Obesity Care
Obesity Care

Shire Delivers Strong First Quarter Performance and Reiterates its Expectation of Good Full Year Earnings Growth
DUBLIN, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces results for the three months to March 31, 2012. Financial Highlights Q1 2012(1) $1,107 Product sales million +24% $1,172 Total revenues million +21% Non GAAP operating income $362 million +18% US GAAP operating income $295 million +11% Non GAAP diluted earnings per ADS ...

Stunning Advancements in Weight Loss Surgery
LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bariatric surgery is not just about losing weight. The most advanced procedures available today, from gastric sleeve surgery to gastric bypass and the Lap Band, offer dramatic weight loss results, but another benefit that gets less attention is the potential effect on certain co-morbidities like hypertension and diabetes.

US Fat Replacers Industry
NEW YORK, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Fat Replacers Industry This report analyzes the US market for Fat Replacers in Thousand Metric Tons and US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Carbohydrate-Based Fat Replacers (Starch-Based Fat Replacers, & Hydrocolloid-Based Fat Replacers), Protein-Based Fat Replacers, and Fat-Based Fat Replacers.


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Center banks patients' fat for the future
ORLANDO -- Giving new meaning to the phrase recycle, repurpose, reuse, a Florida plastic surgeon is opening a fat bank so patients who have fat removed during liposuction can store it for future use.

Getting Back to Your Pre-Pregnancy Weight
Now that baby's arrived, you're probably anxious to get back to your "old self" and regain your pre-pregnancy figure. The easiest way to do that is to control what you eat as well as exercise and tone your body. If you're overwhelmed by the thought of maintaining a special diet or following a strict exercise program, don't despair. Keeping things simple is one of the best ways to lose those pregnancy pounds and to incorporate fitness into your busy lifestyle as a new mom.

New Study Shows Importance of Calculating Full Cost Savings of Chronic Disease Prevention
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cost estimates for legislative proposals to address chronic health conditions like obesity use a time period that is too short to capture the potential economic value of preventing related diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.

New Patient Guidebook, "Live Healthier - Weight Loss Options for Treating Obesity," Now Offered by the American College of Physicians Foundation
CINCINNATI, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care professionals tend to underestimate a patient's willingness to discuss their weight and treatment options(1).  To help address this communication gap, the American College of Physicians Foundation has developed a Patient Centered Education guidebook and DVD called "Live Healthier – Weight Loss Options for Treating Obesity."  This tool was supported by funding from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., (EES), a leader in bariatric and metabolic surgical solutions.


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