Fitness and Wellness Business Week

North Oakland Medical Centers, Pontiac - Support groups may improve outcome for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding patients

Occupational Health - Nurses face major challenges in caring for morbidly obese

Peninsula Medical School, Devon - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Japan and Finland report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Quebec Heart Institute, Sainte-Foy - Recent findings in obesity described by researchers from Canada, the United States and Germany

Research and Markets - Research and Markets report indicates bariatric surgery is an increasingly attractive option

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital announces $5 million gift from Bristol-Myers Squibb

Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Frederiksberg - Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation for 1 year does not prevent weight or body fat regain

RTI International, Research Triangle Park - Heart disease risk may be related to environmental factors and low socioeconomic status

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla - Recent studies from the United States, Sweden and Canada add new data to atherosclerosis research

Shanghai Jiao Tong University - New data from the People's Republic of China, Canada and Sweden lluminates research in angiology

Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta - AP-2 beta causes cell enlargement and insulin resistance in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

South Dakota State University - Naringin does not alter caffeine pharmacokinetics, energy use, or cardiovascular hemodynamics

St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children - Findings from the United Kingdom and United States advance knowledge in obesity research

Stanford University - Studies from the United States and United Kingdom advance knowledge in obesity research

Stockholm University - Studies from Sweden and Japan add new findings to obesity body of knowledge

The Surgery, Letchworth - New findings from the United Kingdom, United States and Germany in the area of stress detailed

Tufts University, Boston - Research from the United States and Japan add new data to diabetes body of knowledge

Turku University - Researchers from Finland and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of obesity

U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases - Recent studies from the United States add new data to obesity research

Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo - Rimonabant may treat cardiometabolic risk factors in addition to obesity and diabetes

Universitatsklinik fur Kinder-und Jugendmedizin Ulm - Researchers' findings from Germany, the United States and the PA 19104 advance obesity research

Universitatskliniken fur Plastische, Innsbruck - Data from Austria, Israel and Italy advance knowledge in obesity research

University Hospital MAS, Malmo - Daily physical activity was correlated to aerobic fitness in children aged 8-11 years

University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Stuttgart - Dietary cholesterol seems to induce bile acid synthesis by different pathways in lean and obese

University Hospital, Zurich - Morbidly obese adapted well to weight and body appearance regardless of bariatric surgery

University of Adelaide - Leptin regulation and secretion before birth may influence early adult obesity programming

University of Alabama - Researchers from the United States, Sweden and United Kingdom report recent findings in obesity

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Moderate-intensity exercise training resulted in no change in insulin-stimulated glucose disposal

University of Autonoma Barcelona - Researchers' data from Spain, Scotland and the United States advance diabetes research

University of Brescia - Duodenal switch recommended to treat failed gastric restrictive surgery for morbid obesity

University of British Columbia - Linear relationship found between physical activity and health status

University of Chile - Proximal gastric pouch is endoscopically normal and Roux-limb is normal after gastric bypass

University of Crete - Plasma antioxidant capacity values are impaired in morbidly obese patients

University of Dusseldorf - Reports from Germany, Israel and the Korea 122-701 add new data to obesity research

University of Heidelberg - New research from Germany, Israel and the SP Brasil in the area of obesity detailed

University of Helsinki - Reports from Finland, Spain and the South Korea add new data to genetics research

University of Houston - Public housing developments have limited access to physical activity or healthy food resources

University of Melbourne - Mechanism of glucose transporter 4 expression in muscle after exercise was determined

University of Milan - Nutritional status is impaired in many disabled people, increasing disease risk

University of Minnesota - Research from the United States, Germany and People's Republic of China in gastroenterology provides new insights

University of Montreal - New data from Canada and the United States lluminates research in obesity

University of Pavia - BMI values can predict obesity and cardiovascular risk in adolescents

University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine - Chronic changes in salt intake linked to altered body weight, hormonal profile, and energy

University of Tennessee - Open vs laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass decision made by nonmedical factors not science

University of Toronto - Pre-eclampsia risk is increased in presence of elevated maternal triglycerides

University of Utrecht - Findings from Canada, Italy and the United States in obesity provide new insights

University of Virginia - Resistance exercise improved lumbar strength in overweight similar to non-overweight

University of Western Australia - Findings from Australia, Japan and the United States in hypertension provide new insights

University of Zaragoza - New findings from Spain, the People's Republic of China and the United States in the area of obesity detailed

Valparaiso University, Santiago - Vertical isolated gastroplasty with gastroenteral bypass may be viable obesity therapy

Veteran Research Foundation, Oklahoma City - Gastric electrical stimulation activates gastric-related neurons in paraventricular nucleus

Wayne State University, Detroit - Studies from the United States add new findings to obesity body of knowledge

West Virginia University - Findings from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in obesity research

West Virginia University - Leptin contributes to breast cancer proliferation by MAPK and PI3K signaling pathway activation

Yale University, New Haven - Reports from the United States, Germany and Denmark describe recent advances in obesity research