NY issues guide to obesity insurance coverage
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Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the guide was developed after many consumers complained to his office that it was hard to get their health insurance to cover weight-loss treatments.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for Americaâs Health, a nonprofit organization based in Washington
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New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats &#151; but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.
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Staying slim and fit is especially  important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk  of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new  guidelines issued on Wednesday.
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Every holiday season, Americans face the ongoing struggle with their weight. For many, one of the mainstays in the effort to shed those extra pounds is to visit a bookstore to check out some of the more popular diets.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization based
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More than a quarter of growth in health care spending over the past 15 years is due to obesity, and experts say prevention is key to control soaring costs.
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New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
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New York City's board of health on Tuesday ordered restaurants to standardize how they display the number of calories in dishes on their menus in an effort to combat obesity.
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Nearly two out of three Americans are overweight/obese and at risk for diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses associated with obesity.
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NEW YORK OCT 18, 2004  - Children who are overweight appear to have an increased risk of cancer in later life, according to the results of a study published in the November 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization
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Obesity surgery has helped many  patients lose weight and improve their health, a panel of  experts told U.S. regulators on Thursday, but they added there  was insufficient data on how well the procedure worked for  elderly patients covered by Medicare,
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The nation's largest food company is moving to address growing concerns about childhood obesity and unhealthful eating habits.
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WASHINGTON: Surgical treatment of obesity appears to be an effective way to promote weight loss and heal related disorders, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Younger Americans who are overweight  today are threatening to hit the U.S. government's Medicare  system with big health care bills when they reach old age,  according to a report published on Tuesday.
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Children are main focus of government's obesity strategy to pay overweight people to get slim