TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Obesity, Smoking, Alcoholism Escalate Costs to Military Health Plan (Newswise) Diseases caused by obesity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse account for a whopping 16 percent of the $12.8 billion that the military's managed-care plan spends annually on the health of the nation's defenders under age 65 and their dependents, according to a new study. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Overweight patients in U.K. claim discrimination (CTV.ca) Patient advocates say there is a growing number of patients being denied nonessential surgeries by British health authorities because of their weight. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Diet plan focuses on handmade cuisine (San Antonio Express-News) For those who value fresh over frozen, there is Diet Gourmet. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Seasonal Weight Changes Linked To Metabolic Syndrome Seasonal changes in weight increase the risk for metabolic syndrome, a group of scientists from National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, reports in a study published in the January 23 issue of the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.This finding was based on analysis of 8,028 individuals, representative of the general population aged over 30, who attended a nationwide health examination survey. medicalnewstoday.com |
Pfizer Enters Into Research Consortium To Expand Understanding Of Diabetes And Obesity Pathobiology Pfizer has entered into a collaboration agreement with four major research universities - University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB); Caltech; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and University of Massachusetts - and Entelos, a physiological modeling company, to re-examine the regulatory mechanisms of human energy metabolism. medicalnewstoday.com |