Latest Press Release on obesity

Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity, today announced unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Three Months Ended Sep...

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Information on Preventing Childhood Obesity Provided by The Children’s Hospital
DENVER - The Children’s Hospital is leading the charge against childhood obesity, a problem that is impacting more and more families across the country. Experts from The Children’s Hospital offer a pediatric perspective on proactive steps parents can take to ensure their children

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America Battles Obesity, Dropping Five Million Pounds!
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With health care legislation pending in Congress, Americans are anxious to see how the government will respond to the nation's biggest obstacle to wellness: obesity. Even with reform and advances in medicine on the horizon, nearly 1.5 million citizen...

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The Center for Medical Weight Loss Taps Weight Watchers Veteran to Serve as CEO
TARRYTOWN, New York, November 2 /PRNewswire/ -- - Kevin Eberly Takes Reigns at Rapidly Growing Innovator - Bringing Doctors to Forefront in Battle Against Obesity The Center for Medical Weight Loss (

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New Product Launch - SAFFRENE Delivers Impressive Mood Elevation and Weight-loss Benefits
FORT LEE, N.J., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to help millions of Americans who continue to struggle with two rampant medical conditions, depression and obesity, the Neutraceutical Company, LLC announced today a major new, over-the-counter supplement with the ability to address both issue...

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Study Reveals the Real Cost of Britain's Obese
Some revealing facts about obesity and the effect it is having on British society.

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Obesity Significantly Increases Side Effects of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Lung Cancer Patients
CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Obesity, not the amount of radiation given, is the greatest factor in whether early-stage lung cancer patients develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy to the chest wall, with obese patients being more than tw...

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