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Immune System Protein Tied to Weight Loss MedicineNet.com Thu, 21 Jun 2007 8:45 AM PDT Title: Immune System Protein Tied to Weight Loss Category: Health News Created: 6/20/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/20/2007 Benefits Of Childhood Weight Monitoring Remain Uncertain Medical News Today Fri, 22 Jun 2007 0:06 AM PDT No sound evidence supports weight monitoring to identify and treat obese children, according to a review of worldwide research published this month in the United Kingdom. "The relative benefits and harms of monitoring have not been determined, and the effectiveness of current treatments is doubtful," say review authors led by Marie Westwood, Ph.D., of the University of York. [click link for full ... Health Calendar The Herald News Thu, 21 Jun 2007 2:26 AM PDT Weight loss surgery: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Specialty Care Pavilion on the Silver Cross Hospital campus, 1300 Copperfield Ave., Joliet. Participants will learn about the advantages and risks of traditional and laparoscopic bariatric weight-loss surgery (including Lap-Bands). Senecas Celebrate Big Losers For Health WGRZ-TV Buffalo Thu, 21 Jun 2007 3:56 PM PDT Some members of the Seneca Nation are enjoying their new status as Big Losers who will ultimately win when it comes to leading healthy lives. About 300 employees of the tribal nation agreed to form teams and work together to lose weight with a combination of exercise and proper diet and nutrition. Research On First Genetic Model Of Obesity In A Fish Should Facilitate New Obesity Treatments Medical News Today Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:04 AM PDT Everyone knows that eating lean fish helps slim waistlines, but researchers from the Center for the Study of Weight Regulation and Associated Disorders at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR, have found a new way fish can help eliminate obesity. [click link for full article] Doctors question gastric bypass as a diabetes cure Daily Bulletin Fri, 22 Jun 2007 0:13 AM PDT Denver - When Al Jarrell got gastric bypass surgery two years ago, he hoped to lose 100 pounds and maybe drop a size or two. What he didn't expect - but got - was a cure for his diabetes. Obesity Cuts Risk of Dying After Heart Attack MedicineNet.com Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:46 PM PDT Title: Obesity Cuts Risk of Dying After Heart Attack Category: Health News Created: 6/21/2007 8:31:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/21/2007 Liraglutide Provides Significantly Better Glucose Control Than Insulin Glargine In Phase 3 Study Medical News Today Fri, 22 Jun 2007 0:04 AM PDT Novo Nordisk today announced clinical results from the first of five phase 3 studies with liraglutide -- the once-daily human GLP-1 analog. [click link for full article] Dr. Winni Loesch: Risk factors play heavily in terms of cholesterol The Union Fri, 22 Jun 2007 0:21 AM PDT I can recall a time when it was uncommon to know one's cholesterol level, much less the breakdown of lipoproteins like low-density lipoproteins (LDL), also known as the 'bad' cholesterol, and high-density lipoproteins (HDL), or the 'good'... Intra-Cellular Therapies Initiates Phase I Clinical Program For Schizophrenia And Sleep Maintenance Disorders Medical News Today Fri, 22 Jun 2007 0:04 AM PDT Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. [click link for full article]