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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News According to a new report gastric bypass surgery is not always a wonderful success story. |
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
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Medical Research News The prevalence of fatness and overweight in the United States coupled by the increased risk of gastrointestinal diseases related to fatness raises serious implications for the health of Americans. |
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
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Women's Health News The newest advice to overweight and obese women is that they need to exercise 55 minutes a day for five days per week, as well as limiting their calorie intake. |
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
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Here are some of the newest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Jalapeno Peppers Latest Suspects in Salmonella Outbreak If it's not the tomatoes, perhaps it's the peppers. |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
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Here are some of the newest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Jalapeno Peppers Latest Suspects in Salmonella Outbreak If it's not the tomatoes, perhaps it's the peppers. |
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which way wins in the game of great health. |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials A new review of studies from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that a small shove from the workplace may absolutely be the ticket to dropping weight. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Through the recommendation of her primary care physician, Martine Perreault began visiting the University of Michigan Health System's Cardiovascular Medicine program at Domino's Farms in order to develop a nutritional plan to lower her cholesterol. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Women who eat a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, fish and poultry may decrease their risk of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes. Women who follow a traditional "Western" diet of red and processed meat, refined grains, fries and sweets may increase their risk. |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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Cookie Diet Doctor Sanford Siegal brings his diet shake mixes to the public at CookieDiet.com and retail stores. The diet shake mixes were previously offered only to Dr. Siegal's patients. |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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After almost 2 years and 95 pounds lighter, Lisa Ashmore is a new person. So much so, that she has to remind people who she is."I have 'before' and 'after' pictures and I sometimes ask people 'Have you ever seen this woman?'" says Lisa. "And when they say 'No,' I say 'You're lookin' at her! |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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Weight-loss surgery is a safe option for patients with a history of cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center, presented today at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS. |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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Gastric bypass surgery in obese people significantly improves quality of life by cutting the risk for cancers, diabetes and many other diseases. Bariatric surgery - gastric bypass surgery - is designed to control the way food passes from stomach to little intestine. |
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have shown for the first time that patients with diabetes who enrolled in a short-term weight management program were able to maintain the weight loss they achieved during the program on their own long-term. |
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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'Big breakfast' diet is surprisingly found to be a right way for losing weight. The diet comes from Dr. Jakubowicz of Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been recommending the 'big breakfast' diet for over 15 years and the results are impressing. |
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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
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MONDAY, June 16 Boosting the flavor of your food with calorie-free seasonings and sweeteners may help you feel fuller faster and decrease the amount you eat, according to a U.S. study that suggests this may be a new way to help people lose weight. |
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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Many of us have heard about the benefits of tea. It appears that not only tea has health and metabolism benefits, but also helps to lose weight because of its diet effect, discusses the book by mark Ukra The Ultimate Tea Diet. |
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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Dr. Juan Remos of The Miami Institute for Age Management and Intervention, is launching a new physician-supervised weight management program focusing on losing weight speedily and securely as well as successfully maintain long-term results. |
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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The Department of Health urged members of the public not to consume a slimming product known as "Soloslim" given out by a doctor who operated a clinic in a slimming centre at Central as the product was found to contain an undeclared drug analogue. |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular signaling path in body fat cells that usually acts to suppress dangerous inflammation. |
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 |
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You can lose 15 pounds, 150 pounds and more, or even gain weight if you are below your ideal weight, according to a new weight management system designed by Michael Dow, a new author.Dow says anybody can learn to manage their weight with this diet. |
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
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The last decade can be defined by the ups and downs of different fad diets -- which seem to go in and out of fashion like shoulder pads and hemlines. Yet, long-term success has been slim. Two out of 3 Americans stay overweight or obese. |
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
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Research has found that a brain chemical responsible for both appetite and fat control works differently, helping us understand why some people can eat and exercise similarly or keeping the same diet to lose weight, but have different weight. |
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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If walking seems too easy to be an effective fitness way, think again: taking a stroll is an simple way to lower pressure and for the obese to increase aerobic fitness, according to 3 researchers who presented findings today at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. |
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
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The "Freshman 15," the notion that students gain 15 pounds during their first year of college, may overstate students' actual weight gain, according to researchers at the University of Guelph, Canada. In a sample of 116 first-year female students, the average weight gain was 5.29 pounds. |
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Saturday, 31 May 2008 |
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The last decade can be defined by the ups and downs of different fad diets -- which seem to go in and out of fashion like shoulder pads and hemlines. Yet, long-term success has been slim. Two out of 3 Americans -- including 51 percent of Boise residents -- stay overweight or obese. |
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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On May 17, The Washington Post launched an extensive five-day series on childhood fatness. |
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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The traditional Mediterranean diet provides substantial defendion against type 2 diabetes, according to a study published on bmj.com today and titeled Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of developing diabetes: prospective cohort study. |
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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Complementary and alternative medicine is a diverse group of health care practices not presently considered to be a part of traditional medicine. |
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Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
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The key to keeping kids of all ages at a healthful weight and overcoming childhood obesity is taking a whole-family approach. It's the "practice what you preach" mentality. Make eating healthy and exercise a family affair. |
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