Research Provides Clues to Obesity’s Cause and Hints of New Approach for Curbing Appetite
Hot fudge sundaes and french fries aside, new research suggests obesity is due at least in part to an attraction between leptin, the hormone that signals the brain when to stop eating, and a protein more recently associated with heart disease.
FDA Approves New Treatment for Gastrointestinal and Kidney Cancer
FDA announced approval of Sutent, a new targeted anti-cancer treatment for patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors, a rare stomach cancer, and advanced kidney cancer.
Calorie Density Key to Losing Weight
Eating smart, not eating less, may be the key to losing weight. A year-long clinical trial by Penn State researchers shows that diets focusing on foods that are low in calorie density can promote healthy weight loss while helping people to control hunger.
Diabetes Increases Risk of Developing and Dying from Breast and Colon Cancer
Researchers have found that diabetic patients not only have an increased risk of developing breast and colon cancer but an even higher risk of dying from them.
Study Shows Potential for Resolving Type 2 Diabetes with Bariatric Surgery
Research indicates that surgery to reduce obesity can eliminate manifestations of diabetes.
Obesity is a Family Illness: Research Offers Clues on How to Stop the Cycle
The first step in addressing the obesity epidemic is to teach parents of young children how to eat right, according to new research published in Preventive Medicine.
Antipsychotic and Anti-depressant Drugs Given to Children Increases Diabetes Risk
Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to children and adolescents with disruptive behaviors, such as ADHD, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, can cause Type 2 diabetes and obesity....
Obalon Balloon System for Weight Loss, FDA Approves Marketing
The Obalon Balloon System, a weight-loss system that uses gastric balloons to occupy space in the stomach, has been approved by the FDA for...
First Link Found Between Obesity, Inflammation And Vascular Disease
Human fat cells produce a protein that is linked to both inflammation and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke.
Study Reports Gastric Bypass Surgery Resolves or Improves Diabetes in Most Patients
A study of obese people with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery (LGBP) found that 83 percent of them experienced a resolution of their disease.
Genetic Therapy May Reduce Heart Attack Risk from Diabetes
Diabetes damages small coronary blood vessels and thus increases the risk of heart attacks but, according to a new study, a new genetic...
Big Kids Are Getting Too Big
The epidemic of obesity in young children has been far worse in the tallest, fastest growing young children, according to new research
Breakthrough Could Lead to Faster Diabetic Wound Healing
New research uncovers the role of a particular protein that could help aid wound healing in patients with diabetes.
Black Raspberry Lowers Cardiovascular Risk in Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers investigated short-term effects of black raspberry on arterial stiffness - an indicator of cardiovascular disease - on people with metabolic syndrome. Researchers investigated short-term...
Diabetes and CABG Surgery: Arteries Lead to Better Outcomes
More diabetic patients survive when only arteries are used for bypasses during coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, according to new findings. Diabetic patients who undergo...
Body Shape Tied to Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease Risk
Study details the relationship between certain body shapes and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other health issues. A study from...
