Obesity
News, opinions and meeting coverage in pediatrics.
<ѻýҕl>Slippery Slope: Diet Drugs No Help for Heartѻýҕl>
In another edition of the Slippery Slope series examining use of surrogate endpoints in drug approvals, ѻýҕl and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel find diet drugs are approved without solid evidence of benefits, but with hints of harm.
Apr 19, 2015
<ѻýҕl>Diabetes Expert Disses Weight-Loss Programsѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Community-based weight-loss programs have not been shown to be effective at reducing the incidence of diabetes, so implementing a national program would likely be money down the drain, a diabetes expert said at a symposium on Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2012
<ѻýҕl>Will Contrave Succeed Where Others Have Failed?ѻýҕl>
As part of the Year in Review series, ѻýҕl reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news generated by the initial publication. Here's what's happened on the weight-loss drug front this year.
Dec 26, 2010