A recent study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that a type 2 diabetes medication, which is taken orally and is in widespread use for more than ten years, has more advantages over nine other, mostly newer drugs used to control the chronic disease.
They found that metformin, first approved by the American F.D.A. ( Food and Drug Administration) in […]

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The worldwide exponential increase in obesity has brought into light focus the lack of effective ways and methods for preventing or treating the disease. As obesity severity and prevalence have been rising, so has the need of increasingly aggressive solutions. In this critical situation the use of antiobesity (bariatric) surgery has a new importance.
Bariatric surgery for obese people has been available for […]

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(Source: The Surgeon General)
>> Premature death. It is estimated that 300,000 deaths per year in the USA are attributable to obesity. The more you weigh, the greater the risk. If your BMI is greater than 30 you have a 50-100% higher risk of premature death compared to a person with a healthy weight. 
>> Heart disease. The […]

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You should know that maintaining a healthy body weight can considerable reduce the risk of a number of diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression. The healthy for a person is related to his or her gender, age, height, and body frame size. It has also been shown that healthy body weight improves the overall quality of […]

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A recent research has revealed that combination of vitamin D and calcium may offer protection against type 2 diabetes.
This research at Tufts University, suggests a leading source of vitamin D and calcium in the diet. So drinking more milk, can help lessen the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 15 percent.
The Tufts team suggests that calcium and vitamin D may have […]

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This article isrelated to a research of Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642-8656, USA.
read more:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16217348&dopt=Abstract

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Rank:
Heart Disease - 28.5%
Malignant Neoplasm (Cancer) -22.8
Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke) - 6.7%
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease- 5.1%
Accidents (Unintentional) -4.4%
Diabetes Melitus- 3.0%
Influenza/Pneumonia- 2.7%
Alzheimer’s- 2.4%
Nephritis(Liver Disease) - 1.7%
Septicemia - 1.4%
Note: According to the CDC Division of Vital Statistics. These apply to both male and female adults.

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Obesity is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Its prevalence has tripled in many countries in the WHO European Region since the 1980s, and the numbers of those affected continue to rise at an alarming rate, particularly among children. Obesity is already responsible for 2-8% of health costs and 10-13% […]

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Men who are suffering from hot flashes caused by prostate cancer treatment may find relief from a drug used to treat epilepsy and pain associated with the shingles.
read more:http://www.healthscout.com/news/68/8016356/main.html

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A scientific team in Italy claim to have developed a pill that is capable to control hunger for a few hours. This new finding may help overweight people in their struggle against the bulge.
The tiny pill is made from a hydrogel. The online edition of BBC News reported that this pill,which is yet to be named, is powdery […]

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