Health News: Weight Loss

How I did it Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mon, 25 Jun 2007 1:09 AM PDT By Carolyn Poirot This week's weight-loss champ: 43-year-old Mike Cataldo of Keller, who is married and the father of two. His story: Cataldo says he just couldn't pass up cake, ice cream, cookies and other sweets. His cholesterol and blood pressure were both a little high, and at 195 pounds, he was about 20 pounds overweight and wearing size-36 pants. Cataldo decided Nov. 27 that it was ... Bio-Light unit completes obesity drug trial Globes Online Sun, 24 Jun 2007 7:08 AM PDT OBEcure conducted a Phase II study observing weight loss among patients taking its treatment. Gestational diabetes puts babies at risk USA Today Sun, 24 Jun 2007 6:29 PM PDT Women with gestational diabetes, a form of the disease that occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears afterward, risk having babies who are born oversized, with excess insulin, low blood sugar and possibly breathing problems. Study: Drug lowers heart disease risks The Indianapolis Star Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:59 PM PDT A drug co-marketed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. lowered the risk of heart disease in patients who had synthetic hormone therapy for 31/2 years, says a study unveiled Saturday to the American Diabetes Association convention. BYETTA(R) Study Showed Comparable Blood Glucose Control to Insulin RedNova Sun, 24 Jun 2007 5:06 PM PDT CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced study results comparing treatment with BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection with insulin glargine in people with type 2 diabetes. Health & fitness beat: June 25 Knoxville News Sentinel Sun, 24 Jun 2007 9:44 PM PDT Postmenopausal women appear to benefit from a soy-enhanced diet. Confronting Colorectal Cancer RedNova Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:07 PM PDT By Meera Murugesan IN the cancer stakes, it has emerged winner - so ignore it at your own peril. Colorectal cancer has surpassed lung cancer to become the most common cancer affecting Malaysian men. Curve Appeal RedNova Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:07 PM PDT A RECENT US study has confi rmed what men have instinctively known for centuries - that an hourglass figure complete with a tiny waist and curvaceous hips is seriously sexy. New Data Show Patients Treated With Avandia(R) (Rosiglitazone Maleate) Incurred Lower Medical Costs and Used Fewer ... RedNova Sun, 24 Jun 2007 7:21 PM PDT CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Lack of awareness thwarts early diagnosis: Expert PharmaBiz Sun, 24 Jun 2007 7:34 PM PDT Neurocysticercosis is emerging to be a leading cause of epilepsy in India. At least 15 out of 100 people in a population suffer from this dreaded disease caused due to infection with the cystic larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium.