Tag: obesity
Here is why obesity boosts death risk from swine flu
Dr. Janice K. Louie and colleagues at California Department of Public Health in Richmond, California reported in the Feb 11, 2011 issue of Clinical Infectious ...
A third of 9-month-olds obese or at risk of obesity - study
Researchers found as many as one third of U.S. children at the age of nine months were obese or overweight or at risk of obesity ...
Healthy diet helps memory, protects against disease
A healthy diet consisting of multiple foods with anti-inflammatory effects may help prevent many chronic disease, a new study led by researchers at Lund University ...
Could weight loss help migraine headache?
The Food and Drug Administration said on Oct 14 it has approved Botox injection (onabotulinumtoxinA), made by Allergan Inc. of Irvine, California to treat chronic ...
Weight loss pill Meridia is gone; now's the time to drink green tea
The Food and Drug Administration announced on Oct 8 that it has requested Abbott Laboratories to withdraw its weight loss or anti-obesity drug Meridia or ...
Avoiding obesity more effective in fighting breast cancer than wearing pink?
In October - National Breast Cancer Awareness month, many people nationwide in the United States wear something pink to show their support for survivors, and ...
Corn sugar new name proposed for high fructose corn syrup
Editor's note: The industry has seen the sales of high fructose corn syrup on the decline. Could a new name help the sweetener that has been linked to increased risk of health conditions like obesity and diabetes?...
40% New York City children either obese or overweight - report
A new report released on Sunday, according to the New York Times, says that the rate of childhood obesity in New York City in the ...
This Daily Mistake Can Make You Obese and Forgetful
Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 23 2010
People who sleep either more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, ...
Larger waistline linked with greater risk of premature death
Elderly people with a large waist circumference regardless of their body mass indexes (BMI) may have to face a higher risk of premature death from ...



