Obesity in Medical News

YMCA of the USA Announces 16 Communities Selected for Statewide Policy Change Initiative to Reverse the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Communities in three states will serve as initial sites for initiative to promote healthier options in communities CHICAGO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sixteen communities in Connecticut, Kentucky and Tennessee have been selected to build statewide networks to help reduce ...

Ten Professional Societies Join Forces to Develop Obesity Medicine Certification Examination

Unprecedented Collaboration Seeks to Prepare Physicians Dealing With Epidemic SILVER SPRING, Md., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, ten professional societies have united to jointly develop an Obesity Medicine Physician Certification (OMPC) Examination. ...

Kaiser Permanente Honored for Efforts to Combat Obesity With 2009 Pioneering Innovation Award at Weight of the Nation Conference

WASHINGTON , July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's leading not-for-profit health plan and health care provider, received a 2009 Pioneering Innovation award today from the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention for its groundbreaking obesity preven...

CDC Recognizes Innovative Obesity Prevention and Control Initiatives With Weight of the Nation Awards

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight organizations were awarded the Pioneering Innovation Award today at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Weight of the Nation Conference in Washington, D.C. These organizations are being recognized for their work ...

Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity

Only return to healthy behaviors will bring expenditures down, experts say ,, MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts report. ...

Study Estimates Medical Cost of Obesity May Be As High as $147 Billion Annually

N ew C o mm unity R eco mme nda t ions S ho w W ays to Re d uce Bu r den WASHINGTON, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The health cost of obesity in the United States is as high as $147 billion annually, based on a new study from Research Triangle...

-Contrave(R) Obesity Research Phase 3 Program Meets Co-Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints; Exceeds FDA Efficacy Benchmark for Obesity Treatments-

SAN DIEGO, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Orexigen(R) Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX ) today announced that all three remaining Phase 3 trials evaluating Contrave(R) (bupropion SR/naltrexone SR), its investigational drug for the treatment of obesity, met their ...

Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.

Hispanics also show higher prevalence than whites, CDC researchers find,, THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in the United States is hitting minorities the hardest, U.S. health officials report. Here are the hard numbers: Blacks have a 51 percent greater prev...

Video: Sodexo Takes on Childhood Obesity in School Cafeterias

GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- As students return to school for the start of a new year, childhood obesity remains an issue that school nutrition leader Sodexo is taking steps to tackle. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sod...

Childhood obesity link to parents

The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why some young people become obese and others do not, new research conducted by the EarlyBird Diabetes Study has shown. A study published today in the Interna...

Is obesity an oral bacterial disease?

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? In this climate of concern over the increasing prevalence of overweight conditions in o...

The Obesity Society Selects Executive Vice President

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Obesity Society, the leading professional and scientific organization dedicated to the study of obesity, is pleased to announce the selection of Francesca M. Dea, CAE, to serve as the Society's Executive Vice President. Ms. Dea comes to Th...

New Report Finds Obesity Epidemic Increases, Mississippi Weighs in as Heaviest State

Experts Recommend Addressing Obesity through Health Reform, National Strategy WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adult obesity rates increased in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state in the past year, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in Ameri...

Equine Obesity is Associated with Significant Health Issues, Including Insulin Resistance and Laminitis

Vet-A-Mix announces the release of an optimal nutritional supplement to support overall health and laminitis prevention for at-risk horses. Shenandoah, IA (PRWEB) June 24, 2009 -- Equine obesity is on the rise in the United States. A large percentage of these horses are...

21st Century Obesity Pandemic Still Suffering From Effects of Tuberculosis Plague of the 1800s

Jesse Roth, MD, a diabetes and obesity researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, has identified a link between tuberculosis and the metabolic and inflammatory processes that is tied to obesity. Manhasset, NY (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- Modern humans ...

Jackson, Rockefeller obesity researchers share Shaw Prize

Jackson Laboratory Professor Emeritus Douglas Coleman, Ph.D., a pioneer in obesity and diabetes research, will share the prestigious Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine with Dr. Jeffrey Friedman of Rockefeller University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The prize, issued by the Shaw Pr...

1st Class Kids Host Miniature Golf Tournament to Raise Money in Support of Continued Obesity Research

DALLAS, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by 1st Class Kids: WHAT: 36 Hole Miniature Golf Tournament to raise money in support of continued obesity research and promoting awareness throughout North Texas. This event filled with TopGolf Skills Challenges, gam...

Hispanic children in US at greater risk for obesity than other ethnic/racial groups

St. Louis, MO, June 1, 2009 The prevalence of overweight in the US population is among the highest in Mexican-American children and adolescents. In a study of 1,030 Hispanic children between the ages of 4 and 19, published in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Associatio...

New Guidelines to Fight Obesity in Pregnancy Issued

March of Dimes Recommends Controlling Weight before Pregnancy WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Starting pregnancy at a healthy weight and gaining the right amount during pregnancy is critical to giving a baby a healthy start in life, the March of Dimes said today in respo...

University of Hawaii at Manoa professors co-author adolescent obesity study

Drs. Timothy Halliday and Sally Kwak, economics professors at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, recently published a paper in Economics and Human Biology titled, "Weight Gain in Adolescents and Their Peers." The article examines trends in adolescent body mass index (BMI) in a nationally repres...

New direction needed for obesity research, Deakin health expert claims

Most of the current obesity research is not proving helpful in finding solutions to the growing international epidemic, according to a Deakin University public health expert. Professor Boyd Swinburn believes that research funding would be better directed at testing possible solutions rather tha...

Beverage Industry Fighting Childhood Obesity by Helping Children Balance Calories

Cutting calories in schools reinforces skills for a lifetime; discriminatory taxes just raise revenue WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Childhood obesity is a serious issue that requires comprehensive and thoughtful solutions, but discriminatory taxes on soft drinks and other beve...

Stepping Up: D.C. Wards 7 and 8 Teens to Teach Prevention of HIV, Obesity in Summer Youth Program

Mayor’s Summer Job Program, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Give 40 in District Opportunity to Help Community Prevent HIV/AIDS Washington, D.C. (Vocus)-- The Summit Health Institute for Research and Education ( SHIRE ), Inc., is reaching out to 40 young men and wo...

With Obesity Key Driver of Rising Health Care Costs, National Business Group on Health Urges Tax Code Changes

WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Underscoring the enormous strain that obesity places on our nation's health care system and economy at-large, the National Business Group on Health today released new data from Dr. Kenneth Thorpe documenting the staggering costs associated with obes...

New data analysis shows possible link between childhood obesity and allergies

A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity it may help prevent allergies. The study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that obese children and adolescents are at increased risk of having some kind of allergy...

Women live longer, not better, largely because of obesity and arthritis

CHICAGO Obesity and arthritis that take root during early and middle age significantly contribute to women's decreased quality of life during their senior years, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. In a study that included 5,888 people over 65, women suffered up to two ...

NxStage to Present at the Canaccord Adams Diabetes & Obesity Conference

LAWRENCE, Mass., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM ), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced that Jeffrey H. Burbank, Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the Canaccord Adams Diabetes & Obesity Conference on Tues...

Youth to Fight Obesity With World's Largest Exercise Class

Children around the world exercise in unison for 21st annual Project ACES Day INDIANAPOLIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Millions of children in schools across the globe will walk, jog, bike or play games on May 6 as a part of Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) Day...

As Health Reform Takes Shape, Leading Medical and Public Health Organizations Join Effort to Keep Obesity Front and Center

STOP Obesity Alliance Announces Eight New Associate Members to Help Raise Obesity on the Nation's Public Health Agenda WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight medical groups, public health associations and obesity experts joined the S trategies t o O vercome and P revent (ST...

Learning and Moving, a GeoFitness Solution for Preventing Obesity in Children and Increasing School Success

ORLANDO, Fla., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published this month in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, shows that nearly one in five U.S. four-year-olds are obese. Dr. Debby Mitchell, Associate Professor from University of Central Florida has taken action. She will present...

Diabetes, obesity and hypertension increase mortality in hepatitis C patients

Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday 22nd April: The specific impact of metabolic syndrome on mortality in hepatitis C patients has been revealed by new research to be presented on Sunday April 26 at EASL 2009, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver in Copenhagen, Den...

New England Journal of Medicine Opinion Column Suggests Ineffective Shortcuts to Solve Obesity Challenge

WASHINGTON, April 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to an opinion column published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, Susan Neely, president and CEO for the American Beverage Association ( ABA ), issued the following statement: "We agree that obesity is a serious and com...

Arena Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Lorcaserin Pivotal Phase 3 Obesity Trial Results: Meets All Primary Efficacy and Safety Endpoints

- Lorcaserin Very Well Tolerated Throughout Two-Year Study - Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 8:30 a.m. EDT SAN DIEGO, March 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA ) announced today positive top-line results from BLOOM (Behavioral ...

Especially Among Children, Prevention is Key to Halting Obesity Epidemic, President of American Dietetic Association Tells Congressional Subcommittee

WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A focus on prevention of behaviors that lead to obesity and excess weight, as part of a national program of education, promotion, policy and legislation, offers the best opportunity to halt the country's obesity epidemic, particularly among children,...

Could This Be The Answer To The Obesity Epidemic?

$60 billion is spent on diets every year yet despite this the obesity epidemic is getting worse not better. Could it be that a diet is the wrong tool for the job? Now there's a new weight loss program that gets to the very heart of how to deal with the obesity epidemic and provides the key to pe...

UH sociologist has different perspective on obesity 'epidemic'

Headlines tell us the nation is getting fatter, and that obesity has become an epidemic. But there is more to the story, according to one University of Houston sociologist. While she acknowledges that there has been a shift in body weight over the years, assistant sociology professor Samantha K...

'HEROES' Grants, Education Guide Support Youth Leaders Addressing Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Youth Service America, UnitedHealth Group Name Youth as 'First Responders' in the Escalating Childhood Obesity Crisis WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In order to address the growing childhood obesity epidemic, Youth Service America (YSA) and UnitedHealth Group are supporting ...

Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians

Attitude could affect care patients might get, experts warn THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Just 2 percent of those training to be dietitians have positive or neutral attitudes toward people who are obese, and the rest are moderately biased against their prospective patients, a ...

UT School of Public Health Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity Expands to Central Texas Middle Schools

- The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation awards grant totaling more than $3 million to fund expansion of proven school health program - AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, part of The University of Texas School of Pu...

Study sheds new light on link between obesity and infertility

Obese women have alterations in their ovaries which might be responsible for an egg's inability to make an embryo, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Obese women trying to become pregnant experien...