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Fewer heart attacks after weight-loss surgery: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, according to a Swedish study.

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Georgia Taking Wrong Tactic to Combat Childhood Obesity (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – COMMENTARY | An ad campaign by the organization Strong4Life and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has raised the question as to whether it is better to shame and belittle someone into losing weight. The ads feature overweight children and slogans such as “It’s hard to be a little girl if you’re not” and “Big bones didn’t make me this way. Big meals did.”

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Georgia Taking Wrong Tactic to Combat Childhood Obesity
(ContributorNetwork)

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Fewer heart attacks seen after weight-loss surgery (Reuters)

Reuters – In a new study of obese Swedes, those who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to go on to suffer a heart attack or stroke, or die from one, compared to people who were managed without surgery.

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Fewer heart attacks seen after weight-loss surgery
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Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who undergo weight loss surgery appear to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and death, Swedish researchers report.

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Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
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Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals.

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Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study Finds (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals.

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Obesity Alone Raises Risk of Fatal Heart Attack, Study
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(HealthDay)

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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market
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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market
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Diet pills contain unlisted stimulant, US agency warns (AFP)

AFP – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned consumers not to use a brand of weight loss pills that claim to be “100 percent herbal” after lab tests showed they contain a dangerous stimulant.

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Diet pills contain unlisted stimulant, US agency warns
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