shifting, the PTSD group showed significantly less activation in the right anterior insula than did the controls. Conclusions: These findings may suggest that although individuals with PTSD are cognitively

Primarily, the new law will affect smokers, the tobacco industry and advertising businesses. Nonetheless, as the many advocates who have fought for the change said, the historic legislation does mean another major change in the role of tobacco in society. It was gratifying to see Nebraska's congressional delegation in support of the measure. Voting yes on the proposal were Reps. Jeff Fortenberry and Lee Terry, and Sens. Ben Nelson and Mike Johanns. The only member on the wrong side of the issue was misguided Rep. Adrian Smith in the 3rd District. . . . In Lincoln, where a smoking ban went into effect in 2005, residents have become accustomed to clean air in restaurants and bars. Residents commonly remark how surprising, and offensive, it now seems to encounter smoke in restaurants and bars during travels. It would be disappointing if congressional approval of new regulatory authority over tobacco blunted the campaign to convince states to enact smoking bans. This year, Nebraska b

The California medical Association supports the passage of the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would allow the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to finally set standards for cigarettes and regulate chemicals. In 1963, CMA was the first among state medical societies to create policy to inform people about the harmful effects of cigarette smoking. 'California's physicians have been outspoken on the ill effects of cigarettes for over 40 years,' said Dr.

In these difficult times, when the global health community is facing the dangers of an important new influenza pandemic, a new partnership is forming. The lancet, one of the world´s leading medical journals has announced its partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation and the China Medical Board. Together they will develop a major series to evaluate the state of public health in Southeast Asia.

Seventeen-year-old Sara Abousuiony, who has been homebound since she was an infant, never imagined that she would be able to leave her home in Cairo, Egypt, and travel to the United States for a life-saving heart procedure. According to her mother Safa, 'Sara would be connected to an oxygen mask all day to help her breathe when most young girls her age should be in school, hanging out with friends and enjoying her youth.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced today that an investigation of gastrointestinal illness reported in a recent Oklahoma City triathlon was related to exposure to water during swimming practice sessions or during the swim portion of the event. The OSDH began its investigation after receiving reports that some participants became ill following their participation in the Boathouse International Triathlon held in Oklahoma City May 16-17.

In a move that will fundamentally redefine the way the United States regulates tobacco, today the Senate passed the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) by a vote of 79 to 17. This legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the marketing of tobacco products, specifically marketing designed to mislead consumers or recruit underage smokers.