Swedish scientists have recently discovered a protein that could allegedly help fight off obesity. The discovery, if verified, could be considered one of the frontliners in the global cure for obesity, which many now consider a growing epidemic.

The protein, tartrate-resistant acide phosphates (TRAP), reportedly simulates the production of fat cells, identified as responsible for obesity, through the inflammation of fat tissues

A recent study determined that should current trends persist, Australia's state of Victoria will witness a 75 percent increase in the number of HIV infections in the next seven years.

Scientists from the National Center in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research drew their conclusions from statistics pointing to a rise in unprotected sex, coupled with the increase in the number of sexually-transmitted disease infections among homosexual men. The data was gathered from research beginning in 1999

February 25 kicks off the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to the problems and solutions that surround one of the most prevalent health risks in America.

The eating disorders to be given focus for the week include those less prevalent than obesity, which some have identified as a growing national epidemic. The week will focus on the seriousness of such conditions as anorexia, bulimia, and other potentially life-threatening problems

Experts raised the warning flag on the public health concerns, saying that the attention being given to terrorist threats must also be given to obesity and other "lifestyle diseases" that are killing millions of people.

Speaking at the Oxford Health Alliance Summit held Monday in Sydney, experts said that while international terrorism is indeed a threat, it is less dangerous compared to the results and the risks posed by such conditions as diabetes, obesity, heart complications, and smoking-related illnesses

Could a mid-twentieth century plaything be the cure for a modern epidemic of obesity among the young? Researchers are testing pogosticks as the newest exercise tool.

Physical therapy researchers at Dalhousie University are using an updated version of the pogo stick with middle school-age students. Already popular in the U.S. researcher Nichelle Hubley is testing a pogo stick workout among 11 10 to 13-year-olds. The kids take part in the six-week study assisted by Flybar, a Calif.-based pogo stick maker