[WATCH]: Insidermedicine in 60 - July 24, 2009

From Wisconsin - According to research in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, testing the blood alcohol level of trauma patients may help predict complications. In a study of over 200 trauma patients, researchers found that an elevated blood alcohol level was associated with a higher rate of complications. It is estimated that 20% to 37% of trauma cases are alcohol-related. From Atlanta - According to research in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, obesity rates among young children may be stabilizing. While the prevalence of obesity among young, low-income children is still high at nearly 15%, this rate appears to have leveled off in the last 5 years. This may indicate that prevention programs at

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