Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 4th, 2004
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Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Successful phase Ia trial results reported on anti-obesity compound
Academia Sinica - Flow cytometric method used to assess lipid accumulation in fat cells
Alzheimer's Foundation of America - Group supports Medicare reimbursement for brain scans
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC progam seeks to reduce risk of chronic diseases in disadvantaged women
Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nancy - Benefits of continuous glucose monitoring reviewed
Charles Sturt University - Food risks in the Sydney press reviewed
Childhood Obesity - Subway restaurants use familiar figure to fight childhood obesity
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Eszterhas introduces third anti-smoking PSA in 'Join Joe' trilogy
Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Food intake inhibited by oral oleoylethanolamide
Emory University - Appetite-stimulating hormone levels decrease after gastric bypass surgery
Epidemiology - Study assesses women's health in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Erasmus Medical Center - Role of ghrelin in catabolism reviewed
Fitness & Wellness - Article leads doctor to head Iowa weight management program
Fitness & Wellness - Children who watch TV are at higher risk of overweight, raised cholesterol
Fitness & Wellness - New Mexico challenges communities to get fit
Fitness & Wellness - Pharmaceutical company partners to support marathon relay event
Fitness & Wellness - Texas warns districts about fitness equipment deal
Fitness & Wellness - Washington company developing fat-busting ultrasound
Fitness & Wellness - Weight loss group sees success in support-based approach
Gestational Diabetes - Mother's obesity can cause malformations in her children
Hopital de l'Archet - Malignant adipose tissue tumors reviewed
Imperial College London - Oxyntomodulin reduces food intake and body weight gain in rats
LipoSonix - Fat-busting ultrasound may be on its way
Mayo Clinic - Irregular heart rhythm linked with sleep disorder
Merck Research Laboratories - Orexigenic action of peripheral ghrelin mediated by proteins
Nutrition - Food Pyramid might disappear as guide
Obesity - Cookies, cholesterol and KFC: China confronts consequences of free trade
Obesity - Study: Children of obese parents face highest risk of being overweight
Oregon Health and Science University - Leptin and development of hypothalamic feeding circuits reviewed
PacifiCare Health Systems - Cancer Society supports wellness program for Spanish-speaking insurance workers
Pediatric Obesity - Students learn healthy eating habits with computer-based teaching
Public Health - Summit held to address racial and ethnic health disparities
Roslin Institute - Detailed genetic mapping reveals complexity of obesity trait locus
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Medication can help diabetics lose weight, but long-term effects uncertain
Univ. of California, Los Angeles - Nearly half of L.A. County residents get almost no exercise
Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Hepatic insig overexpression reduces lipogenesis in obese rats
Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Protein deficiency reduces lipogenesis as well as glycolysis
Universal McCann - U.S. adults take blame for obesity, Britons share with manufacturers
University of Auckland - Developmental origins of metabolic syndrome presented
University of Colorado - Computer program measures body size distortion and body dissatisfaction
University of Florida - Researchers report link between overeating, obesity and addiction
University of Goteborg - Interleukin-6 deficient mice exhibit reduced exercise endurance
University of Iowa - Angiotensinogen gene expression in obesity modulated by adipose depot
University of Otago - Excessive TV viewing in childhood and adolescence linked to poor adult health
University of Southampton - Relation between schizophrenia and diabetes described
UnumProvident - Insurer says claims up due to obesity, encourages healthier workplace practices
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