| Vivus weight-loss drug faces key U.S. test (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT  Reuters - Vivus Inc, hoping to bring to market the first new prescription diet drug in more than a decade, told U.S. medical advisers on Thursday that its weight-loss pill gives patients a safe option for shedding pounds and improving their health.
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| No-Shame Programs May Appeal to Obese (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:03 AM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people prefer lifestyle change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds. |
| Study: Why Older, Overweight Women Have Worse Memory (Time.com) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:35 AM PDT Time.com - Being overweight is certainly risky for your physical health, but new evidence suggests that it may carry an added mental-health burden as well |
| Experimental diet pill shows promise, little risk (AP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 11:32 PM PDT AP - An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. |
| New Pill Found to Cut Weight With Few Side Effects: Study (HealthDay) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A weight-loss pill called lorcaserin not only helps people drop pounds but does so with few side effects, new industry-funded research reports. |
| Slow and steady might not win the weight-loss race (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - If you're trying to lose weight and keep it off, new research suggests you take up a diet and exercise plan that will help you lose a big chunk of weight right off the bat. |
| More weight may equal less brainpower, study finds (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT Reuters - Older women hoping to keep their minds young should keep an eye on the scale -- researchers have found a link between slowing down mentally and piling on the pounds/(kilos). |
| Rapid weight loss best way to slim down: studies (AFP) Posted: 14 Jul 2010 09:06 AM PDT  AFP - Losing a lot of weight at once is the best way to permanently slim down, studies presented at Stockholm's International Congress on Obesity showed, going against accepted wisdom even among doctors.
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