Sep
2
Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
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Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Sep
2
Corrected: Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
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Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Sep
1
Too little sleep bad for teenagers’ diets: study (Reuters)
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Reuters - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Sep
1
Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)
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Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
Aug
27
Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication (Reuters)
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Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around.
Aug
27
The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight (Reuters)
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Reuters - Brazilians’ waistlines are bulging, belying the country’s image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players.
Aug
26
Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England (Reuters)
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Reuters - Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.
Aug
20
Study IDs ‘alarming disparities’ in child obesity (Reuters)
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Reuters - While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it’s still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
Aug
18
Obesity top threat to children’s health: poll (Reuters)
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Reuters - Adults consider obesity the number one threat to children’s health in the United States and many believe the problem is getting worse, according to a new poll.
Aug
17
Weight-loss surgery cuts diabetics’ costs: study (Reuters)
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Reuters - Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had weight-loss surgery were able to quit taking diabetes drugs within six months of their operation, U.S. researchers said on Monday, citing a new study.