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Obesity a swine flu risk factor?

USA Today - Fri Jul 10, 6:55 pm ET

Some swine flu cases in America are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.

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Obesity a risk factor in swine flu?
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Jul 10, 5:26 pm ET
Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.
Obesity may worsen swine flu's severity
Arizona Daily Star - Sat Jul 11, 3:08 am ET
Extremely fat swine flu sufferers may have a tendency to become severely ill, health officials in the U.S. and Europe said, after a report showed a striking prevalence of obesity among patients hospitalized in Michigan.
Obesity Costs Bay Area $9.1B Each Year, Study Says
CBS 5 Bay Area - Sat Jul 11, 12:07 am ET
Obesity and inactivity cost Bay Area counties hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars a year, according to a new study from a Davis-based public health non-profit.
Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 43 minutes ago
People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
Anti-obesity product safe in mid-stage study
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 7:36 pm ET
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity product involving versions of hormones linked to appetite and metabolism yielded positive results.
Amylin obesity treatment trial fails to impress
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Thu Jul 9, 3:10 pm ET
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity treatment yielded positive results, but investors were unimpressed and the company's stock rose just 1 percent.
Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity
Newswise - Fri Jul 10, 1:43 pm ET
Learning how to change in order to have a healthier lifestyle is the bottom line in Dr. Diane Tyler's study on children's health and weight. Her study focuses primarily on Hispanic children who are particularly at risk of obesity.
CORRECTED - Obesity emerges as new risk factor for severe flu
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat Jul 11, 12:36 am ET
(Corrects Tamiflu reference in paragraph 14 -- usual course is five days, not 10 days, and makes clear dose is normal, not extra-high)
Obesity causes supersized costs
TG Daily - Fri Jul 10, 10:36 am ET
A study of the economic cost of obesity in California was released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA). The study determined that in the past six years, the cost of overweight, obese and inactive adults has doubled to about $41 billion each year.
Health Dept.: Obesity costing county money
The Daily Democrat - Fri Jul 10, 12:45 pm ET
According to a study of the economic cost of obesity and physical inactivity in California released today by the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA), Yolo County collectively lost $197,464,460 in healthcare costs and productivity.
Research says: oral bacteria may contribute to obesity
TechJournal South - Fri Jul 10, 9:42 am ET
ALEXANDRIA, VA - The world-wide explosion of overweight people has been called an epidemic. The inflammatory nature of obesity is widely recognized. Could it really be an epidemic involving an infectious agent?
Obesity Health Care Costs Spike 80%
ABC News - Thu Jul 9, 2:45 pm ET
Study shows spending on obesity jumped 80 percent in five years.
Study: Rising obesity changes perceptions
UPI - Sat Jul 11, 12:55 am ET
BOSTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Researchers say that as the U.S. population becomes heavier perception of what is a normal weight has also increased.
In My Opinion: Obesity, the blame game, the jail & more
Mason Valley News - Fri Jul 10, 5:17 am ET
It never fails to amaze me. The big push of the day--Wednesday--is obesity. The President goes on as to how much more healthy we would be if we ate healthier and exercised more.
Weight, weight, do tell me: Shows seize obesity theme
San Diego Union-Tribune - Fri Jul 10, 5:06 am ET
Television's squeezing every ounce of entertainment it can from the nation's obesity epidemic. Here's how some of the competition sizes up: “The Biggest Loser.”