OTC Drugs May Work Differently in Obese Kids
2010-04-27
Researcher suggests considering weight factors when deciding dosageContinue Reading
Noncardiac Chest Pain May Warrant More Management: Study
2010-04-25
Patients should be screened and monitored for heart-related conditions, researchers sayContinue Reading
More U.S. Women May Be Obese Than Thought
2010-04-21
International guidelines show half to two-thirds of women of childbearing age fit the billContinue Reading
Study Finds Patients Breathe Easier After Weight-Loss Surgery
2010-04-21
And they took 50 percent fewer prescription drugs for breathing problemsContinue Reading
Steady Weight Gain Boosts Late-Life Breast Cancer Risk
2010-04-20
Average-sized woman doubles her odds by adding 30 pounds over 30 years, researchers sayContinue Reading
Weight Gain, Smoking May Make Prostate Cancer Deadlier
2010-04-20
Men who put on pounds after prostatectomy nearly double odds of recurrence, one study findsContinue Reading
Obesity Epidemic May Cut Life Spans of Young Adults
2010-04-16
Americans becoming overweight much earlier in life than in past generations, study findsContinue Reading
Thin Girls May Face Higher Breast Cancer Risk as Adults
2010-04-16
Finding may offer new ways to predict odds for the disease, researchers sayContinue Reading
Protein May Help Control Weight
2010-04-15
Mice without this oxygen regulator stayed slim on high-fat dietContinue Reading
Weight-Loss Surgery May Ease Childbirth Risks
2010-04-14
Blood pressure problems fall 75 percent after procedure, study findsContinue Reading
U.S. Hospitals Get Low Marks on Curbing Infections
2010-04-13
Federal reports also say health care providers can do more to help obese patientsContinue Reading
Hormones Tied to Diabetes Might Also Influence Fertility
2010-04-13
Mouse study shows how type 2 disease can develop without obesityContinue Reading
Child Obesity Soaring in Rural America
2010-04-09
In one Louisiana community, one in two kids is now overweight or obese, study findsContinue Reading
Obesity in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Heart Defect in Baby
2010-04-09
The heavier a woman is, the greater the danger, researchers sayContinue Reading