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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Most patients with asthma and osteoarthritis were able to stop taking steroids within 18 months of bariatric surgery, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
In the course of the KiGGS study, almost 7000 boys and girls aged between 11 and 17 years were weighed and asked about their self-assessment, ranging from “far too thin” to “far too fat.” In addition, they all completed a questionnaire about quality of life. As a result of their analysis, the scientists established that about three quarters of adolescents are of normal weight.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said doctors were keen to work with the Government to combat Australia’s growing obesity problem. “A new report shows that Australia has become the fattest nation on earth, and we need to take immediate action to change that,” Dr Capolingua said. “The Government is starting to do the right thing in trying to help Australia lose weight, and we’re right behind them.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Weight-loss drug Rimonabant has been approved for use on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced the drug will be made available to overweight or obese people who have had no success with making life style changes or who cannot take the two other weight loss drugs Orlistat and Sibutramine.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
With startling new figures on the obesity epidemic being released today, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling the crisis the ‘ticking bomb’ for Australia’s health. “We have to act now to address this critical health issue. The link between obesity and cardiovascular disease, and other health conditions, makes this one of Australia’s number one health priorities,” said Dr Kelly Seach, GP and RACGP Registrar Representative.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones - small, pebble-like deposits that can result in severe pain and require an operation to remove them - earlier than previously thought.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidance recommending use of AcompliaŽ (rimonabant) in England and Wales, within its licensed indications, as an adjunct to diet and exercise for adults who are obese or overweight and who have had an inadequate response to, are intolerant of or are contraindicated to other anti-obesity agents that have previously been reviewed by NICE.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Obese women (those with a body mass index greater than 30) tend to both give birth to larger babies and to experience longer labors. Both of these factors contribute to an increased likelihood that a C-section will be necessary. Moreover, Cesareans are more difficult to perform on obese women, and carry increased risks for the mother during pregnancy and childbirth. In Canada: — In 2004, 23% of Canadian women were considered obese.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Informa Healthcare, one of the world’s premier medical scientific publishers, is introducing Handbook of Obesity: Clinical Applications, Third edition, an in-depth examination of all the clinical aspects relating to obesity. Society’s view of obesity has changed throughout history.
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Jun 30th 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
People with a variant of the first common gene linked to obesity on average eat more, according to new research. Scientists in Aberdeen have found that people who carry a variant of the FTO gene that is linked to increased obesity - called the ‘at risk’ variant - eat more food than those who do not have the ‘at risk’ variant. The Rowett Research Institute and the University of Aberdeen team studied 150 people from the North East of Scotland.
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