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New York study says menu labeling affects behavior (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:57 PM PDT Reuters - New York's mandate that fast-food restaurants post calorie information on their menus has changed consumer habits, the city said on Monday, contradicting a recent independent study showing no effect.

Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT Reuters - Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests.

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Orexigen obesity drug shows added benefits: studies (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2009 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - Nearly half of patients who completed 56 weeks of treatment with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's experimental obesity treatment, Contrave, lost at least 10 percent of their weight in a late-stage study and the drug also appeared to help cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

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Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients (HealthDay) Posted: 23 Oct 2009 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug liraglutide helps obese people without diabetes lose weight, researchers have found.

Diabetes drug helps obese adults loss weight (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:30 AM PDT Reuters - Obese adults may shed more weight with the diabetes drug liraglutide than with the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Alli), suggests a study in The Lancet this week.

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• Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients (HealthDay)
• Scientists seek origins of obesity in the womb (AP)
• Diabetes drug also helps weight loss for obese: study (AFP)
• Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients (AP)

Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients (HealthDay) Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:03 AM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug liraglutide helps obese people without diabetes lose weight, researchers have found.

Scientists seek origins of obesity in the womb (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2009 04:16 AM PDT AP - When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.

Diabetes drug also helps weight loss for obese: study (AFP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT AFP - A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet.

Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2009 11:22 AM PDT AP - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him.

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Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who are super obese and those with the most chronic health problems face an increased risk for dying within a year after weight-loss surgery, a new U.S. study has found.

For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave (HealthDay) Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds.

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Should Parents of Overweight Kids Lose Custody? (Time.com) Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:20 PM PDT Time.com - Several cases in recent years -- in California, New Mexico, Texas and New York, as well as Canada -- have garnered attention because a child's obesity resulted in loss of custody

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Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women (HealthDay) Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:50 PM PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, new research suggests.

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