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- EnteroMedics Announces FDA Approval of VBLOC® Vagal Blocking Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity
- How To Know If You're Fat
- American Diabetes Association Issues New Guidelines for Asian Americans
- Head Start helps bodies and minds: Study
- Being Thin Doesn't Spare Asian-Americans From Diabetes Risk
| EnteroMedics Announces FDA Approval of VBLOC® Vagal Blocking Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:36 AM PST ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- EnteroMedics Inc. (ETRM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VBLOC® vagal blocking therapy, delivered via the Maestro® System, for the treatment of adult patients with obesity who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 40 to 45 kg/m2, or a BMI of at least 35 to 39.9 kg/m2 with a related health condition ... |
| Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:52 AM PST So maybe you don't think you have the "ideal body," but are you actually overweight? By calculating your body mass index (BMI) you can find out once and for all whether you should lose — or put on — some pounds. Produced by Matt Johnston and Alex Kuzoian. Special thanks to Josh Neufeld. Follow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story » |
| American Diabetes Association Issues New Guidelines for Asian Americans Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:31 AM PST The American Diabetes Association issues a new recommendation for Asian Americans. Shazia Khan has more in this Healthy Living Report. |
| Head Start helps bodies and minds: Study Posted: 13 Jan 2015 08:32 AM PST A new study finds Head Start programs may be good for young bodies as well as young minds. When overweight preschool-age children entered the program, they grew significantly closer to a healthier body mass index by kindergarten age, and underweight children saw an increase in weight gain. Researchers at the University of Michigan say there […] |
| Being Thin Doesn't Spare Asian-Americans From Diabetes Risk Posted: 23 Dec 2014 08:17 AM PST Guidelines just out from the American Diabetes Association say Asian-Americans with a typically healthy body mass index can still be running a substantial risk for developing diabetes. |
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