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Ipsos Vantis Study Finds Majority Support for Obesity and Weight Management Drugs
70% of American Physicians State They Would Make the New Drugs a Standard Therapy Treatment PARSIPPANY, NJ , Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ - Ipsos Vantis, a major market research supplier to the pharmaceutical industry, recently conducted surveys among physicians to evaluate three new product concepts in the obesity and weight management prescription drug category: Qnexa (Vivus, Inc.), LORQESS/lorcaserin ...
Radio show dedicated to fighting obesity on the Central Coast debuts tonight
A radio show called "Living the Run," dedicated to fighting obesity on the Central Coast, debuts tonight on local airwaves. KSBY's Friday Night Highlight's own Ryan Foran will co-host alongside Former Olympian Paul Terek. The weekly show will have expert guests from nutritionists to trainers, talking about health and fitness, specifically targeting the obesity epidemic. " Nearly 60 percent of ...
Michelle Obama shows off American football skills for health campaign
Mrs Obama joins a host of stars for campaign against childhood obesity.
Childhood obesity increases in Arizona
Arizonans may have taken a sigh of relief with the recent Proposition 100 passing that threatened to end many school programs, such as music, art and physical education. However, the security of PE for at least a few more years must have been a greater relief to the skyrocketing number of those with obese or overweight children in Arizona.
Leading Civil Rights Organizations Unite to Fight Childhood Obesity
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A $2 million initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is bringing together five civil rights organizations with the prominence and strength to help reverse childhood obesity, especially in African-American and Latino communities where the epidemic continues to hit hardest. Over the next 16 months, the groups will aim individually and ...
Obesity, diabetes increasingly common in region
If you're a minority member, poor, uneducated and living in California, it's a good bet you're obese and suffering from diabetes, according to a new research study. And the odds against you seem to be worsening. The incidence of both conditions has increased significantly
RWJF unites civil rights organizations to reverse childhood obesity
A $2 million initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is bringing together five civil rights organizations with the prominence and strength to help reverse childhood obesity, especially in African-American and Latino communities where the epidemic continues to hit hardest.
Obesity warning for children who don¿t get ten hours¿ sleep
A good night’s sleep in the early years of life could be crucial in preventing a child becoming obese, say scientists.
Local kids selected for course duty
The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3 Foundation) selected 14 Native American youth to be part of the Foundation Course Crew, an initiative designed to give Native American youth an opportunity to experience a variety of occupations associated with golf tournaments, during the Foundation’s biggest fundraiser, the NB3 Challenge, on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Kids who sleep less risk obesity: study
An American study has found children under the age of five who don't get enough sleep at night are more likely to become obese at a young age.
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