| Weight-Loss Programs Work for Severely Obese (LiveScience.com) Posted: 09 Oct 2010 08:51 AM PDT LiveScience.com - For people who are severely obese and struggling with their weight, new research shows weight-loss intervention programs that combine diet and exercise really can work. |
| Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study (HealthDay) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers cost U.S. employers $73.1 billion, a new study has found. |
| Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday. |
| Weight-Loss Surgery for Teens May Be Gaining Advocates (HealthDay) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may be gaining traction as a viable treatment for obese teenagers, particularly those who are beginning to show the detrimental health effects of morbid obesity. |
| First Person: Medication-induced weight loss (associatedcontent) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 02:08 PM PDT associatedcontent - With a family history of diabetes and a parent on dialysis, I was determined to take preventive measures to avoid such a fate. |
| Abbott pulls obesity drug from US market (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 11:54 AM PDT  AFP - US pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories on Friday said it was pulling its obesity drug Meridia from the US market after European tests found the key ingredient increased the risk of serious heart problems.
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| Diet pills contain unlisted stimulant, US agency warns (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 10:58 AM PDT  AFP - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned consumers not to use a brand of weight loss pills that claim to be "100 percent herbal" after lab tests showed they contain a dangerous stimulant.
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| U.S. pulls Abbott's Meridia diet drug off market (Reuters) Posted: 08 Oct 2010 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - Abbott Laboratories' has pulled its controversial diet drug, Meridia, off the U.S. market after regulators said it was too dangerous, making it the latest casualty in the troubled obesity drug sector. |
