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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1419 health Weight Loss News en-us Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:53:22 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1419 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091102/hl_nm/us_takeda_amylin nm/20091102/us_takeda_amylin Reuters health Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:53:22 GMT Reuters - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical and U.S. Amylin Pharmaceuticals said on Monday they will co-develop and commercialize drugs to treat obesity, including two Amylin drugs in mid-stage trials. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/hl_nm/us_obesity_newyork nm/20091026/us_obesity_newyork Reuters health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:57:52 GMT Reuters - New York's mandate that fast-food restaurants post calorie information on their menus has changed consumer habits, the city said on Monday, contradicting a recent independent study showing no effect. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091026/hl_nm/us_obese_pregnancy nm/20091026/us_obese_pregnancy Reuters health Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:45:06 GMT Reuters - Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091024/hl_nm/us_orexigen_obesity nm/20091024/us_orexigen_obesity Reuters health Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:01:06 GMT Reuters - Nearly half of patients who completed 56 weeks of treatment with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's experimental obesity treatment, Contrave, lost at least 10 percent of their weight in a late-stage study and the drug also appeared to help cholesterol and blood sugar levels. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091024/hl_hsn/diabetesdrugmayboostweightlossinobesepatients hsn/20091024/diabetesdrugmayboostweightlossinobesepatients HealthDay health Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:49:31 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug liraglutide helps obese people without diabetes lose weight, researchers have found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091023/hl_nm/us_diabetes_drug nm/20091023/us_diabetes_drug Reuters health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:30:59 GMT Reuters - Obese adults may shed more weight with the diabetes drug liraglutide than with the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Alli), suggests a study in The Lancet this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_sc/us_sci_inheriting_obesity ap/20091023/us_sci_inheriting_obesity AP health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:16:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_sc/us_sci_inheriting_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091023/capt.c635aa1bc47042389d785dbb42702a5a.inheriting_obesity_pch104.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=K4Srj0WCwrIku9ucONxT3g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2009, Kathy Perusse, center, poses for a photograph outside her home with two of her children, David Laflamme, 16, left, and Anne-Marie Laflamme, 22, in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091023/ap_on_sc/us_sci_inheriting_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091023/capt.c635aa1bc47042389d785dbb42702a5a.inheriting_obesity_pch104.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=K4Srj0WCwrIku9ucONxT3g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2009, Kathy Perusse, center, poses for a photograph outside her home with two of her children, David Laflamme, 16, left, and Anne-Marie Laflamme, 22, in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/hl_afp/healthobesitydrugs afp/20091022/healthobesitydrugs AFP health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:07:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/hl_afp/healthobesitydrugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091022/capt.photo_1256252829885-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Q.mGq5GW5sztiTDD5jlWKg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Assorted medicines. A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091022/hl_afp/healthobesitydrugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091022/capt.photo_1256252829885-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Q.mGq5GW5sztiTDD5jlWKg--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Assorted medicines. A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_he_me/us_ambulances_obese_patients ap/20091022/us_ambulances_obese_patients AP health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:22:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_he_me/us_ambulances_obese_patients"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091022/capt.8522c588a1394e289d4756a2747a8e5d.ambulance_obesity_kscr101.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=aSU_7QKlmDhyhJoxfUjkzg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, American Medical Response operations manager Ken Keller talks about the specially-equipped ambulance used for obese patients at the company's Topeka, Kan. facility. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" border="0" /></a>AP - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the stretcher wasn't sturdy enough to hold him.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091022/ap_on_he_me/us_ambulances_obese_patients"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091022/capt.8522c588a1394e289d4756a2747a8e5d.ambulance_obesity_kscr101.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=aSU_7QKlmDhyhJoxfUjkzg--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, American Medical Response operations manager Ken Keller talks about the specially-equipped ambulance used for obese patients at the company's Topeka, Kan. facility. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091022/hl_hsn/superobesityupsriskofdyingafterweightlosssurgery hsn/20091022/superobesityupsriskofdyingafterweightlosssurgery HealthDay health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:49:46 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People who are super obese and those with the most chronic health problems face an increased risk for dying within a year after weight-loss surgery, a new U.S. study has found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091022/hl_hsn/forobeseweightgainedinpregnancymaynotleave hsn/20091022/forobeseweightgainedinpregnancymaynotleave HealthDay health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:49:39 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091019/hl_time/08599193077200 time/20091019/08599193077200 Time.com health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:20:00 GMT Time.com - Several cases in recent years -- in California, New Mexico, Texas and New York, as well as Canada -- have garnered attention because a child's obesity resulted in loss of custody http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091017/hl_hsn/obesitymayaffectfertilityinyoungwomen hsn/20091017/obesitymayaffectfertilityinyoungwomen HealthDay health Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:50:14 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, new research suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091016/hl_hsn/smogtougherontheobese hsn/20091016/smogtougherontheobese HealthDay science Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:49:49 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution appears to hit the obese hardest, causing significant increases in blood pressure, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091012/ap_on_he_me/us_med_healthbeat_preschool_obesity ap/20091012/us_med_healthbeat_preschool_obesity AP health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:57:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091012/ap_on_he_me/us_med_healthbeat_preschool_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091012/capt.eb34a8f08d1847e780569324d2b8fb14.healthbeat_preschool_obesity_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=mo1kog4oZx4zNvGoYKmcsA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this photograph taken Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, Jean Carlos Rubell, 3, helps himself to grapes during preschool lunch at the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)" border="0" /></a>AP - Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice &mdash; water or low-fat milk only. This is the new menu at a Delaware day care center, part of a fledgling movement to take the fight against obesity to pudgy preschoolers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091012/ap_on_he_me/us_med_healthbeat_preschool_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091012/capt.eb34a8f08d1847e780569324d2b8fb14.healthbeat_preschool_obesity_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=mo1kog4oZx4zNvGoYKmcsA--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photograph taken Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, Jean Carlos Rubell, 3, helps himself to grapes during preschool lunch at the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091009/hl_nm/us_obese_suicide nm/20091009/us_obese_suicide Reuters health Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:50:22 GMT Reuters - Obesity may lead to numerous health problems, but it may actually be linked to fewer successful suicides, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/weightloss/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091005/hl_nm/us_obesity_schools_usa nm/20091005/us_obesity_schools_usa Reuters health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:19:16 GMT Reuters - U.S. schools are doing a little better to limit the amount of junk food students can buy in vending machines or elsewhere, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.