Monday, May 31, 2010

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Obesity and asthma are linked: study (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT

Liang Yong, 30, who weights about 230 kg (507 pounds) and is 1.58 m (5.18 feet) tall, sleeps in a ward at a hospital in Chongqing municipality May 31, 2010. Liang, who has suffered from obesity since 1998, is in a critical health condition due to his weight, and is warded in the intensive care unit since last week, local media reported. Liang has tried different methods to lose weight, but in vain. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINAReuters - A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

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Overweight Younger Adults as Healthy as Normal-Weight Peers? (HealthDay)

Posted: 28 May 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news for fat people who are nearing middle age: A new study finds that judged by medication use alone, 25-to-39-year-olds who are classified as obese aren't more likely to suffer illness than people of normal weight.

CDC has contraception advice for some ill women (AP)

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:53 PM PDT

AP - U.S. health officials have for the first time released contraception safety guidelines for more than 1 million women who have had weight-loss surgery or have certain medical conditions.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

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Rare Cases of Liver Damage Tied to Weight-Loss Drug (HealthDay)

Posted: 26 May 2010 08:48 PM PDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Responding to reports of rare but sometimes severe cases of liver damage, U.S. health officials on Wednesday announced revised labels for a widely used weight-loss drug.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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U.S. warns of liver risk with Glaxo, Roche diet drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Reuters - Weight-loss drugs from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Roche Holding AG will carry new warnings about rare reports of liver injury, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.

Menus still calorie-laden despite new laws: group (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT

A menu for fried chicken and french fries is displayed on a wall at a fast food restaurant in New York, October 30, 2006. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Laws requiring U.S. restaurant chains to list calorie counts have not stopped them from offering unhealthy meals that pack in calories, fat and salt, a group that encourages healthy food said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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Billions needed to end US child hunger, obesity: officials (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Children choose snacks in a vending machine. US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday urged Congress to plow billions more dollars into programs to end the twin scourges of child obesity and hunger, which impact children, the economy and national security.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday urged Congress to plow billions more dollars into programs to end the twin scourges of child obesity and hunger, which impact children, the economy and national security.
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Friday, May 21, 2010

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WHO targets child obesity with food marketing curbs (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Reuters - Health ministers, alarmed at the growing number of obese children, agreed on Thursday to try to reduce children's consumption of junk food and soft drinks by asking member states to restrict advertising and marketing.

Is a high carbohydrate diet linked to pancreatic cancer? (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Reuters - One of the first symptoms of pancreatic cancer -- often noticed even years before diagnosis -- is indigestion. A new study suggests that these timely tummy troubles may be enough to explain away previous links made between a high carbohydrate diet and an increased risk of the disease.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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Nintendo, American heart group join to tackle obesity (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2010 10:36 PM PDT

File photo shows a man posing inside an advertisement for Wii Fit by Japanese game console maker Nintendo in New York. The American Heart Association has teamed up with Nintendo to harness its Wii consoles and encourage Americans to exercise more to counter a soaring obesity problem.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - The American Heart Association has teamed up with Japanese entertainment giant Nintendo to harness its Wii consoles and encourage Americans to exercise more to counter a soaring obesity problem.
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