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October 27, 2015October 27, 2015

Study of Obese Patients with Stable Asthma To Assess Exercise Training in Disease Control

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In a recent article published in the journal BMC Pulmonary Medicine, a team of researchers designed a randomized open-label controlled trial to assess the effects of exercise training in a ... Read more

October 26, 2015October 28, 2015

Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery’s Impact on Microvascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Topic of Review

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There is a significant gap in science literature exploring the effects of weight-loss surgery on diabetic neuropathy, although some information sheds light on the benefits secondary to the surgical metabolic control, according ... Read more

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015

Laparoscopic Single-incision Gastric Bypass Procedure Shows Promise in Short-term Study

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Bariatric surgery, considered by some researchers to be the most effective treatment approach for morbid obesity, includes several different procedures, from open surgery to the less invasive laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Single-incision laparoscopic surgery ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Plan Lauded By University of Otago Researchers

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The University of Otago’s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) recently applauded the government’s newly launched health initiatives that target childhood obesity and diabetes. EDOR’s Director, Professor Jim Mann, commented ... Read more

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Weight Loss Without Bone Loss Seen in Leptin Gene Therapy Study

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In a recent study published in the journal Journal of Endocrinology a team of researchers from the University of Florida and Oregon State University found that delivering the hormone leptin ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome & Bariatric Surgery Among Topics at 2015 ACG Meeting

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Science, research, and health care policy issues relating to obesity, metabolic disease, and bariatric surgery were among the topics discussed at this year’s 80th Annual Scientific Meeting of American College of Gastroenterology. The ACG ... Read more

October 22, 2015October 27, 2015

Leading Obesity Groups Call for FDA Regulation of ‘Medicinal’ and ‘Curative’ Dietary Supplements

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Citing a new study linking use of dietary supplements to more than 23,000 emergency room visits each year, four leading obesity research, treatment, and prevention groups have issued a joint ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 21, 2015

Scientist Publishes New Review on Sustained Release Naltrexone/Bupropion for Obesity

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US Endocrinology, a peer-reviewed journal of research relating to the endocrine system, recently published a focused review on the positive effects of a relatively new combination treatment for obesity. The report ... Read more

October 21, 2015October 28, 2015

Study Confirms Metabolic, Prenatal, Perinatal & Obstetrical Complications Associated With Pre-pregnancy Obesity

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Results from a recent study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth confirm that metabolic complications, as well as other prenatal, perinatal, and obstetrical complications are associated with pre-pregnancy ... Read more

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015

Researchers Identify Strategy to Target Fat Cells’ Sodium-potassium Pump That Might Reduce Obesity

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In a recent study published in journal Science Advances, a team of scientists from the Marshall University Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR) and the Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School ... Read more