Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from May 2002

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from May 2002

Sibutramine safe for weight loss when blood pressure is under control.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lindsay Edmunds, PhD, ELS, senior medical writer - Hypertensive obese patients whose hypertension was well controlled with medication can safely use sibutramine for weight loss, according to a...

Leptin signaling protein may be promising target for the battle against obesity.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity is a widespread disease that is described as an epidemic in many societies. In addition to helping people shed unwanted pounds, an effective treatment for this disorder would likely have a...

Difference in P450 gene seen in lean women.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lindsay Edmunds, PhD, ELS, senior medical writer - Endocrine measurements in lean, nonsmoking women suggest that the aromatase gene might play in role in body fat regulation. Researchers at...

Excessive weight gain during pregnancy can increase breast cancer risk.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gaining more than 50 pounds during pregnancy, and not losing the excess weight postpregnancy, could triple a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, according to a study conducted by...

Optimal vitamin intake lowers vascular damage risk.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles say that careful vitamin intake may reduce the risk of vascular damage in children suffering from...

Cholestech and WellCall announce agreement to provide health screening services.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholestech Corp. (CTEC) announced that its WellCheck business has signed a nonexclusive agreement with WellCall, Inc., a nationwide provider of preventive health education, coaching, and complementary...

Cholesterol in skin reveals heart disease risk, study says.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholesterol in the skin on the palm of the hand can identify people at risk of heart disease, according to a new study presented this week at a scientific meeting sponsored by the American Heart...

Ephedrine-free Xenadrine-EFX launched.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytodyne Technologies, makers of the diet supplement, Xenadrine RFA-1, announced the introduction of an ephedrine-free formulation called Xenadrine-EFX. The new formula is based on the latest research...

Diagnostic tool indicates if fat is being burned.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new diagnostic tool, THINZ MetaboSTIX, can tell both dieters and fitness-conscious alike whether they are metabolizing or "burning" fat. THINZ MetaboSTIX, created by Alva-Amco Pharmacal...

Angeion reports fourth quarter and year end 2001 results.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angeion Corp. (ANGN) reported a net loss of $2.2 million, or $0.61 per diluted share for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2001. This compares with a net loss of $2.1 million, or $0.61 per...

Umea scientist honored for article on stress hormone and diabetes.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eva Rask at the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, Sweden, has been awarded a scholarship from the Swedish Association for Diabetology for the year's best scientific...

New online program focuses on long-term weight loss success.
May 11, 2002... 2002 MAY 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For people who need to lose just a few pounds or lots of pounds, there is no need to fork out a lot of money to receive truly effective tools for their weight loss effort. A new online weight loss...

Study of BMI in children help predict risk of obesity in adulthood.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Researchers studied Swedish children to create a method of predicting those children at highest risk of being overweight as adults. "The...

Cabbage soup diet no lucky charm for dieters.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cabbage may be nutritious, but it also is the centerpiece of a weeklong crash diet that's mostly worthless, says a University of Florida dietary expert. The "cabbage soup diet" promises users can...

Older adults' endurance may be improved through resistance training.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Resistance exercises, which increase strength, may improve aerobic capacity and endurance in older adults, according to an article in Archives of Internal Medicine (2002;162(6):673-678). Kevin R....

High altitude works against development of fat cells.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that a staggering 61% of adults in America are clinically obese, and therefore at increased risk of developing other serious illnesses...

Vitamin C may help 'juice up' metabolism in older adults, offsetting weight gain.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates older adults may be able to combat oxidative stress in their cells that may damage tissues and interfere with normal physiological functions by...

Vista Medical renews strategic alliance to advance adoption of minimally invasive weight reduction surgery.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vista Medical Technologies, Inc., (VMTI) announced that its strategic alliance with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., has been renewed for a further year. The alliance, first formed in June 2001,...

Health officials warn against 'epidemic' of sedentary lifestyle in Phillipines.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lack of physical exercise, high-fat diets and smoking are leading to a deadly "epidemic of inactivity'' in the Asia-Pacific region, health officials have warned. Six out of 10 deaths in the region...

Lexicon reports 2001 fourth quarter and full year financial results.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lexicon Genetics, Inc., (LEXG), a drug discovery company that uses gene knockout technology to define the function of genes, reported financial results for the 3-month and full-year periods ended...

ConsumerLab.com finds nutrition powders, drinks more accurately labeled than nutrition bars.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ConsumerLab.com announced that 24 of 26 nutrition powders and drinks that it recently evaluated met their label claims for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This is in stark contrast to...

Study: High protein intake coupled with calcium helps bone density.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study by Tufts University researchers reports elderly Americans who are on high protein diets and have adequate calcium intake can reverse bone loss usually associated with high protein diets....

Regent Group, Inc. receives HCPCS for Resurgex.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Regent Group, Inc. (RGII) has received from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a HCPCS coding for their nutritional...

High-protein diet along with calcium and vitamin D increases bone mineral density.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Previous studies have suggested different effects of high- or low-protein diets on urinary loss of calcium and bone health. In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,...

New quality-of-life scale developed.
May 18, 2002... 2002 MAY 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sleep apnea is a common problem that can have all kinds of adverse effects on health. In addition to its impact on the cardiovascular system and respiration, the condition has the disadvantage of...

New evidence suggests dietary soy and flaxseed have positive effect on obesity and diabetes.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity and diabetes mellitus are two nutritional disorders that have become major public health concerns in industrialized countries because of their epidemic proportions and association with major...

Researchers identify protein that overcomes leptin resistance.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The identification of a protein that enables the body to overcome resistance to the hormone leptin could help scientists move one step closer to creating a drug therapy to help prevent and treat...

How the male beer gut may be a red flag for heart and other health problems.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity can cause a wide range of cardiovascular disease risks, some of which can be attributed to the various differences in regional body fat distribution among individuals. For example, abdominal...

Study documents association with obesity and heavy alcohol consumption.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Race and ethnicity, age, obesity, and heavy alcohol consumption are strongly associated with hypertension in both men and women over the age of 40, according to the results of a study by Virginia Tech...

Geisinger unveils results of major elderly obesity study.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher reported that 300,000 Americans die annually because of obesity and declared war on the country's growing health problem. But unlike conventional...

High-protein diets cause dehydration, even in trained athletes.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diet high in protein silently caused dehydration in endurance athletes, individuals whose training gave them a greater capacity to adapt to dehydration than the average person. Speaking at the...

Protease inhibitors affect statin pharmacokinetics.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - HIV protease inhibitors can profoundly alter the pharmacokinetics of lipid-reducing agents when they are administered concurrently, researchers in the United...

Report: Potato chips, french fries may contain cancer-causing substance.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Potato chips, french fries, breakfast cereal, bread and other foods based on starch or sugar also contain a substance that may cause cancer, the National Food Administration said April 23, 2002. ...

Nature of demographics reflects early need for diagnosing retinopathy.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A population study of diabetic retinopathy in China lends credence to the need for early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy so that proper intervention can be...

Drug discovery collaboration with Xenon Genetics expanded.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discovery Partners International, Inc., (DPII) announced that it has entered into a significant drug discovery agreement with Xenon Genetics, Inc., (privately held) to perform lead optimization...

Epidemic of overweight children focus of statewide Spring Into Health! events.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taking action against the rising rates of overweight children, nearly 200,000 California children participated in 50 events held throughout the state to highlight the serious health consequences of...

Choline prevents liver failure in patients on i.v. nutrition.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research has shown that fatty liver, a condition associated with obesity, diabetes and heavy alcohol consumption, often leads to cirrhosis of the liver or liver failure. Studies conducted by Alan...

Exercise said best to reduce hypertension.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fifty-four studies' combined data put the weight of evidence behind the benefit of aerobic exercise to control blood pressure. Exercise pushes down blood pressure, regardless of age, weight, or...

Walking aids older women's arterial elasticity, helping heart.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With advancing age, large arteries like the aorta and carotid lose their elasticity making it harder for them to expand and relax with each heart beat. Increase in the stiffness of these arteries can...

Myriad Genetics publishes major obesity gene locus.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc., (MYGN) announced that it has published the location of an important predisposition gene for obesity. The paper, entitled, "A Major Predisposition Locus for Severe Obesity,...

New indicators predict hypertension in African American males.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The threat of hypertension is real and deadly. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 23% of Americans ages 20-74 suffer from hypertension (more commonly known as high blood...

Company acquires SoySlim, Genistein-based products.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interactive Multimedia Network, Inc., (IMNI) announced that it has acquired a 90% interest in SoySlim, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, as an integral step to further its entrance into the Health and...

Cooking plump, red tomatoes boosts disease-fighting properties.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cooking tomatoes - such as in spaghetti sauce - makes the fruit heart-healthier and boosts its cancer-fighting ability. All this, despite a loss of vitamin C during the cooking process, say Cornell...

Food myths make for nutritional hits, misses.
May 25, 2002... 2002 MAY 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eating carbohydrates leads to weight gain. It's possible to lose weight by eating foods in certain combinations. Vitamins provide energy - or not. "There's much more emphasis today on healthy...