Actuarial obesity study of U.S. and Canada identifies losses caused by medical costs, excess mortality and disability SCHAUMBURG, Ill. , Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new study released today by the Society of Actuaries ...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , Dec. 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS) today announced that the company filed a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for QNEXA® ...
TAMPA, Fla. , Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) found encouragement in the outcome of today's advisory ...
SAN DIEGO and OSAKA, Japan , Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) (TSE:4502) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ...
Whitepaper identifies comprehensive, Community-Based Solutions to a National Health Crisis WASHINGTON , Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) today released a whitepaper addressing the ...
More Than 75 Percent of PCPs and Endocrinologists Will Prescribe Qnexa If it is Approved, According to a New Report from Decision Resources BURLINGTON, Mass. , Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading ...
PARENTS AND EDUCATORS NAME PLAYNORMOUS CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE'S 2010 MEDIA OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER FOR MORE INFORMATION Melanie M. Lazarus MPH ([email protected]), 713-523-3425 LINKS ...
Revolutionary system to help Central Minnesotans eat better, tackle obesity ST. CLOUD, Minn. , Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a move to help greater St. Cloud area residents eat better, improve their health and reduce rising ...
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NAPLES, Fla., Oct. 20 Frank Cruz has been at the forefront of a campaign to stop the spread of obesity in America. In an effort to give people a chance to share their stories and struggles with weight, Frank began blogging on the ...
Soumya Swaminathan, former WHO Chief Scientist, highlights that the rise in abdominal obesity in India is largely due to unhealthy diets and a lack of physical activity, pointing to a significant public health concern ( ). ...
Essential need to preserve skeletal muscle mass when using GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has been highlighted in the Lancet editorial. Although effective for obesity treatment, these medications raise concerns over the potential for ...
Expanding access to new and highly effective weight-loss medications could save over 40,000 deaths every year in the United States ( ). A recent study by the Yale School of Public Health and the University of Florida, explains the ...
New blood test has been developed that measures lipids to identify children at risk of obesity-related complications, including type 2 diabetes , liver disease , and heart disease , as per a study from King’s College London published in Nature ...
A BMJ investigation has uncovered a widespread lack of access to obesity care in England. Nearly half of the country's patients cannot see specialist weight loss teams, and...
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