Obesity
« Previous EntriesObesity linked to reduced lung function in asthmatics
Thursday, July 15th, 2010Source: MedWire News
Obese patients with asthma tend to have poorer lung function and more comorbidities than their normal-weight counterparts, research shows.
Previous studies have shown that overweight and obesity are associated with a significantly increased risk for asthma, and that there is a dose-response effect in the relationship, with increasing body mass index (BMI) associated […]
Anti-obesity drug linked to depression
Monday, November 19th, 2007Anti-obesity drug linked to depression
Acomplia can double anxiety risk and increase suicidal thoughts, study finds
Patients taking the Sanofi-Aventis anti-obesity drug Acomplia have well over double the risk of depression and anxiety, researchers said, adding to the bad news for a drug already linked to suicidal thoughts.
Danish researchers reviewed four studies featuring 4,105 patients and found […]
Scientists Find Evidence For Asthma And Obesity Link
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Scientists Find Evidence For Asthma And Obesity Link
Scientists at King’s College London have discovered a protein that is known to increase appetite in cells which are closely associated with asthma. The research, which is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, […]
New Diet Pill You Can’t Buy This Publicity
Thursday, July 5th, 2007New Diet Pill You Can’t Buy This Publicity
GlaxoSmithKline’s new diet drug, Alli, hit shelves nationwide last month. As the first FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss pill, Alli is receiving a lot of attention. “We have an obesity epidemic with people screaming for a solution,” stated Bill Trombettta, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical marketing at Saint Joseph’s University. […]
Obesity Adds To The Quality Of Life Burden Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007Obesity Adds To The Quality Of Life Burden Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
The global obesity epidemic has been issued with a further health warning - that obesity exacerbates the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). New data presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain, shows that RA in […]
