White Packert / Getty Images Gluten-free products are all the rage these days, but many health-conscious eaters who buy them may be wasting their money, the authors of a new commentary in Annals of Internal Medicine suggest. Going gluten-free is necessary for people with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten, which is found [...]
Weight loss is not as simple as eating less and exercising more, and for those who struggle to shed the pounds, a new equation may offer some help. Scientists are now using mathematics to better understand the physiology of weight loss, and more accurately predict just how much weight someone will lose on a specific diet [...]
by JANET ST. JAMES WFAA Posted on February 20, 2012 at 10:03 PM Updated today at 10:28 PM DALLAS — No matter what medical critics say, dieters swear by HCG. “I’ve lost 43 pounds total, and feel great,” said one dieter. “I’ve lost 20 inches off my stomach alone,” another claimed. HCG stands for human [...]
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK | Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:13pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won’t make you pack on the pounds — as long as you cut down on other carbs to make up for it, a new analysis of past studies suggests. [...]
(Reuters) – Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but people who drink it every day may have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new U.S. study.Although the researchers, whose work appeared in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that older adults who drank diet soda every day were 44 [...]
Healthhound.org has set up a rapid weight loss department on their site. The new department will be fielding question from people interested in rapid weight loss. Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 18, 2012 Healthhound.org has just set up a rapid weight loss department for their readers. People who are interested in rapid weight loss can check [...]
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials continue to voice safety concerns about an experimental diet pill from drugmaker Vivus Inc., as the company prepares to make a second attempt to convince experts of the drugs’ safety next week. Vivus, based in Mountain View, Calif., is one of three small drugmakers racing to bring the first new [...]
The FDA had rejected the diet pill Qnexa in October 2010. Vivus has resubmitted the drug with additional follow-up information, hoping for a more favorable ruling. But in documents posted online Friday, the FDA reiterated concerns about two safety issues that plagued the pill the time first around: Potential heart problems and birth defects in [...]
Photodisc / Getty Images Federal health officials say they still have safety concerns about an experimental diet pill from drugmaker Vivus Inc., as the company prepares to make a second attempt to convince experts of the drug’s safety next week. Vivus, based in Mountain View, Calif., is one of three small drugmakers racing to bring [...]
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration said Vivus Inc.’s (VVUS) obesity drug Qnexa was effective at helping people lose weight but raised concerns about possible long-term side effects such as birth defects and an unknown impact on the heart. Qnexa is being reviewed by the FDA for a second time after previously being rejected [...]