Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Abbott diet drug faces U.S. fight to stay on market (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:07 PM PDT

Reuters - Amid a battle to reshape the nearly $400 million obesity drug sector, Abbott Laboratories faces a critical test on Wednesday over whether its controversial diet pill should remain on the U.S. market, despite heart risks.

Obesity costs US 215 billion dollars: study (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

A overweight teenager works out. Obesity costs the US economy at least 215 billion dollars a year in direct and indirect impacts including medical expenses and lost productivity, a new study showed Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AFP - Obesity costs the US economy at least 215 billion dollars a year in direct and indirect impacts including medical expenses and lost productivity, a new study showed Tuesday.

Obese men less likely to get biopsy after PSA screening (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Reuters - Research has shown that obese men have lower rates of prostate cancer than thinner men, but a new study suggests that this does not reflect an actual lower risk, but a lower rate of early detection through prostate cancer screening.

Mystery of the Overweight: Who, Me? (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

LiveScience.com - Studies have shown that most overweight individuals have a hard time estimating their weight problem.
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