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New York - Good news for people who don't have time for a full-blown work out. Studies now show that brief intense exercise can be just as beneficial for your heart-health, help lower blood pressure, and ward off diabetes. With brief periods of intense exercise the arteries delivering blood to your muscles and heart can improve in function and structure, resulting in better blood flow and a healthier heart. Brief intense exercise has also been shown to improve blood glucose and insulin levels in ... Read More

London - The weight loss drug Orlistat is slated to go on sale in European pharmacies without the requirement of a prescription within the next few months. Although early approval was first given several months ago in October 2008, the European Commission has just now given the go ahead for public distribution of the anti-obesity drug, which will be marketed under the name Alli by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the makers of the product. The estimated price for Alli is £1.50 a day. Although consumers ... Read More

London - A weight loss drug made by GlaxoSmithKline, Alli, has just been approved to be sold in Europe. Alli has been sold in the U.S. for over a year now. The drug is for those who are overweight or obese and the European Medicines Agency gave their approval on January 21, 2009. The drug will be available in all 27 member countries that includes Norway in Europe in the next few months when the drug is launched. The price has not been ... Read More

UK – Beginning this summer, calorie counts will begin being listed on food sold in restaurants, including coffee shops, sandwich bars, pizza parlors, workplace canteens and more. The plan is part of a Government scheme to reduce obesity. Although the agreement with the Food Standards Agency is voluntary, six major food chains have already agreed to display product calorie counts on their menus and food packaging. Another 40 food chains are considering participation. The FSA declined to name the 6 participants, but its goal ... Read More

New York - A new study reveals why some people fail to respond to leptin, a hormone produced by fat that tells the brain to stop eating. Now with the help of two FDA-approved drugs, people with leptin sensitivity may finally get some help. Scientists have been studying the hormone leptin since the mid 90's. Scientists hoped that high doeses of leptin would trigger the brain to stop eating. "Leptin comes to the brain and knocks on the door, but the brain ... Read More

New York - The financial and economic crisis has also impacted the health industry. People are now trying to save on everything thay can, and their health and fitness has become one of the first things to save on. Therefore, a lot of gyms and fitness centers have been suffering for a long time already. The earnings have gone down, and some luxurious fitness centers in different parts of the United States have even filed bancrupcy. Those that are trying to survive ... Read More

New York - Dr. Craig Alan Bittner of Beverly Hills Liposculpture claimed to have used fat extracted from patients at his clinic to power his own Ford Explorer and his girlfriend's Lincoln Navigator. On his website lipodiesel.com he wrote: "The vast majority of my patients request that I use their fat for fuel--and I have more fat than I can use," and "Not only do they get to lose their love handles or chubby belly but they get to take part in ... Read More

Los Angeles - A California doctor is in trouble after using some human medical waste to fuel several cars. According to reports, Dr. Craig Alan Bittner, a former Beverly Hills plastic surgeon used fat from his patients to not only power his girlfriend's SUV, but his Ford SUV as well. Under California law it's illegal to use human medical waste to power vehicles. The fat in question was taken during liposuction procedures which were apparently carried out in his office in Beverly Hills, California. Liposuction ... Read More

Los Angeles - A doctor named Alan Bittner turned human fat from his patients into fuel for his car. The doctor is a liposuction specialist in Beverly Hills California. He used his fuel in his sport utility vehicle and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator. The problem with this is that it is illegal in California to use medical waste to power vehicles. This means that the doctor is making his fuel illegally so he could face legal action for doing this. Many of the doctor’s ... Read More

New York - Weight loss supplement buyers beware—A new report from the Food and Drug Administration has declared several weight-loss products on store shelves could prove to be a health risk. Tests by the FDA, according to reports, concluded that some of the supplements contained ingredients like Sibutramine. Sibutramine is a controlled substance. Sibutramine can cause hypertension, seizures, tachycardia, palpitations, myocardial infarction or stroke. Another drug, Rimonabant, was also found along with Phenytoin and phenolphthalein. Rimonabant is a drug not approved in the U.S. ... Read More