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FDA Extends Review of AstraZeneca, Bristol Diabetes Drug Onglyza
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it needs additional time to complete the...
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NY Health Commissioner Calls for Tax on Sugared Drinks
An article in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that imposing a tax on sodas and sports...
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Lack of Self-Control May Predispose Kids to Weight Gain
A study released in the April issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association’s...
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Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Young Vegetarians More Prone to Eating Disorders
Research has shown that meat is not a healthy option in our diet, especially if it is red or...
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Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity
I am sure every mommy is happy to see her baby has a good appetite. Even more, they don’t...
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Cholesterol Drug Crestor Reduces Risk of Vein Clots As Well
Besides reducing the incidence of heart attacks and stroke, AstraZeneca’s cholesterol drug...
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Study Blames 10 Genes for Sudden Cardiac Death
Scientists at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine together with an...
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Three out of Four Emergency Response Recruits Is either Overweight or Obese
A study by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Harvard...
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Lose Weight! Live Longer!
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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Obesity Raises Risk of Joint Replacement in People with Osteoarthritis
We know for a fact that obese people have a high risk for high blood pressure, diabetes and...
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Any Diet Is Good for Losing Weight as long as You Stick to It!
Losing weight has always been a problem for overweight and obese people. There are so many books,...
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Your Waist May Offer A Picture Of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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Study Finds that Obese Mothers Are Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
Researchers led by Katherine Stothard at Newcastle University in Great Britain found that the range...
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Obesity Linked to Birth Defects
Tuesday, British researchers informed that obese women were more prone to giving birth to...
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Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects
Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
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Most Children Take Vitamins, But They Don’t Really Need Them
According to a newly released study, most children who take vitamins don’t really need them....
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Kids and Vitamins: Do They Really Need Them?
According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the University of California,...
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Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence In Women
Doctors often advise patients to lose weight if they’re at risk of developing certain...
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Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods
Scientists have discovered that when it comes to favorite foods, women can hardly say no. On the...
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Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations
When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
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Coca-Cola Sued Over Misleading Claims
The Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola last week saying the label of its...
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Coca-Cola Faces Suit over VitaminWater
Nutrition advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Coca-Cola on Thursday for...
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Too Little Sleep May Triple the Risk of Catching a Cold
Getting more sleep is always good for our health. Whether it prevents heart disease and...
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Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight
Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
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Obese Women at High Risk of Ovarian Cancer, Researchers Say
It is a known fact that obesity has something to do cancer. New research appearing in the journal...
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UAMS Scientists To Begin Testing Breast Cancer Vaccine
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences experts are a few steps away from beginning a new...
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Reverses Diabetes In Adolescents
Teens who undergo gastric bypass surgery are frequently relieved of Type 2 diabetes without delay,...
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Gastric Bypass Causes Remission of Type 2 Diabetes in Teens
A new study found out that weight-loss surgery can reverse diabetes in teenagers. The study, which...
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Even A Few Extra Pounds Increase Heart Failure Risk
Not only obese, but also overweight people are exposed to a higher risk of heart failure, compared...
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Too Little Sleep May Triple The Risk Of Catching A Cold
Getting more sleep is always good for our health. Whether it prevents heart disease and...
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Obese Women at High Risk of Ovarian Cancer, Study Says
It is a known fact that obesity has something to do cancer. New research appearing in the journal...
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Holiday Myths Scrutinized By Researchers
Ah the holidays! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, or Capitalism, one and all,...
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Heart Disease Rates Are On Decline
Deaths caused by heart attacks and strokes have declined by about 30 percent since 1999 most...
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Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer
A series of studies have shown that being obese or even
overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
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Study: Obese People Experience Less Pleasure From Eating
When you see a person weighing more than usual, the first
thought that crosses your mind is that...
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Low-Carb Diet Is The Best Choice To Lower Cholesterol
If you really want to lose weight and decrease your
cholesterol level, you may try the...
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Kids Head To Inactivity By Age 15, New Study Shows
As kids grow from pre-pubescence into teens, their rate of
physical activity starts declining...
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Write Down Everything You Eat, A Method To Lose More Weight
People writing down what they eat every day lose on average
twice as much weight as those who...
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Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes
Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart
cherries could do so much for your...
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Researchers Claim They Found The “Skinny” Gene
The researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have
found a new cause for obesity. According...
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By 2015, 75% of Americans Could Be Fat
A new study from John Hopkins University reveals that if Americans continue with their bad habits...
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Brown Fat Makes You Slimmer
A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that adults still have a type of fat that...
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Restless Legs Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Having too much belly fat appears to be an increasing risk even for developing restless legs...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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Want to Lose Weight? It’s All about Calories!
When it comes to losing weight everyone is an expert. Everyone, and here I mean women, knows at...
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Migraines May Now Have An Explanation: Too Much Belly Fat?
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Your Waist May Offer a Picture of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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Men – More Capable Than Women To Refrain From Food Temptations
Men are more capable than women to refrain from their desire to have more of their favorite...
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Gyms Have Special Offers for the New Year! Find a Fitness Club that Fits You
The first week of January is always the busiest time of the year for health clubs. According to...
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Hangover Cures Only Myths?
Researchers from Indiana University in the United States have recently managed to burst the...
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A Scrutinizing Look at Holiday Myths
Ah the holidays! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Chanukah, or Capitalism, one and all,...
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Heavy Snorers Burn More Calories at Rest than Non-snorers
People who snore heavily burn more calories
than those who snore lightly, a new research shows....
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Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial
As more and more people fight obesity, drug makers are trying to find solutions to help them. This...
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Oprah Winfrey Speaks About Weight Gain, Admits She Weighs 200 Pounds
In the
January issue of “O” magazine, which hit the newsstands this Tuesday, iconic
talk-show...
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120-Pound Dog Survives Freezing Cold
Miracles are part of our everyday life and, most of the time, you don’t even have to bother looking...
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Chemical In Our Stomach Might Help Us Fight Obesity
As more and more people suffer from obesity and,
consequently, obesity-related diseases,...
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Researchers Link TV Ads With Childhood Obesity
A new study found a connection between fast-food television advertisements and childhood...
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Couch Potatoes Have Now Something to Fear: Ban on Fast Food Adverts
A new study demonstrates that banning fast
food advertisements from children’s television programs...
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Weight Loss Surgery Improves Fertility
Women who become heavy with child after weight-loss surgery are prone to be healthier and less...
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Burlington’s Residents Know What Makes a City Healthy
Burlington, Vermont has been named the
healthiest city in the United
States and it is also...
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Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food
It has long been known that fast-foods don’t do you any good but still you can’t help yourself from...
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Obese Children Have Middle-Aged Arteries, a Sign of Future Heart Disease
Obesity in children is a growing problem
nowadays. Childhood obesity is considered an epidemic in...
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Large Waist Equals Elevated Death Risk
Your weight doesn’t bother you very much because you think
it’s ok and because it seems to be just...
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Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’
Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with
a number of risks, such as heart...
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Fish Might Help Diabetics’ Kidneys
Including fish in your diet twice a week may prevent kidney
damage if you’re diabetic, British...
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Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk
According to a study published in Breast Cancer Research, regular activity
such as running, heavy...
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Vigorous Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk by 30%, Study Shows
Vigorous exercise reduces a woman’s breast cancer risk by about 30 percent, according to a new...
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Vigorous Exercise Found to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Choosing a healthy life means to maintain a balance in everything. It means having a balanced diet...
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Diabetes Rate Up 90%
A study shows that in the past 10 years the rate of people suffering from diabetes has increased...
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Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Gets Suspended in Europe
The European Medicines Agency wants Sanofi-Aventis SA’s anti-obesity drug Acomplia out of the...
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Puppies Help Kids Shed Fat
Sydney - Old people with pets live longer and are healthier than those who don't share their home...
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