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About 100,000 Cancer Cases Each Year Due to Obesity
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About 100,000 Cancer Cases Each Year Due to Obesity

Madeline Ellis, November 9, 2009

This year, an estimated 1.47 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 562,000 will die of it. Two major classes of factors...

Financially Speaking—How Costly is Obesity?

Madeline Ellis, November 7, 2009

Childhood obesity in America has been described by many, including the U.S. Surgeon General, as an epidemic. Currently, more than 15 percent of 6- to ...

Diabetes Drug Shown to Be Helpful with Weight Loss

Heather Hajek, October 24, 2009

The diabetes drug Liraglutide may help obese patients lose weight even if they are not diagnosed diabetics. The operative word here is "help...

Pregnancy Weight Harder to Lose for Obese Women

Allie Montgomery, October 23, 2009

We all know how important it is to be healthy while you are pregnant, but even more so for women who are obese. Given the high rate of obesity, new...