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Weight-Loss Surgery Could Be Lifesaver for Folks Needing New Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Weight-loss surgery may help patients struggling with obesity and kidney failure become eligible for a lifesaving transplant, researchers report.Obesity is a key reason why some kidney patients are turned down for a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Weight Loss in Young People May Be Aided by Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar may be an acquired taste, but a new study suggests it may actually help young people who are obese to lose weight. The researchers found that people who ingested a small amount of this vinegar daily for 12 weeks lost more weight than those who took a placebo. Those who drank…#apple #lebanon #lebanese #bmi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Overweight girls ‘more likely to see GP about musculoskeletal problems’
Study finds reception-age girls with obesity 67% more likely to see doctor about musculoskeletal issues than those at healthy weightGirls aged between four and 11 who are overweight or obese are more likely to see a GP at least once about musculoskeletal problems than their healthy weight peers, research suggests.Pupils in reception year who had a body mass index considered overweight were 24% more likely to see a doctor at least once for a musculoskeletal issue while their peers who were living with obesity were 67% more likely to do so than girls with a healthy weight, the study found.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah Tags: Obesity Health Medical research UK news Science Society Children Source Type: news

Can Wegovy and Ozempic Help America's Obesity Problem?
Students discuss being healthy and weight-loss drugs. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Roche Annual General Meeting 2024
All proposals of the Board of Directors approvedSeverin Schwan re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors; all other Board members standing for election confirmed37th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 9.60 per shareBasel, 12 March 2024 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that its shareholders had approved all proposals of the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting. The 635 shareholders in attendance, who represented 77.02% of the total 106,691,000 shares, approved the Annual Financial Statements and Co nsolidated Financial Statements for 2023, the Remuneration Report and the Sustainabi...
Source: Roche Media News - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roche Annual General Meeting 2024
All proposals of the Board of Directors approvedSeverin Schwan re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors; all other Board members standing for election confirmed37th consecutive dividend increase to CHF 9.60 per shareBasel, 12 March 2024 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that its shareholders had approved all proposals of the Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting. The 635 shareholders in attendance, who represented 77.02% of the total 106,691,000 shares, approved the Annual Financial Statements and Co nsolidated Financial Statements for 2023, the Remuneration Report and the Sustainabi...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Provides Pathway to Transplant in ESRD
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Referral of obese end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) could offer a pathway to transplant, according to a study published online March 12 in the Journal of the American College... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Helping an Obese Teen Lose Weight
Our reader's daughter has lost 90 pounds -- and wants to lose 25 more. Find out what a mom is supposed to do? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Online Obesity Program Helped Primary Care Patients Lose Weight
(MedPage Today) -- Pragmatic implementation of an automated online behavioral obesity treatment program that included 9 months of active maintenance helped people with overweight or obesity lose a clinically significant amount of weight by 12 and... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - March 11, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Wegovy is no longer just a weight-loss drug
Novo Nordisk, the Danish drug maker whose fortunes have soared on the popularity of its GLP-1 agonist drugs, scored a long-sought label expansion for its weight-loss drug Wegovy on Friday, with FDA approving it to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events in adults who are obese or overweight…#novonordisk #danish #glp1 #fda #obese #elililly #novo #denmark #novoholdings #catalent (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Maternal Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Stillbirth Maternal Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Stillbirth
Findings from a large cohort study suggested that early delivery could reduce the risk for stillbirth in patients with obesity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

The banyan tree of health: Combating the titan twindemic of diabetes and obesity
The twindemic of type 2 diabetes and obesity is a major challenge in India, with over 100 million adults living with diabetes and roughly 250 million adults being overweight or obese. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Kids Whose Parents Have Obesity More Likely to Be Obese Kids Whose Parents Have Obesity More Likely to Be Obese
Having parents with obesity in middle age raises a child ' s risk for obesity at a similar age sixfold shows data on how obesity affects different generations in one family.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Kids Whose Parents Have Obesity More Likely to Have Obesity Kids Whose Parents Have Obesity More Likely to Have Obesity
Having parents with obesity in middle age raises a child ' s risk for obesity at a similar age sixfold shows data on how obesity affects different generations in one family.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Exercise Linked to Lower Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetes Exercise Linked to Lower Kidney Disease Risk in Diabetes
Higher weekly levels of moderate physical activity were linked to proportionally lower risks for CKD in adults with T2D and obesity or overweight, a new study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news