Slimmers warned over laxative use
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Young women are being warned not to put their lives at risk by taking laxatives in a bid to lose weight.
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Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make people fat.
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Keep up with the latest in Wired words. Make sure you don't socially advertise your passive obesity.
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The risk of intestinal damage from common painkillers may be higher than thought, research suggests.
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The Chiron Corporation said yesterday that it had received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration demanding more information about the company&#39;s plans to fix widespread sanitary
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The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday
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NEW YORK  - Obese children appear to be at  risk of both constipation and lack of bowel control, new  research reports.
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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TORONTO - The manufacturer of an injectable contraceptive is warning teenagers and young women that the drug could permanently weaken bones.
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A new study suggests that workers who weigh too much are at risk for a variety of problems on the job.
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NEW YORK  - Excessive exercise is one of   the general warning signs of an eating disorder, but the   problem may be particularly common among anorexic women who   vomit or use laxatives to lose weight, a study shows.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Your waistline isn't the only one you need to keep an eye on this holiday season -- you also need to make sure your children don't overindulge.
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[Health India] London, Aug 26 : If you are the one who cherishes her drop- dead gorgeous looks, then exercise abstinence from drinking too much alcohol as it could damage your beauty, if a new campaign designed to discourage binge-drinking among women is
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A19 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. This was the Department of Health&#39;s advice yesterday to the public over the
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LONDON -- It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished _ and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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Scientists are warning would-be slimmers to be careful about using 'DNA-diets' on the internet.