If you value your health, you work out on a regular schedule, and pride yourself on following a healthy diet. But besides the valuable benefits for your body, you may actually be gaining advantages in the workplace, as well. New research suggests that keeping your weight in control may mean the difference between finding, or [...]

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As 2009 comes to a close, and the new decade beckons, it’s only natural that we stop and take stock of our lives. As usual, the nation’s health care is a common theme, as New Year’s resolutions are planned, followed, and often broken.  One big problem that is sure to play a huge role in [...]

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Lap Band Surgery May Be Most Effective For Morbidly Obese Teenagers
Being overweight or obese is difficult enough for adults, but for children and adolescents, it can be especially harmful, both for now and in years to come. However, new research offers hope that one type of surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band), may greatly [...]

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