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New Genetic Weight Loss Treatment May be Magic Bullet Scientists at the Ohio State University Medical Center have discovered a promising new genetic treatment using a gene called BDNF which...

Gene Therapy May Yield 'Magic' Weight Loss Pill In the War on Obesity, the only weapons are a healthy diet and active lifestyle – plus bariatric surgery as a weapon of last resort. What’s...

Obesity May Cause Infertility There may be more to your fertility problems than just stress and reproductive issues. According to a new study scheduled to appear in the May issue of Journal of...

Seven Steps to Curbing Childhood Obesity An expert panel from the Centers for Obesity Research and Education have developed a program, called Seven Steps to Success, which they say represents a new...

Obese More Likely to Undergo Hip Replacement Surgery According to a pair of recent Mayo Clinic studies, obese people have a higher rate of hip replacement surgery than those who are a healthy weight....

New Study Links Abdominal Fat With Lung Function A new study from France published earlier this month in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine has linked waist circumference...

Weight Loss Surgery May Be Effective in Combating Erectile Dysfunction Erectile dysfunction, or ED, is a common problem for men suffering from morbid obesity. Fortunately, there’s new evidence...

Obesity and Smoking Carry Similar Health Risks Researchers in Sweden recently wrapped up a 38-year-long study, which followed the lives of 45,000 Swedish army recruits ages 16 to 19. The study...