The number of fat cells you have remains fairly constant throughout your life, regardless of whether or not you diet, or are thin or fat, say researchers at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. In a study published in Nature they have demonstrated that we continually create new fat cells to replace those that are breaking down.

Diabetes: The St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council has proposed a new diabetes center on the reservation in an effort to provide American Indians with the “most up-to-date care,” the Plattsburgh Press Republican reports.

Low-income Hispanic women are more likely than their black and white counterparts to follow diets that are rich in fruits and vegetables, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Reuters Health reports.

“It’s hard to imagine a worse time to cut billions in federal Medicaid spending, but that’s what the Bush administration is doing” with the implementation of seven new regulations, a Baltimore Sun editorial states (Baltimore Sun, 5/2). Under the regulations, states could not use federal Medicaid funds to help pay for physician training.

The number of children infected with an intestinal virus (Enterovirus 71) continues to rise in China - the total number of deaths officially reported has risen to 26. 8,500 children have been infected, say authorities, the bulk of them in Anhui province where 600 new cases were reported on Sunday. During the weekend a nationwide alert was issued in an effort to stem the spread of the outbreak.

A research team set out to investigate the epidemiologic features of antibiotic prescribing to patients under the age of 18 by GPs (general practitioners, primary care doctors) in Great Britain. They gathered data from the UK General Practice Research Database, involving 384 participating general practices, to identify how many child/adolescent patients were prescribed at least one antipsychotic drug between the beginning of 1992 to the end of 2005.

Rapid population growth in Uganda is undermining efforts to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, Uganda AIDS Commission Director General Kihumuro Apuuli said Wednesday at a press briefing in the capital of Kampala, New Vision/Allafrica.com reports. Apuuli spoke with journalists ahead of the four-day HIV/AIDS global implementers meeting scheduled to start June 3 in Kampala.

The Michigan Senate earlier this week passed a House-approved bill (HB 5322) that directs schools that provide information on immunization to families and students in at least grades six, nine, and 12 to include information about human papillomavirus and the HPV vaccine, the AP/MLive.

Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday announced a new policy that seeks to reduce the stigma for military personnel who seek mental health treatment, the Washington Post reports (Scott Tyson, Washington Post, 5/2).

“Health IN the Economy,” Kaiser Family Foundation: The essay by Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman looks at the implications of the economy rising and health care falling as political issues in polls of the public.