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Big Pets Get Bigger: Latest Survey Shows US Dog and Cat Obesity Epidemic Expanding
CALABASH, N.C., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The "fat pet gap" continues to widen according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP). The ...
American Heart Association teams up with Macy’s for National Heart Month kickoff this Friday
WHAT: American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Campaign’s 9th annual National Wear Red Day to bring awareness to heart disease in women. Includes a Wear Red Day Sale by national sponsor Macy’s and other activities.
Heart matters: Association encourages awareness during National Heart Month
February is recognized as National Heart Month. The American Heart Association is reaching out to the public during February, beginning with the Ninth Annual National Wear Red Day today to raise awareness on heart disease, but more specifically, heart disease among women.
American Heart Association in Fight to Keep PE in Fla. Schools
The American Heart Association is focusing its legislative efforts in Florida around public schools. With obesity the second-leading cause of premature or preventable deaths, the association is fighting to retain physical education in middle schools and to tighten language allowing waivers from P.E. in elementary and middle schools.
Qi wins prestigious American Diabetes Association award
A researcher who studies the response of fat cells to stress and its relationship to obesity and type 2 diabetes received a prestigious award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Launches New Thyroid Awareness Ribbon and Website in Honor of ...
JACKSONVILLE, FL-- - January is Thyroid Awareness Month and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is introducing a new awareness ribbon as the icon for Thyroid Awareness. Joining the ranks ...
Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Fall, But Some Fear a Reverse in the Trend [Medical News & Perspectives]
First, the good news: from 1998 to 2008, mortality rates dropped 30.6% for individuals with cardiovascular disease and 34.8% for those with stroke. Now the bad news: the emerging obesity and diabetes epidemics suggest those mortality rates are poised to level off or even begin to climb.
Study finds clear association between obesity and pain in 1M Americans
A clear association between obesity and pain - with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest individuals - was found in a study of more than one million Americans published January 19 in the online edition of Obesity.
Los Angeles Bariatric Surgeon Discusses Revision Weight Loss Surgery
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the overall likelihood of major complications with bariatric surgery is approximately 4%, and the risk of death from surgical complications is less than 0.1%. Dr. Michael Feiz, a weight loss surgeon in Los Angeles, says even with such a small margin of error, revision bariatric surgery is one of his most successful ...
Junk food widely available at U.S. elementary schools despite anti-obesity push
Nearly half of elementary school children can buy junk food at school, a trend that contributes to the childhood obesity epidemic and underscores the need for federal regulation of school snacks, according to a study published Monday in a pediatric journal. Read full article >>
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