Researchers are experimenting with the concept of a "walking school bus" to boost kids' activity rates and help them drop excess weight.
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Researchers are experimenting with the concept of a "walking school bus" to boost kids' activity rates and help them drop excess weight. Qnexa Yields Up to Nearly a 10% Weight Loss: StudyWebMD Health Sun, 04/10/2011 - 17:34
The experimental weight loss drug Qnexa produces a loss of up to nearly 10% of excess weight, according to a study just published in the Lancet. Statin fears: More evidence linking Lipitor to Type 2 diabetes r...NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Wed, 03/30/2011 - 09:00
The risk may largely exist among people who also have the well-known risk factors for type 2 diabetes -- including excess weight, high blood sugar, elevated triglycerides and high blood pressure. Tags:
Gastric bypass more effective than Lap-band for weight loss: stu...NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Mon, 02/21/2011 - 15:34
A study found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64% of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36% in those treated with Allergan's Lap-Band device. ASMBS: Gastric Banding Proves Mettle in Obese Kids (CME/CE)MedPage Today Surgery Fri, 06/25/2010 - 11:42
LAS VEGAS (MedPage Today) -- Three-fourths of obese children and adolescents lost more than 60% of excess weight after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, which had fewer complications than seen in adults, data from a large cohort study showed. Spare tyre health risks 'ignored'BBC News | Health | World Edition Mon, 04/19/2010 - 18:24
People are blinkered to the health dangers of carrying excess weight around the waist, say experts. Research Shows That Some Excess Weight May Not Be Fatally Danger...washingtonpost.com - Health Mon, 07/06/2009 - 22:00
These days it seems our entire way of life is predicated on the belief that being overweight is terrible for you. Research Shows That Some Excess Weight May Not Be Fatally Danger...washingtonpost.com - Health Mon, 07/06/2009 - 06:15
These days it seems our entire way of life is predicated on the belief that being overweight is terrible for you. Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressureHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 05/26/2009 - 14:03
CHICAGO (AP) -- Supersized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men, new NFL-sponsored research shows. |