Saturday, April 9, 2011

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Could Stomach 'Pacemaker' Be New Weight-Loss Tool? (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Silke Zeigler was fed up with "yo-yo" dieting in her struggle to maintain a healthy weight.
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Friday, April 8, 2011

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Could Stomach 'Pacemaker' Be New Weight-Loss Tool? (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 09:03 AM PDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Silke Zeigler was fed up with "yo-yo" dieting in her struggle to maintain a healthy weight.

Nurses may help some overweight kids (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:24 PM PDT

Reuters - A program including regular follow-ups with nurses and focused attempts to cut back on TV, fast food, and sodas appears to keep some overweight and obese kids from gaining more weight, according to a new study.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Babies Born to Obese Moms Face Higher Death Risk: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to mothers who were obese in early pregnancy have a much greater risk of dying before, during, or up to one year after birth, a new British study says.

Obesity declining among Australian preschoolers (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Fewer Australian preschoolers are overweight in recent years compared with the late-1990s -- and the social disparities in children's obesity risk seem to be shrinking, a new study finds.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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Babies Born to Obese Moms Face Higher Death Risk: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 06 Apr 2011 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to mothers who were obese in early pregnancy have a much greater risk of dying before, during, or up to one year after birth, a new British study says.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Tempting foods can trigger urge to indulge (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Seeing a milkshake can activate the same areas of the brain that light up when an addict sees cocaine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

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Arizona Medicaid considers tax on smokers, obese (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT

AP - Arizona's cash-strapped Medicaid program is considering charging patients $50 a year if they smoke, have diabetes or are overweight. A spokeswoman for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System said Friday that the fee is intended to rein in health care costs by pushing patients to keep themselves healthy.

Obese Ohio Man's Death Raises Questions (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | WTRF-TV out of Wheeling, W.V., tells a story this week about an obese Bellaire, Ohio, man whose body had fused to the chair he sat in for two years. His body was caked in feces, urine and maggots. The man, who wasn't identified, has died, the station reported.
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Friday, April 1, 2011

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NIH obesity plan focuses on real-world research (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Health officials Thursday announced a new effort to curb America's obesity epidemic by moving science from the lab into clinical trials to find practical ways for prevention and treatment.

China toddler fights fat in land of little emperors (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:49 AM PDT

Reuters - In a sleepy riverside village in Southern China, three-year-old Lu Zhihao tears around his home; his belly, arms and legs wobbling with fat as he stuffs a pear into his mouth.

Obese man cut out of Ohio home, dies in W.Va. (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PDT

AP - Media reports say a morbidly obese man who hadn't moved from his recliner in two years and had to be cut out of his Ohio home when he fell ill has died at a West Virginia hospital.

Obesity Rates Climb, as Does Stigma (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:37 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In a society increasingly aware of political correctness, many long-held stigmas have faded from public consciousness. We have elected our first black president, women serve alongside men in war zones and gay marriage is being legally recognized. But for one group, the stigma placed by society is actually spreading. The wave of acceptance has yet to wash over people struggling with obesity.

Obese with strong heart beats thin and weak (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PDT

Reuters - For overweight people with heart disease, improving their physical fitness could pay big dividends.

Painful, itchy skin linked to obesity in kids (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Small children who are obese may be more likely to develop severe eczema, a painful, extremely itchy skin condition, a new study says.
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