News related to Bontril PDM (Phendimetrazine) and/or conditions it is approved for
Obesity Significantly Cuts Odds Of Successful Pregnancy
Source: Fertility News From Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award. The findings by Barbara Luke, a researcher in the MSU College of Human Medicine's Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, focused on data of nearly 50,000 women using assisted reproductive technology.
$1 Million Grant To Study 'Fat Taxes,' Diet, Obesity, Received By UIC
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received $1 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study the relationship between "fat taxes" and food consumption, diet quality and obesity. The funding for the two-year project was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Cancer & Chemotherapy News [2009.11.05]
Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
The 'Energy Gap' Addresses Obesity
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
The November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association features a commentary by James O. Hill, an honorary ADA member, professor of pediatrics and medicine and director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado-Denver. He is also co-founder of America on the Move, a national weight gain prevention initiative that aims to inspire Americans to make small changes in how much they eat and how much they move to prevent weight gain.
New Data Shows Progress On Obesity As Healthy Towns Help Communities Change4Life, UK
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
Data published suggests the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off. The figures, produced by a team of independent experts led by Professor Klim McPherson of Oxford University, looked at children's overweight and obesity levels that have been forecast to 2020.
In Increased Obesity Rates Among Adolescents, Decrease In Physical Activity May Not Be A Factor
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
Decreased physical activity may have little to do with the recent spike in obesity rates among U.S. adolescents, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prompted by growing concern that the increase was due to decreased physical activity associated with increased TV viewing time and other sedentary behaviors, researchers examined the patterns and time trends in physical activity and sedentary behaviors among U.S.
Side Effects Of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy In Lung Cancer Patients Significantly Increased By Obesity
Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today [2009.11.03]
Obesity, not the amount of radiation given, is the greatest factor in whether early-stage lung cancer patients develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy to the chest wall, with obese patients being more than twice as likely to develop chronic pain compared to those who have less body weight, according to a first-of-its-kind study presented Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
IDSA: Obesity Slows Immune Recovery in HIV Infection (CME/CE, with video)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease [2009.11.03]
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- The immune systems of HIV patients who are obese don't respond to antiretroviral therapy as well as do those of people of normal weight, a researcher said here.
Gene That Stops Flies Storing Body Fat Could Lead to New Treatments for Human Obesity, Study
Source: Genetics News From Medical News Today [2009.11.02]
A team of scientists in Germany has discovered a previously unknown gene in fruit flies that controls the metabolism of fat and showed that flies that have a defect in this gene, which they call "schlank" (the German for slim or lean), lose the ability to store fat in their bodies: the scientists say this discovery may lead to new treatments for obesity in humans because mammals have a group of genes that are structurally very similar to "schlank".
Orexigen obesity drug shows added benefits: studies (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Cholesterol News [2009.10.24]
Reuters - Nearly half of patients who completed 56 weeks of treatment with Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's experimental obesity treatment, Contrave, lost at least 10 percent of their weight in a late-stage study and the drug also appeared to help cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
Innovative University Of Queensland Program Helps Treat Depression And Obesity, Australia
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2009.10.22]
A UQ pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative traditional Chinese exercise program on depression and obesity has produced very promising results. The proportion of participants with clinical levels of depression decreased from 60 percent to 20 percent. BMI and waist circumference also significantly decreased by 4 percent and 3 percent respectively.
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Specialty [2009.10.22]
Title: Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 10/21/2009 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/22/2009
Research Highlights Brain's Vulnerability To Obesity
Source: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia News From Medical News Today [2009.10.21]
New research just released is affirming a long-held maxim: you are what you eat - and, more to the point, what you eat has a profound influence on the brain. The findings offer insight into the neurobiological factors behind the obesity epidemic in the United States and other developed countries.
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Source: MedicineNet Menopause Specialty [2009.10.19]
Title: Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Category: Health News
Created: 10/16/2009 8:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2009
Possible Link Between Common Mental Disorders And Increased Risk Of Obesity
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2009.10.07]
New research published on bmj.com today reports that people with ordinary mental disorders such as depression and anxiety are at increased risk of becoming obese. The authors say their findings also indicate that individuals with chronic or repeat episodes of common mental disorders are particularly at risk. Earlier studies report conflicting results.
Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice
Source: MedicineNet Fatty Liver Specialty [2009.09.04]
Title: Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/4/2009
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2009.09.02]
Title: Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2009
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families 'Obesity Cycle'
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2009.09.02]
Title: Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families 'Obesity Cycle'
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2009
Obesity And Weight Management Explores Link Between Erectile Dysfunction And Obesity
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2009.08.25]
Obese men are at increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED), likely caused by atherosclerosis-related hypertension and cardiovascular disease, as well as hormonal changes associated with obesity, as described in a timely article published in Obesity and Weight Management, a journalzine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free online at http://www.liebertpub.
Obesity Is Biggest Health Problem for Kids
Source: MedicineNet Child Abuse Specialty [2009.08.13]
Title: Obesity Is Biggest Health Problem for Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 8/13/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2009
Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2009.07.27]
Title: Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection
Category: Health News
Created: 7/27/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/27/2009
Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Uterine Cancer Specialty [2009.06.23]
Title: Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 6/23/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2009
Colorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity
Source: MedicineNet Colon Cancer Screening Specialty [2009.06.11]
Title: Colorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity
Category: Health News
Created: 6/11/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/11/2009
Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline
Source: MedicineNet Laparoscopy Specialty [2009.04.30]
Title: Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline
Category: Health News
Created: 4/30/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2009
Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Source: MedicineNet Dental Injuries Specialty [2009.04.06]
Title: Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/6/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/6/2009
Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Source: MedicineNet Fatty Liver Specialty [2009.03.05]
Title: Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Category: Health News
Created: 3/5/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2009
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Source: MedicineNet Thyroiditis Specialty [2008.12.19]
Title: Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Category: Health News
Created: 12/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/19/2008
Obesity
Source: MedicineNet Achondroplasia Specialty [2008.12.01]
Title: Obesity
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2008
Obesity surgery translates to cardiac benefit
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Surgery
Bariatric surgery is now an approved for class II-III obesity and may decrease risk of heart disease.
Energy Gap Useful Tool For Successful Weight Loss Maintenance Strategy
Source: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2009.11.05]
Americans continue to get heavier. Most weight control methods short of bariatric surgery are generally considered ineffective in preventing obesity or reducing weight. The term energy gap was coined to estimate the change in energy balance (intake and expenditure) behaviors required to achieve and sustain reduced body weight outcomes in individuals and populations.
Fruit Fly Model Created To Help Unravel Genetics Of Human Diabetes
Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
As rates of obesity, diabetes, and related disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, scientists are working from many angles to pinpoint the causes and contributing factors involved in this public health crisis. While sedentary lifestyles and diets high in sugar and fat contribute significantly to the rise in diabetes rates, genetic factors may make some people more vulnerable than others to developing diabetes.
A 'Spoonful Of Sugar' Makes The Worms' Life Span Go Down
Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today [2009.11.04]
If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers reporting in the November issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, say it might also be taking years off your life. By adding just a small amount of glucose to C. elegans usual fare of straight bacteria, they found the worms lose about 20 percent of their usual life span.
Too Much TV Time Bad For Muscular Fitness Levels
Source: Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2009.11.03]
Obesity isn't the only negative side effect of excessive television watching. A new study from the American College of Sports Medicine suggests that young adults who tune in to two hours or more of TV per day have poor muscular fitness. Researchers Niko Paalanne and Tuija Tammelin of Finland studied more than 870 Finnish young men and women around 19 years of age. Subjects' muscular fitness was measured using trunk rotation, trunk flexion, press strength and jumping height.
Dangerous Visceral Fat Warded Off By Exercise
Source: Diabetes News From Medical News Today [2009.10.31]
The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity. Unlike subcutaneous fat that lies just under the skin and is noticeable, visceral fat lies in the abdominal cavity under the abdominal muscle. Visceral fat is more dangerous than subcutaneous fat because it often surrounds vital organs. The more visceral fat one has, the greater is the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Exercise Keeps Dangerous Visceral Fat Away A Year After Weight Loss
Source: Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2009.10.29]
A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss. The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity.
Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia (AP)
Source: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed [2009.10.29]
AP - Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.
GI Dynamics' EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner Demonstrates Safety And Efficacy In Pre-surgical Weight Loss
Source: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology News From Medical News Today [2009.10.28]
GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, announced data which support the safety and efficacy of the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner for pre-surgical weight loss treatment, along with a positive effect on glucose homeostasis in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. According to the study, mean excess weight loss (EWL) achieved after 12 weeks post implantation was 19.0 % for EndoBarrier patients versus 6.
ACR: Gout and Metabolic Disease Go Hand in Hand (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Rheumatology [2009.10.27]
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Gout and hyperuricemia may represent another facet of metabolic syndrome, so closely tied are they to obesity, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes, suggested several studies presented here.
Waist, Hip Size Linked to Venous Clotting (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular [2009.10.26]
Obesity increases venous thromboembolism risk, but where the excess weight resides makes a difference, researchers found.
Novel Diabetes Drug Helps Nondiabetics Shed Pounds (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology [2009.10.22]
In the fight against obesity, the investigational diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza) may be a better tool than some weight loss drugs, even for patients who don't have diabetes, researchers said.
Health Care Costs Driven Significantly Higher By Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today [2009.09.19]
Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each additional risk factor those costs rise an average of 24%, according to an illuminating article in a recent issue of Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The article is available free online at
Discovery Of 'Fatostatin' A Turnoff For Fat Genes
Source: Cholesterol News From Medical News Today [2009.08.28]
A small molecule earlier found to have both anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities works as a literal turnoff for fat-making genes, according to a new report in the August 28th issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology, a Cell Press journal. The chemical blocks a well known master controller of fat synthesis, a transcription factor known as SREBP. That action in mice that are genetically prone to obesity causes the animals to become leaner.
VIVUS Initiates Open Label Safety Study Of Avanafil For Erectile Dysfunction
Source: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation News From Medical News Today [2009.05.14]
VIVUS, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVUS), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, next-generation therapies to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health, announced that it has initiated an open label safety study (TA-314) with its investigational drug, avanafil, in males with erectile dysfunction (ED).
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