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Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights

2010-09-10T13:55:10Z

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Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights

2010-09-12T00:30:25Z

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Adult Obesity Rate Increases in 28 States

2010-11-02T13:55:56Z

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Americans Keep Getting Fatter, Obesity Rates Up in 28 States

2010-09-10T13:34:46Z

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Americans getting fatter, especially in the South

2010-06-29T13:15:33Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Obesity rates climbed again last year with 28 U.S. states reporting adults are fatter now than a year ago, two advocacy groups said on Tuesday.

Obesity rates fell only in the District of Columbia, and the groups warned that dealing with the epidemic should be a vital part of reforming health...

Obesity Rates Jump in 28 States, Report Shows

2010-09-10T17:31:49Z

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Obesity Rates Jump in 28 States, Report Shows

2010-09-10T13:34:09Z

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Arena Pharma rises on new lorcaserin trial data

2010-04-16T09:38:15Z

Arena Pharma reports new results on obesity drug candidate at conference, and shares advance

Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. traded higher Monday after the company reported new clinical trial data for its experimental obesity drug lorcaserin.

Arena said patients who took lorcaserin lost 31 percent of their excess body weight in the first year of a two-year study. Patient...

A Couple of News Items of Interest

2010-10-26T20:22:08Z

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Experts: Government changes to environment can make us fit

2010-10-24T09:24:32Z

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Obesity rates show no decline in US

2010-09-09T17:07:21Z

US Obesity Rates Climb in Most States, According to New Report; No State Shows Decline

Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.

Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were just behind,...

Obesity rates climbed in most states; no state shows decline

2010-09-09T17:02:58Z

Loosen the belt buckle another notch America: Obesity rates continued their climb in 31 states last year. No state showed a decline.

Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adult residents considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama are just slightly behind, according to the Loretta Pride, right, smiles after receiving help from Ivey Coples with selecting numbers for her three Mega Millions lottery tickets at the The All In One Shop on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in Greensboro, N.C. Thousands of people lined up in 41 states and in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday in hopes...

NEW YEAR

2010-12-31T20:31:34Z

Oyuna Orosoo, from Washington, D.C., foreground left, is checked with a metal detector by NYPD police officer Toro, right, as she arrives for the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square Friday Dec. 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Tina Fin...

Deaths YE

2010-12-21T12:01:44Z

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2005 picture, Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference in Washington, D.C. Stevens was killed Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at 86 in a plane crash in a remote part of Alaska while on his way to a fishing trip. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Tax Cuts

2010-12-16T20:31:50Z

Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., , talks to reporters about the status of the tax legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, D. C., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

Indian Money

2010-12-05T14:31:26Z

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2009 file photo, Elouise Cobell, right, looks on as Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes testifies during a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Native Americ...