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Weight loss after gastric bypass controls diabetes (Reuters)
Reuters - Obesity surgery can cause type
2 diabetes to go into remission, but much depends on how much
weight the patient loses within the first few months, a new
study suggests.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen (Reuters)
Reuters - The test commonly used to
screen men for prostate cancer may be more likely to miss
tumors in obese men, a new study suggests.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Controversial obesity drug gets UK okay (Reuters)
Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light
for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain’s cost-effectiveness
watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to
prescribe it on the state health service.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Germany launches national anti-obesity drive (AFP)
AFP - The German government on Wednesday unveiled a bundle of measures and incentives to whip millions of overweight adults and children into shape.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
Obese men may have lower hernia risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Overweight and obese men may be
less likely than their thinner counterparts to develop a hernia
in the groin, a long-term study suggests.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The current standard
screening test for prediabetes in children often fails to detect the
condition, Canadian researchers contend.
Tags: Weight Loss Help, Weight Loss Tips
