Jun
30
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — People who are overweight
and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order
to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are
unknown, new research contends.
Jun
30
A "Fresh Start" To Summer; New Program Offers Personalized Physician-assisted Approach To Losing Weight
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Perhaps the only thing harder than sticking to a weight loss plan is starting a new one after yet another failed diet attempt. Physicians Sharon Herring and Stephanie Ward recognize such “diet fatigue” in their patients and their own families. Now, they’re offering a “fresh start” to the diet-weary.
Jun
30
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — People who are overweight
and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order
to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are
unknown, new research contends.
Jun
30
Research Finds Bodybuilders With Similar Body Image Concerns, Whether Or Not They Use Steroids
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When it comes to characteristics associated with muscle dysmorphia, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, a University of Arkansas researcher found. Muscle dysmorphia is a disorder characterized by an individual’s excessive preoccupation with muscularity and body fat percentage, usually in bodybuilding. It is predominantly evident in males when there is a pathological preoccupation with a lack of muscular size and leanness.
Jun
30
Surgeons Use USGI Medical’s Incisionless Operating Platform To Reduce Pouch, Stoma Size In Gastric Bypass Patients
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New data show that surgeons can use USGI Medical Inc.’s (USGI) Incisionless Operating Platform(TM) (IOP) to durably reduce the size of the stomach pouch and stoma in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) patients who are regaining weight because this portion of their anatomy has stretched since their original surgery.
Jun
30
Data Shows Incisionless Procedure Reverses Weight Gain
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Patients who have regained weight after gastric bypass surgery now have access to an incisionless procedure that appears highly effective at reversing weight gain, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.
Jun
29
Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)
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AP - Yes, he’s obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he’s only 9 years old. And he’s a seal.
Jun
29
CDC Introduces New Website To Help Employers Combat Obesity And Reduce Health-Related Costs
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled LEANWorks!, a Website designed to help businesses address obesity. LEAN stands for Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition. The new Website was announced at a National Business Group on Health meeting in Washington, D.C. “CDC LEANWorks! was developed in direct response to organizations asking CDC for help in addressing the obesity epidemic.
Jun
29
Novel Non-Surgical Therapy Dramatically Increases Weight Loss In Obese Patients; Results From Pilot Clinical Study Presented At ASMBS
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GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced results from a pilot clinical study which demonstrated the substantially enhanced weight loss effects of combining the company’s EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with a new EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor.
Jun
29
New Study Shows Similar Benefits, No Additional Risks For Seniors Who Have Gastric Bypass
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Morbidly obese seniors, age 65 and over, who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery lost nearly 76 percent of their excess weight after two years and had low complication rates and short hospital stays comparable to younger surgical patients, according to a new study presented today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).










