Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

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• Arena defends diet drug safety to U.S. panel (Reuters)
• U.S. panel splits on Abbott diet drug ban (Reuters)
• Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy (Reuters)
• Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk (Reuters)

Arena defends diet drug safety to U.S. panel (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT Reuters - Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc urged U.S. advisers on Thursday to back its proposed prescription weight-loss pill, arguing the medicine was safe for people despite tumors in lab rats.

U.S. panel splits on Abbott diet drug ban (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - A U.S. advisory panel was divided over whether to recommend banning Abbott Laboratories' controversial weight-loss drug on Wednesday, although most agreed that the drug's heart risk cast a shadow on its future use.

Obesity surgery tied to lower diabetes risk in pregnancy (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:19 PM PDT Reuters - Severely obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery may have a decreased risk of developing diabetes during future pregnancies, a new study suggests.

Post-pregnancy weight loss tied to incontinence risk (Reuters) Posted: 15 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT Reuters - It may not be how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy, but how much she loses afterward, that affects her risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth, a new study suggests.

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