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  • Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival (HealthDay) - HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are overweight and who have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.
  • Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that are often used to treat asthma don't work as well in the overweight or obese, new research shows.
  • Calorie overload sends the brain haywire: study (Reuters) -

    A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Overeating makes the brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


  • Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer (HealthDay) - HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between obesity and the risk for colon cancer. The discovery could lead to greater accuracy in predicting who is at risk for the disease, experts say.
  • Obesity not linked to poor semen quality (Reuters) -

    This undated file photo provided by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Richard Cooey. Options are dwindling for a condemned killer who argues he's too fat to be executed humanely under the state's lethal injection process. A judge has dismissed the obesity claim made by Richard Cooey, whose scheduled execution later this month would be the first in Ohio in more than a year. (AP Photo/Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)Reuters - While overweight and obese men tend to have abnormal sex hormone levels, the quality of their semen doesn't seem to be affected, study findings indicate.


  • Obesity linked to poorer asthma treatment response (Reuters) -

    This undated file photo provided by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Richard Cooey. Options are dwindling for a condemned killer who argues he's too fat to be executed humanely under the state's lethal injection process. A judge has dismissed the obesity claim made by Richard Cooey, whose scheduled execution later this month would be the first in Ohio in more than a year. (AP Photo/Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)Reuters - Lab experiments indicate that people with asthma who are overweight or obese have a reduced response to steroid treatment, compared with their lean counterparts.


  • South Korea pays for gyms for obese children (Reuters) -

    Drinking water bottles sit near two boys watching a game at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing August 3, 2006. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - South Korea plans to help obese children pay for health club membership and other activities that can help them lose weight, an official said on Wednesday.


  • Anti-Obesity Drugs Could Fight Viral Infections (HealthDay) - HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used to treat obesity may be effective against a wide range of viral infections such as the flu, hepatitis, and even HIV, say researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Princeton University.
  • Study finds link between genes, obesity and colon cancer (AFP) -

    A woman stands outside a sandwich shop. The discovery of a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer may pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease, according to a study published Tuesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The discovery of a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer may pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease, according to a study published Tuesday.


  • Migraines More Frequent, Intense in Overweight Kids (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The more overweight children and teens are, the more numerous and severe their headaches, according to a U.S. study.
  • Obesity may diminish a man's fertility (Reuters) -

    A man rests at lunchtime in a fiel photo. (Will Burgess/Reuters)Reuters - Being obese may dim a man's chances of becoming a father, even if he is otherwise healthy, a new study suggests.


  • Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics (Time.com) - Time.com - A new study suggests that the common weight-loss surgery leads to less weight loss in patients with diabetes
  • Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass (HealthDay) - HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes and those with larger stomach pouches are less likely than others to have good weight loss after gastric bypass surgery, according to University of California, San Francisco, researchers.
  • Gastric bypass beats band for faster weight loss (Reuters) - Reuters - Gastric bypass surgery is more likely to result in successful weight loss, both short and long term, than is gastric banding, according to one of the first head-to-head comparisons of the two most commonly used surgeries in obese patients.
  • Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Bullying is the top "health" concern among parents with overweight and obese children, according to a new report.

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