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Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows.
Mountain View has signed on with Healthy Eating Active Living, or HEAL, joining a statewide coalition of cities working to combat rising obesity. by Dana Sherne
BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - Obesity, heart disease and diabetes were just some of the issues nurses with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Black Nurse Association were tackling this weekend.
THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Also Updates Diabetes County-Level Estimates. The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) applauds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for releasing estimates that provide the first county-level snapshots of obesity across the United States. The report also updates diabetes county-level estimates released in 2008.
The CDC’s first-ever county survey of obesity confirms previous study findings which show the highest rate of obesity lies in the areas of the Southeast and the Appalachias.The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention issued its findings in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Thursday.The CDC acknowledged that while surveillance systems function well at the national or state level ...
MANSFIELD -- A bill introduced to Ohio legislators Tuesday is drawing support from north central Ohio school representatives and health officials.
While there are plenty of good reasons to avoid obesity in your teens, a new study now suggests that extra weight in adolescence may increase your risk of multiple sclerosis later.
WASHINGTON — Spending to treat the health effects of obesity — $86 billion last year — will quadruple over the next decade, and almost half of U.S. adults will be obese by 2018, according to the annual America's Health Rankings study.
The CDC maps incidence of obesity and diabetes. Kentucky has lots of both. Check Lu-Ann's Kentucky News Review for more information.
Ohio is the 10th fattest state in the nation, according to a recent report. The state is tied with Arkansas with 28.6 percent of adults obese, joining a top 10 list that included three states that border Ohio - West Virginia, Michigan and Kentucky.
Some health groups say that juice, like Orange Juice, could be related to obesity and nothing more than "stealth" soda. Florida Citrus Mutual Spokesman, Andrew Meadows says these people need to read up on the ingredients of an orange.
The CDC released its first study to give county-specific data about obesity across the country Friday.
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - November 23, 2009) - Sirona Biochem Corp. ( TSX-V : SBM ), an emerging biotech company focused on drug development for diabetes and obesity, announced today another major appointment to its Scientific Advisory Board, Professor Bruce Verchere, one of Canada's leading diabetes scientists. Sirona Biochem CEO, Dr. Howard Verrico, said, "We consider ourselves very ...
LEXINGTON, Mass.----GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced that interim data from its ongoing clinical study of the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner in obese patients with type 2 diabetes will be presented by Eduardo G.
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Arena) is engaged in research and development of innovative therapies for the treatment of various diseases including obesity, diabetes, insomnia, thrombosis.
