In an age of long commutes, late sports practices, endless workdays and 24/7 television programming, the image of Mom hanging up her dish towel at 7 p.m. and declaring “the kitchen is closed” seems a quaint relic of an earlier era. It also harks back to a thinner America. And that may be no coincidence. [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve been bombarded recently with startling news about the out-of-control obesity epidemic and the ruin it is causing. It’s been in the headlines repeatedly and is the subject of HBO’s Weight of the Nation TV special. What you haven’t seen in the headlines is that we now know [...]
KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tenn. — A year after gastric bypass surgery, Hilary Lane was no longer a size 24 and was fast on her way to fitting into a slim 6. Gannett “I want people to understand the risks involved,” says Randy Lane at his Kingston Springs, Tenn. His wife, Hilary, died in April after wasting [...]
NANTERRE, France (Reuters) – French drugmaker Servier and its founder went on trial on Monday accused of misleading patients and authorities about a diabetes drug often prescribed for weight loss that officials blame for at least 500 deaths. The case, one of France’s worst health scandals, has put authorities under scrutiny for allowing the sale [...]
Jassira Espaillat-Batista had always wanted to be a mother. But at 340 pounds, she was unable to ovulate, so having children didn’t seem to be an option for her. “[My husband and] I had tried and it just didn’t happen,” Jassira said. “My OBGYN told me if I wanted to do that I would need [...]
PHARMACEUTICALS FDA panel endorses weight-loss drug Arena Pharmaceuticals jumped the most ever Friday after the company’s weight-loss pill gained the backing of an advisory panel, putting two obesity drugs in line for U.S. approval almost two years after regulators rejected them as too risky. Arena rose 74 percent to $ 6.36 at 4 p.m. New [...]
GustoImages/Getty Images A panel of expert advisers to the FDA has voted to recommend approval of lorcaserin. Advisers to government health regulators late Thursday recommended that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the U.S. in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac risks. Shares of the [...]
When Levels Were Low, Testosterone Replacement Led to Lost Weight, Smaller Waists By Salynn Boyles WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD May 9, 2012 — Testosterone replacement may promote weight loss in obese older men who have low levels of the male sex hormone, a new study shows. But before men try to [...]
Plan Would Cut Fast-Food Ads/Sales, Promote Activity and Healthy Foods By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD May 8, 2012 — Obesity in America is a crisis that threatens national security — and urgent action is needed, says the Institute of Medicine. The IOM’s plan: Totally change the way [...]
DailyEndorphin and St. Louis County, MN (Duluth) recently announced the results of a 12-week weight loss challenge. Total weight loss for county employees soared to nearly 1,000 total pounds, with many individuals losing 5 to 10 percent of their total body weight. Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 DailyEndorphin and St. Louis County, MN (Duluth) [...]