TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Women's Sexual Behavior Not Affected By Weight Oregon and Hawaiian researchers have found that a woman's weight does not seem to affect sexual behavior. In fact, overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of "normal weight." The study, published in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, is based on data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth that looked at sexual behavior of more than 7,000 women. Dr. medicalnewstoday.com |
Efforts, Initiatives Seek To Address Health Disparities Among Minorities The following highlights efforts that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Fort Collins, Colo.: The Larimer County Health & Environment Department on Feb. 12 will begin hosting a series of community forums focused on addressing chronic disease and health disparities among Hispanics, the medicalnewstoday.com |
Link Between Individual Stress And Teens Being Overweight Or Obese Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them being overweight or obese. medicalnewstoday.com |
FDA Issues Early Communication About Ongoing Safety Review Of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is reviewing adverse event reports of liver injury in patients taking the weight loss drug orlistat, marketed as the prescription drug Xenical and the over-the-counter medication Alli. Between 1999 and 2008, the FDA received 32 reports of serious liver injury in patients taking orlistat. Of those cases, 27 reported hospitalization and six resulted in liver failure. medicalnewstoday.com |
Gastric Band Placement For Obesity Is Not Associated With Increased Urinary Risk Of Urolithiasis Compared To Bypass UroToday.com - As morbid obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in our western society, the surgical options for management of this disorder are being more widely utilized. These procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric band surgery. It has been estimated that the number of bariatric surgeries performed has increased ten-fold in the past decade... medicalnewstoday.com |