Weighty Matters

Weighty matters: the association between mental health, pregnancy, and obesity.

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 Matters: Balancing Weight Gain with Cardiovascular Risk among Patients with Type 1 Diabetes on Intensive Insulin Therapy

A weighty matter--lifting after breast cancer.

710 n engl j med 361;7 nejm.org august 13, 2009 set up to encourage interaction and debate. We urge readers to visit the Forum section of the Center and share their ideas for the future of American health care. It is our hope that the entire body of work in the online Health Care Reform Center will inform the political process. Although the debate over how to repair and reinvigorate our health ...

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...