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02/04/2012 08:54 PM
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Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
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AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.
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02/03/2012 03:45 PM
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Obesity Could Be Infectious
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LiveScience.com - We've heard obesity can be "spread" between friends when we copy each other's eating habits, but a new study in mice suggests obesity could actually be infectious.
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02/03/2012 11:06 AM
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Childhood Obesity May Cause Future Heart Disease Epidemic
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ContributorNetwork - "A coming epidemic" is how pediatric cardiologists are describing the impending problems from high rates of juvenile obesity, reports The Missourian. Here are details for parents about overweight kids, heart disease and other concomitant health issues.
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02/01/2012 03:51 PM
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FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug in 2nd quarter
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Reuters - An FDA advisory committee will meet in the second quarter to discuss Arena Pharmaceutical Inc's experimental obesity drug following the company's recent resubmission of an application seeking its approval, Arena said on Wednesday.
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02/01/2012 01:42 PM
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Mommy Bloggers' Flawed Take on Anti-Obesity Ads
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ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to HLN, the newest and most vocal critics of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's anti-obesity ad campaign are a group known as "mommy bloggers." These angry mothers feel the controversial ads, which depict obese children as unhappy and suffering from medical maladies, do more harm than good by shaming children instead of encouraging them. Critics argue that shaming tactics only lead to greater tendencies to overeat and can lead to higher numbers of eating disorders.
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01/31/2012 10:47 PM
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When Mom-to-Be's Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects
Rises
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are both overweight and
smoke during pregnancy could damage their baby's developing heart, a new
study warns.
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01/31/2012 02:16 PM
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Weight loss may prevent leaky bladder in diabetes
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Reuters - Overweight women with diabetes may be able to cut their risk of urine leakage if they shed some pounds, a new study suggests.
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01/31/2012 12:57 PM
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"Biggest Loser" host, dog Winky battle pet obesity
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Reuters - Alison Sweeney, host of the NBC network's weight loss TV series "The Biggest Loser," has worked with the show's contestants since 2007, supporting them as they drop pounds and learn to lead a healthier way of life.
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01/29/2012 08:03 PM
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Calories count, but source doesn't matter: study
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Reuters - People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study.
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01/25/2012 10:47 PM
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Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses' Odds for Obesity
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Nurses who work long hours
and have less physically demanding jobs are much more likely to be obese
than other nurses, according to a new study.
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01/25/2012 12:17 PM
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Device makers urge coverage of weight-loss surgery
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Reuters - Device manufacturers are pushing the government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the treatments.
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01/24/2012 05:20 PM
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Parents Are Key in Helping Obese Kids Lose Weight, AHA Says
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ContributorNetwork - The key to combating juvenile obesity lies with parents, the American Heart Association says. The AHA released a scientific statement in its most recent issue of "Circulation" journal. Here are tips for parents to curb weight problems in kids, based on that report.
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01/23/2012 10:47 PM
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Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss and malnutrition are
among the medical conditions that increase treatment costs and the length
of hospital stays for older adults with hip fractures, a new study
finds.
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01/23/2012 10:47 PM
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Parents May Hold Key to Treating Kids' Obesity
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and caregivers should
be involved in treatment programs for obese children and should lead by
example, praise children's progress and use setbacks as learning
opportunities, experts say.
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01/20/2012 04:35 PM
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Overweight linked to acne in teen girls
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Reuters - Overweight girls in their late teens were twice as likely as their normal-weight peers to report having a lot of acne in a large new survey of Norwegian teenagers that did not find the same link in boys.
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01/19/2012 06:34 PM
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Mexico enacts rules against 'miracle cure' ads
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AP - Mexico enacted tough new rules Thursday to ban advertising of "miracle cures" for weight loss, sagging body parts and more serious illnesses like prostate ailments, chronic fatigue and even cancer.
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01/19/2012 03:12 PM
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CDC: U.S. Obesity Rates Temporarily Stabilized
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ContributorNetwork - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Tuesday that obesity rates in the U.S. appear to have reached a plateau, at least for now. The CDC's reports indicated that both adult and child overall obesity rates have not significantly increased since 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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01/17/2012 04:39 PM
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Long term, gastric bypass beats out banding: study
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Reuters - Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations, new research suggests.
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01/17/2012 02:20 PM
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U.S. Obesity Rates May Be Leveling Off
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LiveScience.com - The steady increase in U.S. obesity rates over the past 20 years seems to be leveling off, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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01/17/2012 02:15 PM
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US obesity epidemic shows no hint of shrinking
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 AP - America's obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010, echoing results since 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday.
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