Friday, October 7, 2011

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Missing 'Exercise Gene' Just Another Excuse for Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 02:34 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - The celebrated "fat gene" is making news. Scientists in Scotland found that genes in fat tissue cause the body to retain excess weight unnecessarily. Canadian researchers found that missing "exercise genes" prevent people from exercising.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011

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EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said it would look into anti-obesity medicines that contain orlistat, including Roche's Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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Overweight Kids at Greater Risk for High Blood Pressure (HealthDay)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight or obese children are nearly three times as likely to have high blood pressure as kids who are a normal weight, according to a new study from the American Heart Association.

Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death (HealthDay)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new study finds.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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Experts Assess What Works for Weight Loss (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 08:49 PM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY , Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss programs that focus on changing behaviors, as well as those that combine behavior changes and weight-loss medications such as orlistat (Alli, Xenical), can help people shed pounds, according to a new review.

Behavioral therapies work for weight loss: review (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Diet changes, exercise and other behavioral tactics do help obese adults shed some pounds -- with or without the help of medication, according to a study published Monday.
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Monday, October 3, 2011

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Christie White House bid talk spurs obesity debate (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 07:45 PM PDT

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during tenth anniversary ceremonies at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site in New York, September 11, 2011. REUTERS/Noah K. Murray/PoolReuters - (Reuters) Speculation that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will enter the presidential race has led to a feverish debate about the possibility of having the fattest man in the White House since the corpulent William Howard Taft squeezed behind the big desk in the Oval Office.

EU regulator to review anti-obesity medicines (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Medicines Agency said it would look into anti-obesity medicines that contain orlistat, including Roche's Xenical and GlaxoSmithKline's Alli.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011

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Obesity or stem cell research could win Nobel (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:38 AM PDT

FILE - This file photo dated Thursday, May. 19, 2005 shows British Professor Robert Edwards who won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine it was announced Monday Oct. 4, 2010. In an unusual leak last year, a Swedish newspaper revealed the jury's selection — British professor Robert Edwards — before the announcement. The committee has since applied even stricter rules on keeping their discussions and documents surrounding potential candidates secret. Two scientists who unlocked some of the mysteries linked to obesity or a professor who figured out how to make stem cells without human embryos could be candidates for the medicine award when the first of the 2011 Nobel Prizes are announced on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. The prize committees don't give any clues — they even keep nominations secret for 50 years — but winners usually have won many other awards and distinctions before they are considered for a Nobel. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)AP - Two scientists who unlocked some of the mysteries linked to obesity or a professor who figured out how to make stem cells without human embryos could be candidates for the medicine award when the first of the 2011 Nobel Prizes are announced Monday.
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Saturday, October 1, 2011

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Obesity More Likely in 'Night-Owl' Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:52 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Going to bed early and waking up early may help teens stay thinner and more physically active than their night-owl peers, and this was the case even when both groups got the same amount of sleep, researchers say.
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