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Allergan thrives with Botox but is unloading Lap-Band
The company: Allergan Inc. Headquarters: Irvine Ticker: AGN Employees: 10,800 Leadership: David E.I. Pyott, chief executive since 1998 Revenue: $5.8 billion in 2012 Net income: $1.1 billion in 2012 Stock price: $108.60 at Friday's close...
Tags: David E.I. Pyott, Allergan Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Prescription Drugs, Los Angeles Police Department
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Tyson on his game for 'Undisputed'
The room became dark at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, where Jay-Z lyrics in the song, "Ni**as In Paris," repeated loudly. "Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game Six," looped on the sound system. And then just, "Tyson. Tyson. Tyson." The crowd cheered...
Tags: Juliette Lewis, David Arquette, Mike Tyson, Dennis Miller, Charlize Theron
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Local youths get HEROES awards for programs that fight obesity
Vital Signs Health Blog - Orlando SentinelFour Central Florida programs developed by kids to help combat childhood obesity recently received nearly $3,500 in grant funding from UnitedHealthcare. The grants are part of the United Health HEROES program, a collaboration between UnitedHealthcare... -
Americans want government to promote good health — sometimes
Los Angeles TimesDoes the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Two...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Family, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes, Overweight
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The pastry deserved suspension, not boy
In regard to the 7-year-old boy suspended from second grade for nibbling a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun ("The smoking pastry," March 7), we must immediately ban pastries from the schools. They cause diabetes and obesity, and that kills 300,000...
Tags: Diabetes
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The Bacteria You Want
HealthI don’t know about you but this past winter was quite taxing on my gut. Between the antibiotics I took to fight off a sinus infection and the recent stomach flu, my digestive tract is feeling like delicate fine china. That's probably because our... -
A thirst-quenching blow for freedom
Perhaps you remember when Dr. Doom conquered the world. Or perhaps you don't. Sadly enough, even in this day and age, not everyone is comic book literate. Suffice it to say, then, that back in the 1980s, Marvel Comics published a graphic novel in...
Tags: Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Social Sciences, The Miami Herald, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Bloomberg
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Bloomberg loses the soda battle, not the war
The beverage industry is claiming victory after a New York City judge on Monday overturned a ban on super-size sodas and sugary drinks Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had championed as a way to combat obesity among residents. But the battle is hardly over. Mr....Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Beverage Industry, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Food Industry, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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'Lady of the Burlesque Ballet': A huge treat from the start
Timothy Schaffert's newest story, "Lady of the Burlesque Ballet," is a skinny, satisfying fairy tale about an obese woman. This is a story of extremes: intense happiness, total despair, maximum greed, and lots and lots of food. "Irish Maupin," the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Dance, Chicago Tribune, Weight, Depression
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Local youths get HEROES awards for programs that fight obesity
Four Central Florida programs developed by kids to help combat childhood obesity recently received nearly $3,500 in grant funding from UnitedHealthcare. The grants are part of the United Health HEROES program, a collaboration between UnitedHealthcare...
Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Winter Park, Weight
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A healthy weight
As we look toward the beginning of March, were you one of the many who resolved to lose weight and have yet to shed one pound? Or, on the down side of it, put on a pound or two? Likely you are not alone. Finding reasons to attain and maintain a...Tags: Disease Prevention, Sleep Apnea, Diseases and Illnesses, Gallbladder Disease, Diabetes
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Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost
In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Overweight, Science and Technology, Weight Loss
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