Health Research

07/08/08
Keeping a Food Diary Doubles Diet Weight Loss, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost – it's the basic finding of this study, one of the largest and longest-running weight loss trials conducted. The study involved about 1,700 participants; the average weight loss among participants was 13 pounds over six months.

06/26/08	Treatment for Cigarette, Alcohol and Drug Use During Pregnancy Dramatically Improves Outcomes for Mom and Baby, Kaiser Permanente Study Shows
06/09/08	Kaiser Permanente Co-Authors and Benefits from Groundbreaking Nursing Study
05/29/08	Kaiser Permanente Honored for Improving Cancer Care Through Clinical Research
04/27/08	Diabetes Doubling Before Motherhood, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
04/01/08	Kaiser Permanente Colorado Doctor Details Palliative Care Research in Podcast
03/26/08	A Larger Abdomen in Midlife Increases Risk of Dementia, Study Shows
03/21/08	Study Links Hospital-based Palliative Care with Improved Quality and Higher Patient Satisfaction
03/11/08	Study Finds Personal and Web-Based Support Equal Weight Loss Success
02/26/08	Postpartum Sleep Deprivation, Weight Gain Discussed in Podcast
01/21/08	Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Newer, Stronger Evidence that Caffeine During Pregnancy Increases Miscarriage Risk
01/16/08	CDC Chooses Kaiser Permanente to Investigate Unexplained Skin Condition
11/29/07	Smoking Cessation Rates Double with Intensive Counseling and Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Studies Show
11/28/07	Kaiser Permanente to Participate in National Network to Study Cardiovascular Disease
11/19/07	Kaiser Permanente/Harvard Medical School Study Links Lack of Sleep to Weight Gain for New Moms
11/14/07	Largest Study Ever to Investigate Autism Risk Factors to Start Enrolling Families
09/28/07	One in Seven Women are Depressed Before, During, or After Pregnancy, KP Study Shows
09/27/07	Study: Alcohol Consumption – Regardless of Beverage Type – Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
09/25/07	Underused Colon Cancer Screening Test is Effective, May Help Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates
09/20/07	Kaiser Permanente Opens New Research Center in Colorado
08/28/07	Treating Diabetes During Pregnancy Can Break Link to Childhood Obesity
07/24/07	New Study Confirms Link Between Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy
07/17/07	Eating a Diet Very High in Fruits, Vegetables and Fiber Does Not Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence
03/16/07	Middle Age = Fitness Declines, Weight Gains
03/08/07	Finding Connections: KP Division of Research Will Examine How Genes and Environment Influence CommonDiseases
02/15/07	Are Repeat Bone Tests Unnecessary?
02/15/07	Kaiser Permanente Unveils Groundbreaking Genetic Research Program
02/15/07	Big Bellies Are Bad for the Heart