• Archive for the 'Fat Loss' Category

    Obesity Drug Lorcaserin Gets Positive Vote From FDA Panel

    Saturday, May 12th, 2012

    Lorcaserin, an investigational obesity drug, was given a positive recommendation by the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, which advises the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Committee voted 18 to 4 in favor, with one abstention, in advising the FDA whether to approve the medication for obese or overweight individuals… Obesity / Weight Loss [...]

    Novel Surgery Using Capsaicin May Reduce ‘Beer Belly’ Visceral Fat

    Friday, May 11th, 2012

    According to research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), the ingredient that gives hot sauce its heat could play a role in the future of weight loss… Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today

    Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Linked To Lower Test Scores In Offspring

    Thursday, May 10th, 2012

    Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function – as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years – than are mothers with a healthy pre-pregnancy weight, new research suggests… Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical [...]

    Man survives 2 wars, cancer to run in Boston

    Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

    Runners World: After 81 years, Clarence Hartley is finally running the Boston Marathon . What took him so long? First there were two wars — Korea and Vietnam — where he served in the United States Air Force. Then he spent years stationed in Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Germany, and England. More recently, he battled lymphoma [...]