News tagged with slimming supplements

New research finds no evidence that popular slimming supplements facilitate weight loss

New research evaluating the effectiveness of a broad selection of popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops has found no evidence that any of them facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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FDA cracks down on illegal supplements

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

National kidney-swap program marks 1st success

(AP) -- As grateful as she was when her sister-in-law offered in October to donate a kidney on her behalf, Kathy Niedzwiecki didn't believe for one second her prediction that it would happen before Christmas.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diet drugs face tough test before FDA

There has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men suffer body image problems of their own with drive for muscularity (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Slimming down for swimsuit season is an obsession for many women, and now bulking up for the beach can lead to body image problems with men today wanting to be bigger than ever, a new University of Florida ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Naturally skinny people have their own challenges

Nancy Brueheim wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

New hope on finding better blood thinners

Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung Introduces UltraThin Touch of Color Photo Frame

Samsung Electronics today announced the release of the SPF-87H Photo Frame. With a slim screen depth of 23 mm (.91 inches) and 1 GB of internal memory, the SPF-87H can store up to 3,000 photos, while being ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim

Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Chinese slimming capsules

Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk. Since 2005, the poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Göttingen have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

People wasting billions of dollars on 'quack' health food products

Globally every year, obese people waste billions of pounds on food products that 'imply' that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on bmj.com today.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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