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Lilly Discovers Breakthrough To Control The Hunger Hormone

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Research points to a possible way to battle obesity. Lilly has discovered a hormone, made in the stomach, which tells the brain it's time to eat.

Blocked Brain Enzyme Decreases Appetite and Promotes Weight Loss

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

A team at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter was able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body's ability to handle blood sugar levels by blocking a brain enzyme, CaMKK2.

Inflammatory Markers Predict Congestive Heart Failure

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Inflammatory markers are independent predictors of congestive heart failure (CHF) and likely reflect the link between obesity and CHF, a new study suggests. "The implication may be that greater control of obesity may reduce the risk of heart failure and down the road, maybe targeting inflammatory markers may reduce the risk of heart failure related to obesity.

Common Gene Variants Linked to Obesity

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

Researchers have identified new genetic variants that influence the risk of obesity, and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, according to findings from two studies published online this week.

Removing Receptor Increases Insulin and Decreases Weight Gain

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008

The removal of a receptor called ALK7 has the effect of increased insulin release and decreased weight gain, according to two recent complementary Swedish studies. The results could lead to novel ways to treat diabetes and obesity.

Study Ties Obesity, Inflammatory Proteins to Heart Failure Risk

Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere report what is believed to be the first wide-scale evidence linking severe overweight to prolonged inflammation of heart tissue and the subsequent damage leading to failure of the body's blood-pumping organ.

Family Physicians Can Successfully Initiate Insulin Therapy

Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2008

In a randomized trial of patient-titrated insulin glargine with family physicians was compared with standard oral therapy.

Some Fats Reduce Diabetes Risk

Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2008

The link between obesity and diabetes has been significantly documented, but a recent study has revealed that certain types of fats might actually reduce the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes.

Deaths On The Rise In Younger Women

Posted: Sunday, May 04, 2008

Deaths resulting from coronary heart disease (CHD) are on the rise in younger women, a new study suggests. Rising levels of obesity, smoking and lack of exercise are the likely causes of this troubling trend.

Life Expectancies Declining for Poor, Rising for Rich

Posted: Thursday, April 24, 2008

Between 1961 and 1999 life expectancies in the United States increased by between six and seven years for both men and women. A recent Harvard Medical study has found that these are unfortunately just general trends, and in certain parts of the country, most notably poorer areas, life expectancies actually declined or remained constant in these "counties".