GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As leaders of many national, state and local governments debate whether to raise taxes on alcohol to boost revenues, their decisions also could influence how much their constituents imbibe in coming years, say University of Florida researchers.
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Phone counseling works to reinforce weight loss, UF study finds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Telephone counseling may be just as successful as face-to-face counseling in helping people maintain weight loss, report University of Florida researchers.
The UF study is the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of telephone counseling for long-term management of obesity in rural communities. The findings appear in today’s (Nov. 24) issue of [...]
Scientists build ‘roach motel’ for nasty bugs of the bacterial variety
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The vacancy sign is on, but the lowlifes who check in never check out.
Brief consultations may affect students’ health-risk behavior
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — College students cut down on drinking alcohol, using marijuana and drunken driving after receiving a new form of health consultation that addresses multiple risk behaviors and focuses on positive self-image, a University of Florida study has found.
Alcohol ads increase in areas with more Hispanic children
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children are exposed to nearly seven times more alcohol advertising if they attend a school where at least one-fifth of the students are Hispanic, a new University of Florida and University of Texas study shows.
Fructose hampers hormone that controls appetite, UF study finds
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Could all those years chewing candy and slurping sugary sodas come back to haunt you? Perhaps. A new University of Florida study in rats shows that a fructose-filled diet blocks the appetite-controlling hormone leptin from doing its job, setting the body up for future obesity.
Scientists close in on method to fight deadly childhood cancer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A multicenter team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Florida, has discovered a way to potentially block the growth of neuroblastoma, a type of cancer responsible for 15 percent of all cancer deaths in children.