| 01/06/2009 07:55 PM |
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Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice (Scientific American)
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Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago. [More]
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| 01/07/2009 01:37 PM |
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Oprah on her battle with weight (CNN)
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Four years ago, when Oprah managed to get down to a trim and fit 160 pounds, she thought she'd hit on a foolproof formula for permanent weight loss. Then life --in the form of a thyroid problem and a killer schedule-- intervened. Last year she was back up to the 200-pound mark and knew something had to change. After a desperately needed time-out to reflect and recharge, here's what she's ...
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| 01/05/2009 09:16 PM |
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Surgery May Have Spurred Steve Jobs’s Weight Loss (Update1) (Bloomberg)
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Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Parts of Steve Jobs’s stomach, pancreas, bile duct and small intestine may have been removed to stop the spread of cancer. If so, the surgery may be fueling the Apple Inc. chief executive officer’s weight loss.
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| 01/05/2009 07:47 PM |
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Steve Jobs Says Hormone Imbalance Caused Weight Loss (Update2) (Bloomberg)
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Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs , after months of concern about his health and weight loss, said he is suffering from a nutritional ailment and that he plans to remain Apple Inc.
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| 01/05/2009 03:35 PM |
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Steve Jobs Tumor May Have Helped Spur Weight Loss (Update1) (Bloomberg)
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Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Jobs’s neuroendocrine tumor, removed five years ago, may have upset the delicate balance of hormones that control his body’s blood sugar and digestion, spurring the Apple Inc . chief executive officer’s weight loss.
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| 01/06/2009 05:51 PM |
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Oprah on her battle with weight (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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Four years ago, when Oprah managed to get down to a trim and fit 160 pounds, she thought she’d hit on a foolproof formula for permanent weight loss. Then life—in the form of a thyroid problem and a killer schedule—intervened. Last year she was back up to the 200-pound mark and knew something had to change. After a desperately needed time-out to reflect and recharge, here’s what she’s learned, ...
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| 01/07/2009 07:22 AM |
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Want New Year's resolution inspiration? One man's weight-loss story (The Pantagraph)
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WASHINGTON -- No way does John Brown’s body lie a’ molding in his grave. It’s too busy working to stay fit after Brown dropped nearly 140 pounds in a little more than two years.
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| 01/07/2009 10:34 PM |
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Free weight management classes offered (Sarnia Observer)
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By Observer Staff Free weight management classes will be offered starting Jan. 29 at Curves Gym of Sarnia. The classes begin at 7 p.m. [...]
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| 01/06/2009 12:22 PM |
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MONDAY Q&A: Trainer taps own experience to help others lose weight (The Indiana Gazette)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Barbara I. Croce is a personal trainer and weight management consultant who developed the NEWAY system for healthy living. She recently sat down with Gazette staffer Margaret Harper to discuss weight loss and healthy living for the new year.
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| 01/06/2009 06:50 PM |
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Exercise regimen readies patients for weight-loss surgery (Norwalk Advocate)
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Gyms are not the kind of places where Joel Grande feels comfortable. By his own estimate, Grande, 36 and a Stamford resident, has more than 200 pounds to lose.
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