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July 15, 2010
FDA advisory committee shoots down Vivus' Qnexa

The possibility of a new drug for treating obesity suffered a setback Thursday as a...

July 7, 2010
HHS commits $10 million to curb tobacco use, obesity

The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday awarded $10 million to 10 national...

WASHINGTON The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday awarded $10 million to 10 national nonprofit organizations to support public health efforts to reduce tobacco use and reduce obesity through increased physical activity and improved nutrition.

These competitive awards are part of the HHS Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative, a prevention and wellness initiative funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

 

June 29, 2010
Adult obesity rates rise in 28 states, report finds

Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in...

WASHINGTON Adult obesity rates increased in 28 states in the past year, and declined only in the District of Columbia, according to "F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010," a report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released Tuesday.

More than two-thirds of states (38) have adult obesity rates above 25%. In 1991, no state had an obesity rate above 20%.

June 28, 2010
Little disparity between behaviors in families with healthy, obese children

SymphonyIRI Group and the Food Marketing Institute on Tuesday released research finding the behaviors of...

CHICAGO SymphonyIRI Group and the Food Marketing Institute on Tuesday released research finding the behaviors of families with one or more overweight/obese children differ little from those with all healthy-weight children.

 

June 17, 2010
CDC: Obesity, diabetes on the rise among Americans

A new survey released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National...

WASHINGTON A new survey released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics found that obesity and diabetes rates are at peak levels since the data collection for such conditions began more than 10 years ago.

February 28, 2010
FDA accepts regulatory application for Qnexa

The Food and Drug Administration has accepted a regulatory approval application for a drug to...

February 10, 2010
Obese children at risk of early death, study finds

Obese children carry a risk of dying before age 55 years, more than twice that...

February 1, 2010
Study: Diabetes medication may help decrease BMI in obese adolescents

A new study published in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine...

January 12, 2010
Study: More than 30% of U.S. adults are obese as rates stabilize

First, the bad news: According to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control...

January 5, 2010
Obesity threatens quality of life as smoking, research finds

Obesity rates continue to climb in the United States as smoking rates decline, according to...

January 3, 2010
Study finds link between fast food consumption, Type 2 diabetes

Curbing one's intake of high-calorie fast foods may reduce the risk of developing Type 2...