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A new survey indicates that obese people face a higher risk of serious complications from swine flu, and the CDC is said to be "looking into" the possibility that the obese should be given priority with other high-risk groups should a swine flu vaccine become available. With World Health Organization experts predicting another outbreak in the near future, learn what you can do to minimize your risk.

More than half the childcare centers in the state of South Australia are backing away from the state Health Department’s obesity-fighting initiative, complaining that the program is just too difficult to put...

Aussie Leaders Weigh in on Weight Loss Surgery According to recent reports, the Australian federal government is considering funding lap-band surgery to curb rising rates of obesity Down...

Budget constraints in Canada's nationalized health care system have created waiting lists as long as seven years for bariatric surgery. Now, Quebec’s Health minister Yves Bolduc is struggling to address the...

Does Smoking Prevent Obesity? We all know it’s smart to eat right and exercise to stay slim... but should you also light up? Many people who quit smoking gain significant weight soon...

Does Stress Cause Childhood Obesity? Obesity is a complex metabolic disease. While its origins are uncertain, researchers are gradually zeroing in on the factors that can trigger obesity in otherwise...

Obesity Caused by Overeating, Not Laziness According to one Australian academic, Americans are fat because we eat too much, not because we’re lazy. In remarks made at an obesity conference in...

Bringing Heart to Mind Heart disease kills more women in the United States than any other disease – but are American women concerned by that? Nope. Statistics say that only one in five women...