Weight Loss News and Research

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Doctors and scientists form national pain research centre

An expert network of doctors and research scientists is forming the world's first national centre for research into understanding pain in arthritis. Backed by medical research charity the Arthritis Research Campaign and The University of Nottingham, it will aim to improve treatments for arthritis - the most common cause of chronic pain - which affects more than ten million people in the UK.

12 Oct 2009

Smart For Life launches its weight loss program on BJ's Wholesale Club's e-commerce website

Smart For Life(TM) Cookie Diet, the all-natural weight management program, announces its launch today as the only weight loss program on BJ's Wholesale Club's e-commerce website (http://www.bjs.com). Reaching out to a wider audience, Smart For Life(TM) partnered with BJ's to provide convenience and value to BJ's members searching for weight loss and healthy, lifestyle foods.

9 Oct 2009

Overweight children and youth are just as active, but spend more time in front of TV

The most significant behavioural difference between overweight and non-overweight Canadian boys between age 6 and 17 appears to be the amount of time they spend in front of a television, video or computer screen.

9 Oct 2009

RWJF announces winners of the 2009 Community Health Leaders Award

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is proud to announce the 2009 recipients of its Community Health Leaders (CHL) Award, honoring 10 individuals who have overcome daunting odds to improve the health and quality of life for disadvantaged or underserved men, women and children across the United States.

8 Oct 2009

NDS Nutrition Products expects to post $1.4 million in revenue from franchisees

Bond Laboratories Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of proprietary health supplements and beverage products, today announced that NDS Nutrition Products, Inc. (NDS) expects to post approximately $1.4 million in revenue from franchisees of the largest nutritional supplement retailer in the United States. This is an increase of more than 35% over the comparable quarter last year.

8 Oct 2009

Renaissance Laser and Vein Institute offers the new Titan Procedure for firming up sagging skin

The Renaissance Laser and Vein Institute offers patients the new Titan Procedure to treat stretch marks and sagging skin like never before. Thanks to recent advances in laser technology, there is a new wave of impressive skin care lasers in the dermatological and cosmetic skin care world. Among this new wave of highly effective laser treatments is the Titan Procedure.

7 Oct 2009

New line of supplement products from Innovative Beverage Products

Amidst the cluttered counters within stores across the nation that contain countless copycat and unimaginative energy shots comes a new healthy twist and spark of vitality to the shot category. HealthShots(TM) - a new product line fortified with a host of healthy blends formulated specifically to taste great while also providing functional ingredients based on health and wellness concerns - has just launched in Long Island.

7 Oct 2009

Cognitive behavioral therapy effective for bulimia and binge eating disorders

Although most people with bulimia and binge eating disorders wait many years before seeking help, a new review shows that psychological treatment can make a large difference — and that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the most effective talk therapy for these disorders.

6 Oct 2009

Alere to showcase its Apollo integrated health management system at the Health 2.0 conference

Alere(®) LLC, a national patient-centered health management services company, has been selected to demonstrate its innovative integrated health management system, referred to as Apollo, at Health 2.0, a highly respected industry venue created to showcase web-based and mobile technologies transforming the healthcare system.

6 Oct 2009

Interactive health and fitness video game

THQ Inc. today announced that The Biggest Loser interactive health and fitness video game is now available at retail outlets throughout North America exclusively for Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™/Nintendo DS™.

6 Oct 2009

New fruit-flavored protein drinks for nutritionally challenged

The Isopure Company, LLC. announced today the U.S. launch of Isopure Plus - a new line of clear, fruit-flavored protein drinks offering seniors and people with nutritional challenges a great-tasting, easy-to-digest alternative to thick milkshake-like protein formulations.

6 Oct 2009

New health and fitness DVD 'Total Body Makeover' to be released in December

Gaiam, Inc., the leading distributor of lifestyle media and fitness accessories, today announced its partnership with exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer Bob Greene for the production of health and fitness DVDs. Anxiously awaited by Bob's fans, the first DVD, "Total Body Makeover" is set to launch December 1, 2009.

6 Oct 2009

Schering-Plough receives FDA recommendation approval for PEGINTRON

Schering-Plough Corp. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) recommended approval by a vote of six to four for PEGINTRON® (pegylated interferon alfa-2b) in the adjuvant treatment of patients with Stage III malignant melanoma.

6 Oct 2009

Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca receive marketing authorisation for ONGLYZA in Europe

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for ONGLYZATM in the 27 countries of the European Union.

5 Oct 2009

VIVUS to present data on Qnexa at The Obesity Society meeting

VIVUS, Inc. today announced that data on Qnexa(TM), an investigational new drug, will be presented at the 27th annual scientific meeting of The Obesity Society (TOS) in Washington D.C. Wesley Day, PhD, vice president of clinical development at VIVUS, will present data from the company's two year long phase 3 obesity trials, and Dr. Timothy Garvey, MD, professor of medicine and chair of the department of nutrition sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will present data from the year long phase 2 study in type 2 diabetics.

5 Oct 2009

CSPI sues Bayer for false claims on Men's One A Day multivitamins

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has sued the German drug company Bayer for falsely claiming that the selenium in Men's One A Day multivitamins might reduce the risk of prostate cancer. The lawsuit is filed in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco.

3 Oct 2009

Dapagliflozin with metformin reduces glycosylated hemoglobin level and body weight

Results from a 24-week phase 3 clinical study demonstrated that the investigational drug dapagliflozin, added to metformin, demonstrated significant mean reductions in the primary endpoint, glycosylated hemoglobin level (HbA1c) and in the secondary endpoint, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin alone, as compared to placebo plus metformin.

3 Oct 2009

Orexigen's Empatic Phase 2b results demonstrate weight loss

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that its 24-week, Phase 2b trial for Empatic(TM) (bupropion SR/zonisamide SR), the Company's second late stage investigational combination drug for the treatment of obesity, met its primary efficacy endpoint by demonstrating statistically significantly greater weight loss for both Empatic doses compared to monotherapies and placebo.

1 Oct 2009

FASgen receives $1.4 million SBIR Phase II NIH grant for obesity research

FASgen, Inc. is pleased to announce that it was awarded a new $1.4 million SBIR Phase II NIH grant for continued research for obesity. FASgen has for some time had extensive research into the effects of inhibition of the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway on the regulation of appetite and weight loss.

1 Oct 2009

MSN launches new online service to help people manage healthcare decisions

Today, MSN released the beta of My Health Info, a new online service that helps people manage their health information on the Web. My Health Info is a unique service that offers people a variety of tools and widgets to upload, organize and monitor health information stored in their personal Microsoft HealthVault accounts.

1 Oct 2009