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State should take obese kids from parents: US doctors (AFP)

AFP – The government should have the right to remove severely obese children from their parents’ home and place them in foster care, two US doctors argued in a controversial editorial.

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Two-drug obesity treatment effective: study (AFP)

AFP – A new treatment for obesity that combines two existing drugs resulted in twice as much weight loss as the only approved long-term anti-obesity medication, according to a study released Monday.

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Taking after master: US pets obese, too, study finds (AFP)

AFP – Just like their human masters, a majority of American pets have a weight problem, a study released Thursday says.

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Child obesity ‘linked to working mothers’ (AFP)

AFP – The more mothers work during their children’s lifetimes, the more likely their kids are to be overweight or obese, according to a US study published on Friday.

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Abbott pulls obesity drug from US market (AFP)

AFP – US pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories on Friday said it was pulling its obesity drug Meridia from the US market after European tests found the key ingredient increased the risk of serious heart problems.

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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

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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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Health officials pull Abbott’s Meridia diet drug off market (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. health officials have ordered Abbott Laboratories’ controversial weight loss drug Meridia off the market, and the company said it would comply even though it still thinks the drug is safe.

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Obesity costs US 215 billion dollars: study (AFP)

AFP – Obesity costs the US economy at least 215 billion dollars a year in direct and indirect impacts including medical expenses and lost productivity, a new study showed Tuesday.

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Obesity weighs heavily on health, lifespan in US: study (AFP)

AFP – Americans’ expanding girths are driving down the number of years they live in good health, a study published Tuesday said.

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