The problem is getting worse: Nearly half of young people in the United States are overweight or obese. Generations of kids of are looking at a future with diabetes, cancer, heart disease, back, hip and knee problems just to name a few.
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Read more...In some cases, obese children should be removed from their homes, according to a group of child health specialists from England and Ireland. If parents fail to provide medical treatment for a child with a chronic disease like asthma or epilepsy, government welfare officials can put the young patient in foster care. Should they do the same for children who are obese and therefore at risk of ...
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Read more...By: Casting directors for NBCs weight loss reality show The Biggest Loser will be in Columbia to find contestants for the upcoming season. The casting call will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 31 at the Colonial Life Aren...
Read more...The NYU bariatric surgery practice where she worked is widely considered one of the world's most experienced. But in an interview with Reuters, Pal described the facility as a hectic Lap-Band factory.
Read more...After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.
Read more...Obesity is the No. 1 concern bedeviling area doctors due to the fact it kicks off a cycle of other health risks and negative side effects.The single biggest health risk is obesity, said Dr. Daniel Whitmer, a Beavercreek doctor.
Read more...Lap-Band makers want to bring anti-obesity procedures to younger patients -- but is it greed or good public health?
Read more...In some medical circles, concern over gastric banding for teenagers is growing nearly as fast as American waistlines. Some doctors worry about the device's long-term safety and effectiveness. United States - Adjustable gastric band - Medicine - Health - Weight loss
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