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Weight Loss :: Does OTC diet pill Alli live up to its name?

Alli is the first and only FDA-approved OTC product for weight loss. It is available in stores June 15. Dr. James Anderson, UK HealthCare weight loss researcher, studied the effects of the drug on mildly to moderately overweight individuals and found it does aid weight loss.

Weight Loss :: Glaxo’s alli, OTC weight loss product on shelves in US

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare [NYSE: GSK] announces that alli?, the only FDA-approved over-the-counter weight loss product will be on shelves of pharmacies, grocery stores and mass merchandisers nationwide later this week.

Dental :: Periodontal diseases are blind to age

Two new studies in the June issue of the Journal of Periodontology suggest that periodontal diseases are a threat to women of all ages due to hormonal fluctuations that occur at various stages of their lives.

Diabetes :: Light activity can help avoid chronic disease

Reducing time spent sitting and increasing light physical activity has important health benefits that may reduce the risk of diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases.

Psychiatry :: Military service doubles suicide risk

Former military personnel are twice as likely to kill themselves as people who have not seen combat reports a study in the July issue of Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Obese :: Researchers study exertion-related shortness of breath in obese men

Obese men who find themselves short of breath even after moderate physical activity are invited to participate in a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine.

Obesity :: Effects of Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Beverages between Meals on Pre-School Children

Research to date has been inconclusive on whether drinking sugar-sweetened beverages between meals increases children?s risk of becoming overweight.

Weight Loss :: Slow walking not helpful in losing weight

According to a national study published this month in the American Journal of Health Education, moderate-intensity physical activity, such as slow walking, might not be helpful in losing weight.

Breast Cancer :: Diet and exercise key to surviving breast cancer, regardless of obesity

Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy diet and exercise moderately can reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by half, regardless of their weight, suggests a new longitudinal study from the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Diabetes :: New drug protects against diabetes and atherosclerosis

Blocking a single protein with an experimental drug prevented and treated both type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis in laboratory mice that had been fed unhealthy diets and were genetically predisposed to these common killers, according to an article published online at Nature on June 6, 2007.