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Obesity May Keep Some Women From Getting Screened For Breast ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."Obesity is increasing, and so is the evidence that obesity increases the risk of certain cancers like colorectal cancer and post-menopausal breast cancer,"

Â£5m a year on anti-obesity drugs  -  25 Mar 2008
The Press AssociationNHS spending on anti-obesity drugs in Scotland is now approaching Â£5 million a year, figures suggested. A total of Â£4.89 million was spent last year

Halsa obesity drug gains fund infusion  -  25 Mar 2008
Bizjournals.com,The Houston company will use the funds to develop and manufacture a therapeutic drug treatment for obesity. Halsa has patent rights to a natural material

Pupils to join obesity talks  -  25 Mar 2008
Scotsman,SCHOOL pupils are to be guests of honour at a conference on the health impacts of obesity. Researchers at Napier University invited youngsters to sit

Feeding the obesity epidemic  -  25 Mar 2008
USA TodaySince the 1970s, the US obesity rate has doubled; two-thirds of our population is now overweight. Diabetes eats up one of every $5 Americans spend on health

Many unaware of cancer-obesity link  -  25 Mar 2008
The Press AssociationAround half of people are unaware that being overweight or obese can cause cancer, a poll has shown. Researchers have estimated that excess weight causes

Gene networks associated with obesity  -  25 Mar 2008
PHG Foundation,The rising incidence of obesity presents one of the most disturbing and widespread public health problems for many societies. In the UK the rate of obesity

Drug Treatment Market For Obesity Will Increase More Than Five ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),The new Pharmacor report entitled Obesity finds that the significant market growth will be driven by a number of emerging therapies, including Arena

Analysis Provides New Information for Treating Chilhood Obesity  -  25 Mar 2008
The University of Maine,The meta-analysis of 11 published studies conducted since 1994 provides new information about the effectiveness of existing treatments for childhood obesity

Setting an example in eating our way to health  -  25 Mar 2008
ic Wales,THE scale of the obesity problem in Wales is truly frightening. We have some of the highest rates of childhood obe- sity in the world and a staggering six

Promoting Government (And Vanity) As Obesity Solution  -  25 Mar 2008
Consumer Freedom,People whose livelihoods are rooted in the weight-loss industry have a vested interest in perpetuating obesity hype. Case in point: This morning,

Perry pledges $250K investment to fight obesity  -  25 Mar 2008
KXAN-TV,To fight obesity, the state has investing in a company that says it's working hard for an injection that cuts body fat quickly. From a person trained for

Health board looks at obesity, drug problems  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Herald,Obesity rates among children are rising steadily in Utah, and experts say environments and behaviors must be changed to solve the problem.

PUSH IS ON TO CUT OBESITY AMONG BLACK AMERICANS  -  25 Mar 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),As the obesity crisis has enveloped the United States, it has thundered through the black community, where adults are more likely to suffer from diabetes,

Without mentioning Fluff, anti-obesity advocates push school ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Cambridge Chronicle,By Catherine Williams With nary a fluffernutter in sight, school nutrition advocates concerned over the alarming rise childhood obesity in Massachusetts in

Canada could do better in addressing health and well-being of ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Canadian Press,She calls for a national injury prevention strategy for children and youth, a centre of excellence on childhood obesity and improvements in mental-health

The New You Internet Radio Show - OACâ€™s Joseph Nadglowski, Jr. to ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR UrgentThis year's Walk From Obesity - Walk on the Capitol is a history-making event designed to raise awareness of the rising epidemic of obesity.

Ancient remedy fights diabetes  -  25 Mar 2008
The Age,One of the compounds increased fatty acid oxidation and glucose disposal in the body, potentially helping tackle diabetes and obesity.

Involve community in battle against fat  -  25 Mar 2008
Orlando Sentinel,A number of Central Florida organizations are trying to form a consortium to tackle the problem of childhood obesity as a community.

Body Mass Index Higher Among Bariatric Surgery Patients With Two ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The combination of two obesity-related genetic variations may be associated with an increased body mass index (BMI) among severely obese patients undergoing

Soccer Legend Tab Ramos, Subway(R) Restaurants Team Up To Fight ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),..."As a Latino athlete, I feel obligated to do my part in the fight against juvenile obesity, which is affecting our kids disproportionately in relation to

Presentation is part of the US Surgeon General's national tour to ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Biloxi Sun Herald,In an effort to combat this obesity epidemic, the US Surgeon General's "Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future" initiative spotlights those communities

Measures for health improvements  -  25 Mar 2008
Norwich Evening News,Equally, the prevalence of childhood obesity is rising steadily and we need to act to prevent a generation growing up and suffering serious health issues.

Nemours announces agenda for children's healt in Delaware  -  25 Mar 2008
Cape Gazette,...â€œThere is no single cause of childhood obesity and no single cure,â€? said Debbie Chang, Nemours senior vice president and executive director of Health and

Medical Society working to improve health of schoolchildren  -  25 Mar 2008
Charleston Post Courier,Childhood obesity, a health care crisis, will not have an easy solution, but interventions in our schools are an important part of the answer.

At risk of Syndrome X  -  25 Mar 2008
New Straits Times,He noted obesity, diabetesmellitus, high cholesterol, high uric acid and fatty liver were associated with accelerated atherosclerosis.

Mend campaignâ€™s welcome return  -  25 Mar 2008
Huddersfield Examiner,Mend event aims to tackle obesity in young people. Childhood obesity has tripled in Kirklees with just over one in 10 children aged up to 11 now overweight.

50000 pounds closer to goal, city diet site shows â€˜shift' [1 hr ago]  -  25 Mar 2008
NewsOK.com (subscription),31 when he announced a new Web site aimed at fighting the city's obesity problem. isgoingonadiet.com and track their weight loss, with the ultimate goal of

Climate change high on public's agenda  -  25 Mar 2008
Evesham Journal,People were given a choice between school transport, obesity, the Worcestershire Hub contact centres, school governors and climate change.

Blackpool help for teenage parents  -  25 Mar 2008
Blackpool Gazette,The resort will take part in the Family Nurse Partnership Programme to help tackle problems such as obesity, infant deaths and low breastfeeding rates.

Tackling Childhood Obesity  -  Mar 24, 2008
Fort Madison Daily Democrat,..."But I'm even more impressed with his commitment to helping fight childhood obesity. That's why I've signed on to work with his foundation.

Center for Metabolism, Obesity Research plans symposium  -  Mar 24, 2008
Johns Hopkins Gazette,Disturbances in these pathways can lead to devastating diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The newly established Center for

Location-Based Games Combat Child Obesity  -  Mar 24, 2008
Marketing Vox NewsUK-based LocoMatrix is developing a gaming system that combats obesity by encouraging kids to play outside. Kids engage the games with a GPS-enabled phone,

Battling Childhood Obesity â€” Study: Video game slows weight gain ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Maryville Daily Times,But simply introducing exercise into lifestyles that include french fries as dietary staples won't correct obesity, researchers said.

Mexico is second-fattest nation after US  -  Mar 24, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,No one in the country even talked about obesity back then, said Barry Popkin, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill professor who studies global weight

Comprehensive action needed to fight obesity  -  Mar 21, 2008
ReutersBy Terri Coles TORONTO (Reuters) -- There is little debate that obesity presents a public health issue in North America -- obesity rates have more than

Urban India grapples with diabesity  -  Mar 24, 2008
NDTV.com,Facing a rising incidence of diabesity in offices, a disease that combines diabetes and obesity, India Inc has been forced to step up awareness at the

Age of Transfused Blood & Risk of Complications after Surgery ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Men's News Daily,OBESITY, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND HEART SIZE IN CHILDRENAs most of us know, the incidence of obesity among both adults and children in the developed world has

'Your children are too fat. Either they lose weight or we'll take ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Scotsman,The development highlights Scotland's childhood obesity crisis, which has already forced some as young as 13 to seek NHS weight-loss surgery.

Obesity Caused By Complex Set of Factors  -  Mar 23, 2008
RedOrbit,A new Canadian study shows that the underlying causes of the obesity epidemic include a complex variety of factors that require a comprehensive approach to

Trying to outsmart our circadian rhythms may have grim health ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Now scientific evidence suggests their disrupted circadian rhythms may also cause a kind of biological revolt, raising their likelihood of obesity, cancer,

University offers course to fight obesity  -  Mar 20, 2008
Canada.com,TORONTO - In an age of epidemic obesity, the University of Guelph and Humber College in Toronto are creating a new degree in fighting fat, a unique program

Food industry advertising draws fire from children's health advocates  -  Mar 23, 2008
International Herald Tribune,As a potentially crucial meeting of members of the World Health Organization draws near in May, anti-obesity groups and the food industry accuse each other

Kaiser Permanente's national obesity program signs up Prince George's  -  Mar 21, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Weighty topic: Celeste James, a regional director for Kaiser Permanenteâ€™s community health program, is working with philanthropists and others in the Port

Thousands miss school obesity fight  -  Mar 23, 2008
Advertiser Adelaide,Mr Hill travelled to France last year to investigate Dr Borys' long-term community based childhood obesity prevention program, EPODE, launched in 2003 and

Program looks to curb obesity in children  -  Mar 22, 2008
Marshalltown Times Republican,By ANDREW POTTER, TIMES-REPUBLICAN One area family is hoping to be part of the solution and not part of the problem that is childhood obesity in the United

Obesity Study Sheds Light On How Genetics Affect Risk And Onset Of ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)In the common forms of these conditions â€“ such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases â€“ deCODE has previously shown that genetic variants

Obesity takes toll  -  Mar 18, 2008
Chicago Tribune,With an epidemic of obesity affecting American children and adolescents, doctors say a growing number are being diagnosed with chronic diseases once

Elementary schools in pilot to fight childhood obesity  -  Mar 22, 2008
Tampabay.com,By Demorris A. Lee Largo is one of just three cities nationwide picked to participate in a pilot program aimed at fighting childhood obesity.

Arena drug for obesity passes test  -  Mar 18, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,By Terri Somers Arena Pharmaceuticals said yesterday an independent safety monitoring board found the company's experimental obesity drug, lorcaserin,

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