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CDC: Indiana, Michigan among 12 states with 'very high' obesity rates
ATLANTA (AP) — The latest state obesity study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows adult obesity rates have remained high across the nation, with Indiana and Michigan in the "very high" range. Overall, more than a third of...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Obesity
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FDA approves first new weight loss pill in decade
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over a decade. The agency cleared the pill for...Tags: Health, Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Weight Loss, Diabetes
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Shrinking stomach may boost risk for booze abuse
CHICAGO (AP) — A big new study says obesity surgery may increase patients' chances for alcohol abuse. Patients in the study who had gastric bypass surgery faced double the risk for excessive drinking two years later. That's compared with those...Tags: Medical Research, Health, American Medical Association, Obesity
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Disney shutters childhood obesity exhibit
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World says it is retooling an Epcot exhibit targeting childhood obesity after critics complained that it stigmatized fat kids. The Orlando Sentinel (http://thesent.nl/ylHSlk ) reported that the interactive Habit...Tags: Health, Obesity, Walt Disney, Amusement and Theme Parks
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British TV crew visits Indiana city for obesity show
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A British TV crew visited an Indiana city this week to film segments about obesity for a program called "Supersize vs. Superskinny." Producers from the show, which focuses on dieting and extreme eating lifestyles, visited...Tags: Health, Weight, Diseases and Illnesses, Diabetes, Television
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Indiana law cuts school junk food but not obesity
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Students at Indiana schools have a wider range of healthy snacks to choose from in vending machines and snack bars since lawmakers endorsed guidelines to cut the amount of junk food available to young people with the aim of...Tags: Nutrition, Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Students, Crime, Law and Justice
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Hungry for relief
South Bend TribuneGreg Gaver is sitting at his family's dining room table in Granger, speaking congenially about his high hopes for his future, when his attention abruptly shifts and his head swivels toward his mother. “Can I have dinner?” the 21-year-old asks...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Hormones and Metabolism, Foods and Beverages, Science
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Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Knee replacement surgeries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center soon could be handled by a specialized operating room team as the result of a data-sharing project among health systems throughout the U.S. aimed at improving...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Asthma, Internists, Health and Medical Professionals
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CDC: Half of overweight teens have heart risk
ATLANTA (AP) — Half the nation's overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiac problems, new federal research says. And an even larger proportion...Tags: Medical Research, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
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Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
ATLANTA (AP) — A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer...Tags: Medical Research, Health, Diets and Dieting, Biotechnology, Pancreas
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State cites Inwood Hills Estates assisted living for 6 life-threatening situations
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterInwood Hills Estates assisted living facility is in trouble with state officials ... again. The facility is accused of repeatedly violating state standards regarding resident care, and is in jeopardy of losing its license as a result. According to a...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Career and Workplace, Health, Diabetes, Nursing
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Obesity drops among NYC K-8 students overall
NEW YORK (AP) — Obesity rates have declined among New York City's public schoolchildren in kindergarten through eighth grade over the past five years, said a government study published Thursday. The study published by the federal Centers for...Tags: Medical Research, Health, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals, Body Mass Index
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