Google Alert for: obesity
November 24, 2005

Europe's Turn to Wrestle With Obesity
New York Times - United States
23 - Europe's food industry and consumer groups are to submit ideas to the European Union on Thursday on how to confront obesity, urging clear labeling of ...

Gov't may change Medicare rules for obesity
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries may help people with extreme obesity. ...
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Obesity Bad for Brain, Study Finds
PakTribune.com - Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, November 24 (Online): Obesity is harmful to the brain for women, but it doesn`t appear to raise the risk of dying for men who have suffered heart ...
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Obesity Op Ban Row
StaffNurse.com - UK
... Dr David Haslam, clinical director of the National Obesity Forum, said a BMI of 30 was too low - and would affect about a quarter of the population. ...
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US Medicare to pay for some obesity surgeries
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - US Medicare will pay for surgery to treat obesity but only for disabled beneficiaries, the agency said on Wednesday, expressing ...
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Daily Weight Checks Could Combat Feared 'Freshman 15'
CNN - USA
... The algorithm, called Tissue Monitoring System (TMS), may be useful in retarding the current obesity epidemic in the United States, said David Levitsky, Ph.D ...

Medicare Decides Obesity Stomach Surgery too Risky for Senior ...
SeniorJournal.com - San Antonio,TX,USA
... in light of recent studies indicating significant surgical risks particularly in seniors who have used the stomach surgery paid for by Medicare to treat obesity ...

Obesity Measure Should Be Redefined To Accurately Assess Heart ...
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Waist-to-hip ratio, not body mass index (BMI), is the best obesity measure for assessing a person's risk of heart attack, concludes a global study by ...

Obesity Is The Fastest-Growing Problem Is The US, But They're Not ...
WMDT - Salisbury,MD,USA
There's a growing problem in the United States...childhood obesity. ... Obesity can cause diabetes, hypertension, and joint and bone problems. ...

A weighty issue for NY
News24 - South Africa
... "Obesity is directly related to getting too ... Nationally the obesity rate stood at around 23% in 2004; that's up from 12% in 1993, according to the department. ...
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