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People Wasting Billions Of Dollars On 'Quack' Health Food And Weight Loss Products, Expert Says (Science Daily)
Sun Nov 30 23:11:04 PST 2008
Globally every year, obese people waste billions of dollars on food products that "imply" that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on the British Medical Journal website.
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The Role of Weight Loss Drugs in Fighting Obesity (ThirdAge)
Sun Nov 30 04:40:20 PST 2008
Despite countless diets, and sincere efforts at weight loss, Americans are getting heavier each year. Obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the US, second only to tobacco.
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To shed pounds, three Americans head to China (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tue Dec 02 00:15:40 PST 2008
Three American men have taken the unusual step of moving to China in an extreme attempt to shed huge amounts of weight at a fat reduction clinic -- and have become surprise local celebrities.
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Jewish Philosophy and Wellness Medicine (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Mon Dec 01 19:14:18 PST 2008
Tuesday Evening 7:30-8:00 pm. Jewish Philosophy meets Wellness Medicine. Learn Jewish Philosophy from Shlomo Hamelech and current research on wellness topics ranging from weight loss to improved posture. Call to sign up and for weeks special topics.
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Over-the-Phone Weight Loss Counseling Works (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Wed Nov 26 11:02:28 PST 2008
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Telephone counseling may be as effective as face-to-face counseling in helping people maintain weight loss, researchers report.
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Bariatric Surgery May Resolve Liver Disease (Science Daily)
Mon Dec 01 07:40:24 PST 2008
A recent study reports bariatric surgery results in improvement of histopathological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Complications of NAFLD, including steatosis, steatohepatitis and fibrosis appeared to improve or completely resolve in a majority of patients after bariatric ...
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Pregnant Women After Bariatric Surgery Show Fewer Complications (Medical News Today)
Mon Dec 01 03:13:28 PST 2008
In comparison with pregnant women who are obese, the rates of negative outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies may be lower after the woman has undergone bariatric surgery, according to an article released on November 19, 2008 in JAMA. Bariatric surgery, sometimes known as weigh...
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Bariatric surgery may resolve liver disease (EurekAlert!)
Sun Nov 30 21:29:29 PST 2008
( American Gastroenterological Association ) A recent study reports bariatric surgery results in improvement of histopathological features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Complications of NAFLD, including steatosis, steatohepatitis and fibrosis appeared to improve or completely resol...
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Phone Helps Dieters Keep Pounds at Bay (CBS News)
Sat Nov 29 11:30:02 PST 2008
Study finds that obese women from rural areas kept more weight off if they had telephone or in-person counseling after completing a weight loss program, when compared to a group that only got educational newsletters.
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Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Mon Dec 01 13:02:50 PST 2008
MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics are the single largest class of drugs that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), researchers say.
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