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Parents must play a role in preventing childhood obesity
As physicians who treat overweight children in Maryland daily, we strongly support the views expressed by Horizon Foundation CEO Nikki Highsmith Vernick in her recent commentary on childhood obesity ("A healthier way to snack," May 15). We urge parents to...Tags: Weight, American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Diet, Family, Overweight
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Fit doctors more likely to talk to patients about weight loss
If you're overweight and trying to lose pounds you may not get help from your doctor if he is overweight too, according to new research.
According to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, physicians with a...Tags: General Practitioners, Weight, Overweight, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Maryland health centers take more personalized approach to weight loss
Sharlene Fair had tried for years to lose weight, but nothing seemed to work until she found her answer after breathing into a tube at her local gym.
It was an irritating 10 minutes of breathing, but one that Fair said ultimately helped her drop what she...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Optimizing nutrition after breast cancer treatment
Many cancer patients end treatment underweight. Post-treatment breast cancer patients, however, often end up overweight. This can sometimes be attributed to medications such as steroids or chemotherapy. Or the patient is overweight to begin with. Losing...Tags: Weight, Blood, Chemotherapy, Overweight, Heart Disease
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Where you live can help determine your health, studies say
Sabrina Oliver looked forward to good schools and safer streets when she moved her family from her crime-ridden and trash-strewn West Baltimore neighborhood to the suburbs, but was surprised to discover another benefit as well — a dramatic...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Conditions, Parkville, University of Chicago
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FEATURE-Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
Reuters* Bariatric surgery patients see diabetes vanish before excess pounds * Theory that surgery alters brain-gut communication gains ground * New trials test concept for the non-obese By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Brain, Pancreas
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Curing diabetes via surgery, without weight loss
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help control her type-2 diabetes. Yet six years of...Tags: Weight, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Pancreas, Chemicals
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February 14: Author - Joe Piscatella Talks About His Book, Prevent, Halt and Reverse Heart Disease: 109 Things You Can Do
WGN NewsJoe Piscatella To purchase a copy of the book: Prevent, Halt & Reverse Heart Disease: 109 Things You Can Do Tips: TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE Taking two baby aspirin may protect your heart more than taking one baby aspirin, with only a minuscule increase...Tags: Calcium, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, WGN, Pharmaceuticals, Physical Conditions
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'Biggest Loser' results: Better than weight-loss surgery?
Contestants on the reality TV program "The Biggest Loser"not only lost weight fast, they "rapidly and substantially" lowered their blood pressure and improved their metabolic function, the physician who is the show's medical consultant reported Friday...
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Cutler visits kids at risk for diabetes
WGN NewsWinning the match up against diabetes. Chicago Bear Jay Cutler pays a visit to a neighborhood filled with kids at risk for the disease he's lived with for four years. His game plan? Educate and help others beat the tough opponent. Jay Cutler, Chicago...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Charter Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Insulin Injections, Diabetes
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1 in 3 is obese - even the homeless
CNNObesity is a widespread epidemic, even among the homeless. While the popularized image of a homeless individual is one of skin and bones, a new study shows the reality is not so. One in three (32.3%) homeless individuals in the United States is obese,...Tags: Weight, Foods and Beverages, McDonald's Big Mac, McDonald's, Overweight
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Mom's excess pounds key in newborn weight
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For at least some moms-to-be, it's extra body fat — and not blood sugar levels — that may be key to their risk of having a big baby, a study published Tuesday suggests. Researchers found that among 472 pregnant...Tags: Weight, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Cesarean Section, Health Organizations, Family
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