http://www.weightoloss.com Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:36:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en People with the germiest mouths are the most likely to have heart attacks, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. A study that compared heart attack victims to healthy volunteers found the heart patients had higher numbers of bacteria in their mouths, the researchers said. Their findings add to a growing body of evidence ... http://www.weightoloss.com/germy-mouths-linked-to-heart-attacks-study-finds.html In the "maintenance" phase that occurs after initial weight loss, the popular Ornish and South Beach diets seem to be easier on the heart than the high-fat, low-carbohydrate Atkins regimen, a new study finds. Unlike numerous studies that have evaluated diets to see which might be better at achieving weight ... http://www.weightoloss.com/atkins-diet-tougher-on-heart-after-weight-loss.html Babies who gain weight quickly during the first six months of life may be more prone to obesity as toddlers, Harvard researchers report. "We need to start our preventive methods when children are much younger," said study author Dr. Elsie M. Taveras. "Even in the first couple of weeks of life, ... http://www.weightoloss.com/rapid-infant-weight-gain-linked-to-childhood-obesity.html Relaxin -- a naturally occurring hormone that helps women adapt to pregnancy -- is showing promise as a treatment for acute heart failure, a new study has found. The research, conducted by scientists from the United States and Italy and presented here Sunday at an annual conference of the American College ... http://www.weightoloss.com/hormone-relaxin-helps-treat-heart-failure-study.html Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy) with or without the removal of their adenoids (adenoidectomy) are at increased risk for becoming overweight in the years after surgery, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. Prior research has linked tonsillectomy to accelerated weight gain, but whether it ... http://www.weightoloss.com/tonsillectomy-linked-to-excess-weight-gain-in-kids.html A screening regimen that combines ultrasound and a blood test to detect CA125, a marker for ovarian cancer, fails to discover the cancer in its early stages and often results in unnecessary surgery, a new study shows. This finding contrasts with another recent study that found that these same two tests ... http://www.weightoloss.com/combo-screening-doesnt-spot-early-ovarian-cancer.html Elena Nieves hardly looks like a poster girl for an obesity program for pregnant moms. The 5-foot-8 (1.7-meter) 23-year-old recently lost more than 50 pounds (23 kg) and looks healthy. But 15 weeks into her third pregnancy, she was gaining the weight back -- too fast. "I found out I was pregnant ... http://www.weightoloss.com/us-program-aims-to-help-babies-beat-obesity-odds.html Two new reports show that food allergies can be a burden on a family's finances and even its vacation plans. The studies, expected to be presented in Washington, D.C., at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, demonstrate how these common conditions can have a wide ... http://www.weightoloss.com/childs-food-allergies-take-toll-on-family-plans.html A new class of Alzheimer's disease drugs may prevent long-term damage from traumatic brain injury, suggests a study of mice by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers. The drugs -- gamma-secretase inhibitors -- are designed to target amyloid plaque that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease, according to background ... http://www.weightoloss.com/alzheimers-drug-may-someday-help-head-trauma-victims.html Stress may play a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes in obese black women, U.S. researchers say. "Much attention has been given to the role of obesity in the development of type 2 diabetes, but stress may be as important in this at-risk population," study co-author Anastasia Georgiades, ... http://www.weightoloss.com/stress-may-raise-diabetes-risk-for-obese-black-women.html