South Dakota Man Loses 450 Pounds
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His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.
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PAW PAW, Mich. - A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said.
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Man says following low-carb diet by eating large amounts of pastrami, cheesecake damaged arteries. LOS ANGELES  - A lawsuit filed by a man who claims the low-carbohydrate Atkins diet caused him severe
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In his first public statement since suffering a brain hemorrhage in December, Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) said yesterday:  "I am . . . focused on my recovery, and I look forward to returning to the Senate." His office  released photos of the senator as he recuperated at an undisclosed rehabilitation center on Sunday. Johnson's illness illustrates fragility of the Democrats' one-seat advantage in the Senate. Should Johnson, 60, be unable to serve, South Dakota's Republican governor would appoint hi
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A man who weighed 558 pounds when a Missouri judge prevented him from adopting a child he and his wife had taken into their home underwent gastric bypass surgery Friday in a bid to win the child back.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. &#151; West Virginia is taking drastic steps to shed its status as the third-heaviest state in the nation. More than 1,200 of the state's heaviest public employees have lost 14,000 pounds under one program. And obese Medicaid recipients will soon get to join Weight Watchers for free.
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A 48-year-old Salt Lake County man and his 14-year-old son were rescued Sunday night after they became lost on a mountain-biking trail near Big Mountain at the top of East Canyon.  Salt Lake County Sheriff's Sgt.
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NutriSystem is taking a different approach to appeal to men who are trying to lose weight.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.  Patrick Deuel, 42, is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22.
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For the first time in his life, he has sacrificed bits of his flamboyant lifestyle in the name of physical fitness. He has worked diligently on his game.
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"The Biggest Loser," the hit reality television show about weight loss, recently launched its fourth season on NBC by introducing 18 new -- and very obese -- contestants ready to shed pounds and perhaps win $250,000.
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LAS VEGAS -- People who have lost weight and manage to keep it off limit their daily calories to about 1,800 and walk about 4 miles a day, according to a new study.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD Sept. 20, 2004 - Patrick Deuel is on a diet. He&#39;s down to about 700 pounds now. He hopes to lose 400 more. When he entered the hospital in Sioux Falls, he weighed more than half a ton a disaster
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man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel, 42, underwent the procedure to reduce the
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GAINING WEIGHT: Immigrants pack on the pounds after coming to America.
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A Mexican man who once weighed half a tonne left his house for the first time in five years on Wednesday after losing 440 pounds (200 kg) through diet and exercise.