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Parents Rank Their Obese Children as ‘Very Healthy’

By UC San Diego Health System on Jul 22, 2014 Health

A University of California, San Diego School of Medicine-led study suggests that parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a healthy weight. The study is published online in the Journal of the Academy of […]

Smoked Cannabis Reduces Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

By UC San Diego Health System on May 17, 2012 Health

Controlled trial shows improved spasticity, reduced pain after smoking medical marijuana

Why Omega-3 Oils Help at the Cellular Level

By UC San Diego Health System on May 17, 2012 Health

Findings suggest possibility of boosting their health benefit

Girl Child Marriages Decline In South Asia, But Only Among Youngest

By UC San Diego Health System on May 17, 2012 General News

Each year, more than 10 million girls under the age of 18 marry, usually under force of local tradition and social custom. Almost half of these compulsory marriages occur in South Asia. A new study suggests that more than two decades of effort to eliminate the practice has produced mixed results.