TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Posting Calorie Counts To the Editor:. nytimes.com |
World Cancer Day Highlights Link Between Overweight And Cancer Today the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) is launching "I love my healthy active childhood," a campaign to raise awareness about the link between excess body weight and cancer. "Three to four million new cases of cancer could be prevented every year by avoiding overweight and obesity," says Isabel Mortara, executive director of the UICC. "Good habits start early in life, so our focus is on encouraging children to eat a healthy diet and be physically active. medicalnewstoday.com |
OSI Pharmaceuticals Provides Update On Diabetes And Obesity Clinical Programs OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIP) provided an update on the progress of two early clinical programs from its diabetes and obesity R&D operations. Phase I clinical trial data on both PSN821 and PSN602 showed positive evidence of clinical activity, and both candidates are now progressing to the next stage of clinical development. medicalnewstoday.com |
Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Might Raise Risk Of Large, Heavier Infants, Study Finds The recommended weight gain of 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy can increase women's risk for giving birth to infants that are large for gestational age -- LGA -- or have excessively high birthweights -- known as macrosomia -- according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention medicalnewstoday.com |
Resistance To Parkinson's Disease Boosted By Hormone Ghrelin Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson's disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. Parkinson's disease is caused by a degeneration of dopamine neurons in an area of the midbrain known as the substantia nigra, which is responsible for dopamine production. medicalnewstoday.com |