Fitness and Wellness Business Week

Medical University of Lublin - Features of leptin-induced hypertension described

Methodist Hospital, Houston - Losing even a few pounds may help the obese

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. - Company acquires rights to the patent for nasal spray treatment for obesity

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. - Nastech highlights PYY nasal spray development program

Obesity - Poll: Many in U.S. in denial about weight

Physical Fitness - New program and web site by Team ESPN encourages kids to get fit

Rand Corporation - After school activities can reduce obesity among inner city youth

Rand Corporation - Increasing obesity rates will lead to higher disability rates

Seoul National University - Liver X receptors stimulate adipocyte differentiation via PPAR-gamma

Swallownest Court Hospital, South Yorkshire - Nutrition affects outcome of schizophrenia therapy

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Multiple myeloma patients commit to exercise based on a number of factors

University of Bremen - Coping style in childhood not affected by obesity

University of Minnesota - Antibiotic activity of field-collected Streptomycetes characterized

University of Minnesota - Arabinogalactan offers no long-term benefits on serum lipids or glucose

University of Minnesota - Study examines weight-control behaviors among girls and boys

University of Missouri - Obese or diabetes single gene mutations induce hyperglycemia-hyperinsulinemia

University of North Carolina - Economic growth is boosting women's obesity in poorer nations

University of Pennsylvania - Notch target gene plays dual roles in differentiation of preadipocytes

University of Queensland - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease encompass benign steatosis and steatohepatitis

University of Texas SW Medical Center - Hemodynamics and organ histology of large-volume liposuction reported

University of Toronto - Dietary proteins in regulation of food intake and body weight reviewed

University of Ulsan - Weight loss significantly improved metabolic syndrome in obese Koreans

University of Virginia - Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis histologically resembles alcoholic liver disease

Wakayama Medical University - Leptin and membrane fluidity of erythrocytes in hypertension studied

Weight Control - New device used to eat less with smaller bites