Weighty issues

Obesity: a weighty issue for children.

Background: Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American men, and few effective treatment options are available to patients who develop hormone-refractory prostate cancer. The molecular changes that occur to allow prostate cells to proliferate in the absence of androgens are not fully understood. Results: Subtractive hybridization experiments performed with samples from a...

Weighty issues in respiratory metabolism: intriguing carbon isotope signals from roots and leaves.

Nonphotosynthetic cells of higher plants depend on the supply of a carbon substrate, usually sucrose, for cellular metabolism. Typically this sucrose is synthesized in leaves from the products of photosynthesis. Because of the lack of light below ground, roots do not generally photosynthesize (we note the exception of certain mangrove species and members of the Orchidaceae), although many roots...

Managing weighty issues on lean evidence: the challenges of bariatric medicine.

A weighty matter--lifting after breast cancer.

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Weighty: NICE's Not-So-Nice Words

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides national guidance to improve health and social care in England. It currently influences bodies such as the NHS, local authorities, employers, and anyone else involved in delivering care or promoting well-being. NICE is also part and shapes the dominant discourse surrounding “obesity” in England. For example, in 2016, NICE pub...