Feeding young babies solid foods such as crackers, cereals and bread, which tend to be high in salt, may set them up for a lifelong preference for salt, researchers reported Tuesday. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that efforts to reduce salt intake among Americans should begin early in life. [...]
Dieters who are discouraged when their weight yo-yos up and down should be encouraged by specific blood biomarkers just discovered by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba and colleagues in German that indicate their health is improving even if they are not always losing weight.The research was published online on Wednesday night [...]
December 22, 2011, 10:45 AM EST Berlin Heart Wins U.S. Approval of Cardiac Pump for Children Progenics Rises as Constipation Drug Shows Benefits in Trial Medical Devices Need Follow Up After U.S. Approval, Senators Say BioSante’s Shares Plunge on Failed Female Desire Gel Study Thoratec Should Move Ahead on a Sale, Oracle Says in Filing [...]
By Kerry Grens NEW YORK | Fri Nov 4, 2011 5:42pm EDT (Reuters Health) – After Medicare changed its rules regarding coverage for weight loss surgeries in 2006, the cost for the procedures went down while safety measures increased, according to a new study. Researchers found that [...] Continue Reading…
Panel Rates Popular Weight Loss Diets for Nutrition and Safety Nov. 4, 2011 — Just in time for anyone stressing over upcoming holiday weight gain, a new list of ”best diets” is out. But this list focused not just on diets that help you lose weight, but diets that help you stay healthy while shedding [...]
By Kurtis Hiatt, U.S. News Not all diet plans are nutritious and safe. A new U.S. News ranking rates diets’ healthiness. Weight lost doesn’t always equal health gained. That new diet that took inches off your waistline could be harming your health if it locks out or severely restricts entire food groups, like carbs, or [...]
Thu Nov 3, 2011 1:37pm EDT * Says FDA assigns 5-month review period on marketing application * Says advisory committee to discuss application in Q1, 2012 (Adds background, context, details on competition, updates share movement)Nov 3 (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators accepted Vivus Inc’s second attempt at filing for marketing approval of its weight-loss drug, [...]
The initial autopsy on Bubba Smith indicates diet pills played a role in the football great’s death in August, at the age of 66. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office tells E! News the cause of death was a combination of heart disease and acute phentermine intoxication. Phentermine is the generic name for a drug [...]
Cutting obesity surgery to save money STORY HIGHLIGHTS Georgia says cut was essential to help balance the budget Self-funded health care program had projected deficit of $ 815 million 1,577 workers have had the surgery in the 2 1/2 years it has been covered (CNN) — Alice McCormack thought she had the answer to her [...]
The red wine ingredient resveratrol mimicked the metabolic effects of dieting and exercising in obese men, a small study found. Although it didn’t lead to weight loss, a daily 150-milligram dose of resveratrol lowered blood pressure as well as blood glucose levels and liver fat in obese men after 30 days, Dutch researchers reported today [...]