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  • As Weight Goes Up, So Do Heart Risks Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:03AMFRIDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- People concerned about heart disease rightfully fret about their cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar levels, but there's another overarching problem that could eclipse all those risk factors.
  • Eamonn, if you can’t see the funny side, lay off those pies Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:07AMI know that we were meant to don black armbands and fly the flags at half-mast when Dawn French and Lenny Henry went bang, but personally I was pleased. Related Stories Our mish-mash memories hinder the healing process It’s a tall order, but the walls must come down What price friendship if you are able to rent a pal? How much of the truth can we really handle? Will football score an own goal on ...
  • Hospital’s bariatric program receives center of excellence designation Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 1:14AMBayshore Medical Center (BMC) has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an organization dedicated to improving the efficacy, efficiency, and safety of surgical care.
  • Backus Hospital getting plenty of interest in bariatric surgery Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 1:13AMA week after The William W. Backus Hospital began advertising that it would start offering bariatric surgery, 25 people had signed up to attend the first information session.
  • 4 out of 10 mothers overweight, hospital study finds Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:32PMFOUR out of 10 mothers are overweight, a major study just published by one of the country’s largest maternity hospitals reveals.
  • Provision needed for obese pregnant women Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:57PMPROVIDERS OF maternity services in Ireland need to make provision for the rise in the number of pregnant women who are morbidly obese and who face serious health problems as a result, researchers have said.
  • 13% of pregnant mothers 'obese' Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 1:29PMProviders of maternity services in Ireland need to make provision for the rise in the number of pregnant women who are morbidly obese and who face serious health problems as a result, researchers have said.
  • Concern over obesity in pregnancy Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:08PMMore than one in ten pregnant women surveyed for new research were found to be obese. Related Stories Trio charged after police pursuit EU urged to back tree-planting move Switch to spending, savers urged Cameron touts for trade in New York Military top brass 'could be cut'
  • Concern over obesity in pregnancy Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:41AMMore than one in ten pregnant women surveyed for new research were found to be obese.
  • Increased risks for overweight pregnant women Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:44AMAn Irish study of over 5,800 pregnant women has found that 43% were overweight, increasing the risk of medical complications for both mother and baby.
  • ATLIS 2010 shows gap in patient-physician dialogue that may negatively impact patients' quality of life Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:52AMResults from the landmark AIDS Treatment for Life International Survey, a multi-country survey of more than 2,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, revealed a significant gap in patient-physician dialogue about critical health-related conditions that may negatively impact patients' overall long-term health, quality of life, and treatment outcomes.
  • Vitamin Deficiency After Weight Loss Surgery Can Cause Vision Loss In Newborns Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 3:01PMCase study reported in the Journal of AAPOSBiliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a group of Australian clinicians report a child who was born blind as a result ...
  • New recommendations issued for use of cetuximab in colon cancer therapy Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:44PMIn a report published in the July 2010 issue of the American Society for Clinical Oncology Post, new recommendations on the use of the drug cetuximab have been issued after officials halted enrollment in a phase III clinical trial in patients with spread of colon cancer into regional lymph nodes whose tumors had been surgically removed.
  • Brain Fluid Sensor May Improve Hydrocephalus Treatment Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 12:28PM(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" as it is often called, is a condition that is diagnosed in tens of thousands in the U.S. every year, causing symptoms from mild gait problems to life-threatening seizures.
  • Vitamin deficiency after weight loss surgery can cause vision loss in newborns Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:16AM( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Biliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a group of Australian clinicians report a child who was born blind as a result of vitamin A ...
  • New Treatment For Crippling Diabetic Charcot Foot Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 5:12AMThe alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot. Charcot foot can make walking difficult or impossible, and in severe cases can require amputation. But a surgical technique that secures foot bones with an external frame has enabled more than 90 percent of patients to walk normally again, according to Loyola ...
  • New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Results of Two-Year BLOOM Trial Showing Lorcaserin Caused Significant Weight ... Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 4:00PMArena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eisai Inc. today announced that results from the two-year BLOOM trial will be published in the July 15, 2010, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • New Treatment for Diabetic Charcot Foot Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 7:41AMObese diabetics with crippling Charcot foot are being successfully treated with a surgical technique that secures foot bones with an external frame.
  • New treatment for crippling diabetic Charcot foot Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:30AMThe alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.
  • Thomson Reuters Report Focuses on Capping U.S. Healthcare Expenditures and Cutting Costs in Half Over 10 Years Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 6:01PMA report issued by Thomson Reuters and shared in part at the Aspen Ideas Festival on July 10th, indicates that a combination of better coordinated public and private sector care; stronger patient awareness of health risks and wellness; and application of improved information systems to eliminate fraud and abuse could lead to a 50% reduction in wasteful spending in healthcare, saving 3.6 trillion ...
  • NGPG Surgical Associates Free Surgical Weight Loss Seminars Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:07PMGAINESVILLE–Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Surgical Associates will offer a free, no obligation, informational session about morbid obesity's impact on overall individual health and a discussion of contemporary surgical treatment options.
  • Bayshore’s bariatric program earns Center of Excellence designation Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:07AMBayshore Medical Center (BMC) has been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an organization dedicated to improving the efficacy, efficiency and safety of surgical care.
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  • Hoggin': The NFL's Fattest Offensive Lines Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 10:39PMLinemen. Large, jolly yet fierce creatures that dwell between the trenches on the football field, selflessly throwing themselves at charging opponents in hopes that their smaller, more elusive teammates can find a crack of daylight and light up the scoreboard. Unappreciated and almost always lost within the hustle and bustle of the gridiron, linemen have managed to find their niche within the ...
  • Nutritional aspects of weight-loss surgery Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 7:33PMBy Kendra D. Blaschke, MS, RD, LD
  • Chestnut take hotdog-eating title, Kobayashi looks on Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 6:42AMHeld on July 4 every year, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating competition is as American as apple pie, gas guzzling cars and morbid obesity.
  • HEALTH CALENDAR Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 3:04AMGet Fit Springfield, 5:30 p.m., through Aug. 2, outside Cox North Fitness Center, 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. Free circuit exercises with experts from the CoxHealth Fitness Center at Cox North. Exercises will vary and will include a total body workout. Membership incentives offered. 269-3282.
  • Eisai to market Arena Pharma's lorcaserin for obesity & weight management in US Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 2:42AMArena Pharmaceuticals, Inc announced that Eisai Inc will market lorcaserin for obesity and weight management in the United States following US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval under the terms of a marketing and supply agreement between Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc, and Eisai.
  • Investment report on Arena Pharmaceuticals Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 6:07AMMicroStockProfit.com announces an investment report featuring Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and recent company news that you need to know to make an educated investment decision.
  • pharmiweb.com today archive Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 3:18AMEisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical operation of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for exclusive U.S. rights to commercialize lorcaserin, a drug candidate for potential use in the treatment of obesity, including weight loss, for patients who are obese (Body ...
  • Arena Makes Deal On Obesity Drug Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 5:13PMJapan-based Eisai will market the weight management treatment in the U.S. once it gets FDA approval.
  • Eisai to commercialize lorcaserin for obesity and weight management in U.S. Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 3:38AMArena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Eisai Inc. will market lorcaserin for obesity and weight management in the United States following U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval under the terms of a marketing and supply agreement between Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eisai. Lorcaserin, which Arena discovered and has ...
  • Enloe prepares for 'heavier' patient load Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:57AMCHICO — Starting with the way it gets them to the hospital, Enloe Medical Center is making life a lot more comfortable for its heavier — also known as bariatric — patients.
  • Eisai Inc. Enters Marketing and Supply Agreement with Arena Pharmaceuticals for Lorcaserin Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:00AMWOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J.----Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical operation of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Arena Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for exclusive U.S. rights to commercialize lorcaserin, a drug candidate for potential use in the treatment of obesity, including weight loss, for ...
  • Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly respond to ACCF/AHA clinical alert on FDA's clopidogrel boxed warning Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 5:23AMDaiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company appreciate the availability of a "Clinical Alert" from the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association (AHA) in response to the FDA's Boxed Warning about Plavix® (clopidogrel), and commend the leading cardiovascular medical societies for providing perspective on the importance of genetic make-up and the ...
  • Gastric bypass surgery can help improve ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol: Study Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 7:24AMGastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.
  • HEALTH CALENDAR Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 5:18AMGet Fit Springfield, 5:30 p.m., through Aug. 2, outside Cox North Fitness Center, 1423 N. Jefferson Ave. Six weeks of free circuit exercises with experts from the CoxHealth Fitness Center at Cox North. Exercises will vary and will include a total body workout. Membership incentives offered. Call 269-3282.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals' Lorcaserin Reduces Body Weight and Improves Cardiovascular Risk Factors Across Patient Subgroups Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 1:29PMORLANDO, Fla., June 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Arena Pharmaceuticals' Lorcaserin Reduces Body Weight and Improves Cardiovascular Risk Factors Across Patient Subgroups Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 9:00AMArena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported pooled Week 52 data from more than 6,000 patients in lorcaserin's pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial program that demonstrate lorcaserin 10 mg dosed twice daily reduced body weight in all patient subgroups evaluated, as defined by gender, age, ethnicity and starting body weight and Body Mass Index .
  • Surgery To Treat High Cholesterol? Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 6:32PMGastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The study reported that within just six months of gastric bypass, nearly all patients with high cholesterol had normal blood cholesterol levels ...
  • Modern Medicine: Gastric Bypass Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 11:30AMThere are some tools to help those with morbid obesity, including Gastric Bypass surgery.
  • Surgery to Treat High Cholesterol? Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:29PMNew Study Shows Gastric Bypass Can Normalize Cholesterol Levels Within Six Months And Keep High Cholesterol Away For at Least Six Years
  • Health Insurer Required Program May Unnecessarily Delay Bariatric Surgery Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:29PMPatients Wait Nearly Four Months Longer for Surgery, But Get No Additional Benefit
  • Patients Denied Insurance For Bariatric Surgery Developed Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, And Sleep Apnea Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 8:16AMPatients who were denied bariatric surgery for insurance reasons developed a slew of new obesity-related diseases and conditions within three years of follow-up, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Researchers at Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, compared the medical records ...
  • Bariatric Surgery Resolves Sexual Dysfunction In Women With Morbid Obesity Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 8:16AMBariatric surgery not only helps people lose weight, it can resolve or significantly improve female sexual dysfunction (FSD), a prevalent and complex condition that adversely affects women's health and quality of life, according to a new study presented today at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)...
  • Patients Denied Insurance for Bariatric Surgery Developed Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, and Sleep Apnea Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:44AMWeight Stayed the Same Over Three Years, But New Diseases Developed at Rapid Pace
  • Bariatric Surgery Resolves Sexual Dysfunction In Women with Morbid Obesity Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:44AMResearchers from Miriam Hospital and Brown University Medical School Find New Benefit to Weight Loss Surgery
  • New Findings On Obesity And Weight Loss Surgery Presented At American Society For Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 6:47AMLeading researchers, scientists, medical and surgical professionals from all over the world gather here at the 27th annual scientific meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) this week to present new findings on obesity, morbid obesity, bariatric and metabolic surgery...
  • RAPPER PAUL WALL: 'WEIGHTLOSS SURGERY SAVED MY LIFE' Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 11:36PMRapper PAUL WALL has lost 100 pounds (45 kilograms) in weight after undergoing surgery for a quick fix to his 'morbid' obesity.
  • Ethicon Endo-Surgery Extends Research Partnership with $13.5 Million Grant to University of Cincinnati Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 10:13AMLAS VEGAS, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) today announced it has renewed its research collaboration agreement with the University of Cincinnati (UC) and its Metabolic Diseases Institute (MDI).