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Job Journal
December 16, 2007
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Career Pros: Obesity's Heavy Burden Eying bottom line, employers start to tally costs of overweight workers. |
AskMen.com
October 13, 2003
Martin Selby |
Obesity: A Bigger Problem Than You Think What are a few extra pounds, after all? Sure, a little extra insulation doesn't hurt, but problems start to arise when your weight crosses that fine line between being overweight and obese. But just what is obesity? And are you at risk? |
Managed Care
January 2006
Martin Sipkoff |
Skeptics Abound as Demand Grows For Obesity Treatments Changes in reimbursement patterns for obesity drugs will take several years. Lifestyle changes remain the first approach. |
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June 1, 2006
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Meet the Patients New data about insomnia & obesity. |
Managed Care
October 2000 |
Diabetes Cases Up 33 Percent In Just 8 Years In findings that are likely to have serious implications for treatment-costs, adult incidence of diabetes rose 33 percent from 1990 to 1998, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control... |
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December 2011 |
Managing pain in obese patients Obesity-related pain conditions can limit the patient's efforts at increasing activity and limit quality of life. This article will offer information on these conditions and treatment options. |
Food Processing
December 2010
Diane Toops |
Poll Indicates Adult Consumers Need More than Knowledge to Curb Obesity Behavior-changing knowledge alone is not enough to curb obesity, a poll seems to indicate. |
Nursing Management
March 2012
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Pain and obesity It can be a challenge to provide effective pain management for obese patients; however, a multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief. |
Chemistry World
July 18, 2012
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Obesity drug approved in US US regulators have approved a new obesity treatment. Qsymia (phentermine, topiramate) tablets have been approved for overweight adults as part of a regimen that includes a low calorie diet and exercise. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2001
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Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which excess body fat may put a person at health risk. National data indicate that the prevalence of obesity in the United States is increasing in children and adults... |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2008
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Obesity Program Trims Budgets Obesity programs can see a short-term ROI of $1.17 per dollar spent. |
Nursing Management
February 2008
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A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese. |
Science News
April 22, 2006
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Do People Know When They're Overweight? A new study finds that most people can estimate their height-weight combinations fairly accurately. However, overweight and obese people miss the mark when they're asked to characterize the healthiness of their weight-to-height status. |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2002
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Medical Care for Obese Patients: Advice for Health Care Professionals More than 60 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, and obese persons are more likely to be ill than those who are not. Obesity presents challenges to physicians and patients and also has a negative impact on health status... |
| AskMen.com |
The Great Obesity Survey The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. Also covered is county-specific data for Type 2 diabetes. |
The Motley Fool
November 20, 2007
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The Beast Attacking Your Retirement Our unhealthy eating habits can cause our health-care costs, direct and indirect, to devour our retirement income. |
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October 2007 |
Toops Scoops: Obesity epidemic solved Another reason to choose your friends wisely. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2006
Iris R. Mabry |
Putting Prevention Into Practice - Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents EH is a five-year-old boy seeing you for a routine well-child examination. His mother is concerned about his weight... Which of the following reasons explain why BMI is the preferred measure for detecting overweight in children and adolescents?... |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Helping Your Kid Slim Down How parents can change behavior that can foster obesity - and its long-term damage. |
Managed Care
July 2004
John Carroll |
The Weight Debate Encouraged by employers, health plans ponder expensive options in covering a generation of obese Americans. |
Food Engineering
April 3, 2009 |
Food pricing may help control weight A new article published in The Milbank Quarterly explores how food prices can affect weight outcomes and reveals that pricing interventions can have a significant effect on obesity rates. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2003
McInnis et al. |
Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
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Investing in Healthy Companies Doesn't Mean What It Used To Companies need to go the extra mile to shape up an unfit workforce. |
Managed Care
August 2004 |
Headlines On Deadline ... Expanded Medicare coverage for obesity is the result of the government's removal of language from the Medicare manual that states that the condition is not an illness... Earnings soared 36 percent for UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter... etc. |
Food Processing
November 2006
Barbara Katz |
Focus on: Childhood Obesity In spite of all the press and the studies and the looming health issues, it appears parents are just not that concerned about childhood obesity. |
Managed Care
November 2004 |
Blues' Weight-Loss Program May Be Blueprint for MC Industry With 55 percent of its members obese or overweight and accounting for about $83.1 million in excess costs a year, even some of Blue Cross's sharpest critics agree that Blue Cross's programs are worthy. |
Nursing
October 2011
Elizabeth Heavey |
Obesity in pregnancy: Deliver sensitive care This article addresses the health risks of obesity to mother and baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and discusses what you can do to mitigate those risks. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Don't Believe the Obesity Hype Meta-analysis data isn't going to help Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity drug. |
Food Engineering
July 30, 2009
Joyce Fassl |
Editor's Note: Time for an extreme cultural shift to battle obesity The food industry must find the innovation within itself to fight obesity while increasing profits. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Obesity Weighs Down Production Overweight workers can hurt productivity, but employers can help by encouraging healthier lifestyles. |
American Journal of Nursing
December 2011
Benton et al. |
Sarcopenic Obesity: Strategies for Management Nurses should be knowledgeable about this condition and its management and routinely educate older patients on the benefits of resistance training and dietary protein to prevent or reverse sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. |
Chemistry World
September 17, 2010
Andrew Turley |
Obesity drugs strive for US approval Could 2010 yet be the year of the obesity drug? At first glance the signs are promising. Regulators in the US will soon decide whether to allow three new contenders onto this attractive market. |
Managed Care
November 2007
La Puma & Palmer |
Weight-Loss Programs Need Health Plan Support Weight-loss programs have dismal success rates. Insurers can play an active part in helping members change their thinking, and therefore change their lifestyles |
Wired
October 2006
Thomas Goetz |
The Thin Pill 75 million Americans may have something called metabolic syndrome. How Big Pharma turned obesity into a disease - then invented the drugs to cure it. |
Chemistry World
December 20, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Blame it on the Bacteria The bacteria in human guts could be partially responsible for obesity, report US researchers. |
Science News
April 17, 2004
Janet Raloff |
When It's No Longer Baby Fat Nutritionists and epidemiologists have been documenting a disquieting trend: Increasingly, children are plump by the time they enter school--and they get fatter as they grow. |
Managed Care
January 2006
Catherine M. Murphy-Barron |
Can We Design a Fair Benefit For Bariatric Surgery? Insurers need a coverage strategy that focuses on reducing post-surgical complications and avoiding adverse selection. |
Fast Company
April 2012
Tara Moore |
Diane Curley Is Starting The Conversation To Curb Obesity This year, the U.S. government started a program for health-care innovators. One innovator, Diane Curly is treating obesity like any other disease or addiction and trains nurses to talk to patients about treatment. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Tom Hughes |
Lessons Learned About the Outlook for New Obesity Drug Approval The recent FDA advisory committee meeting on Vivus' weight loss pill proved to us, once again, how incredibly difficult it is to successfully develop and register new drugs for obesity. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden |
Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss... |
Nursing
November 2011
Lawson & Pruitt |
Issues in Obesity, Part 2: Obesity Weighs Heavily on Lung Function A look at the impact of obesity on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and sleep apnea. |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2008
Jarosz & Bellar |
Age-Appropriate Obesity Treatment Older adults who are obese must be assessed and treated for obesity within the context of aging. |
AskMen.com
Tony Horton |
Obesity In America Our society, as a whole, is becoming fatter, and we're viewing that as normal. Today, two-thirds of America is overweight, with Canada and Europe not far behind. |
Science News
August 3, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor. |
Food Processing
January 2005
John Stanton |
Market View: Obesity: Take the offensive Who is more at fault for obesity, the advertising for McDonald's or the unbearable pressure kids feel from school, peers and parents? Obesity is an important and complex issue, and just focusing on food and overeating is too simple. |
BusinessWeek
February 27, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
Weight Loss: The Spirit Is Willing -- But Pills Work Doctors may decide that weight loss is best accomplished with the new drug Acomplia. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001
Sarah Morgan & Lori Parry |
Quantum Sufficit High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is living up to its reputation as the "good" cholesterol... Obesity worse for your health than smoking and drinking heavily every day... How well one recovers from a stroke may depend less on medical intervention than on one's outlook and personality... etc. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
March 2000
Michael F. Jacobson |
News From CSPI As suggested by the intense interest in Syndrome X and low-carbohydrate diets, America has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world. Time will tell whether our nation chooses a lifestyle built around fitness---or gluttony and sloth. |
Food Engineering
June 1, 2009 |
Regulatory Watch While food and beverage concerns have dominated the government's battle on childhood obesity, the food industry is attempting to shift the focus to fitness. |
