Obesity - Shionogi says good results in obesity drug trial (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
Program teaches doctors how to tackle obesity (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- Traditionally, doctors in training were taught to set broken bones, treat life-threatening diseases and other medical challenges, but they didn't often get a thorough grounding in nutrition and obesity, especially in children.
Source: www.herald-dispatch.com
Day care enrolled in child obesity fight (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The New South Wales Health Department has made a series of recommendations to help day care centres in the fight against obesity amongst the state's toddlers.
Source: au.news.yahoo.com
Drug companiesfocus on diabetes (New York Daily News)
A timy pump injects insulin through a catheter into Bob Russell's abdomen up to seven times an hour, helping him regulate his blood sugar level so he can stay healthy.
Source: www.nydailynews.com
Obesity among children fuels jump in Type 2 diabetes (Centre Daily Times)
A young person with Type 2 diabetes? Janet Hass had never heard of such a patient when she started her nursing career in the early 1980s. The condition, in which the body starts to lose its ability to convert blood glucose into energy, used to be seen in adults who commonly had risk factors of genetic predisposition, obesity and inactivity.
Source: www.centredaily.com
Diabetes Rates High in Ohio's Southeast (RedNova)
By Margaret Harding, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Jul. 9--The food people eat in southeastern Ohio might contribute to a diabetes rate that is far higher than in the rest of the country, organizers of a new study said.
Source: www.redorbit.com
'We Can!' targets childhood obesity (Bradenton Herald)
The YMCA is about to take its message of health and fitness one step further.
Source: www.bradenton.com
/ National (China Daily)
Obesity is becoming one of the biggest threats to children's health, a recent nationwide investigation has warned, pointing out that students' physical indicators are declining because of a lack of enough exercise.
Source: www.chinadaily.com.cn
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