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- Benefits Going to Waste? Here?s How to Cash In
- Every year, American workers leave thousands of dollars on the table by not maxing out their benefits. Just in time for this year?s enrollment period, we offer suggestions for taking full advantage of your employer?s offerings ? everything from 401k matches to gym membership reimbursements. Here?s how the numbers add...
- Articles 2009-10-29
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- Shed a Few Pounds: Weight Loss Sensei Now Available for BlackBerry
- So let's say you want to lose a few pounds, but don't know where to start. You're busy, on-the-go all the time and have always wished there was something you could ‘take with you' to help you stay on course with your diet and weight loss goals. Now, thanks to...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Medifast, Part Two: Weight-Loss Miracle or Pyramid Scheme?
- (Note: See my previous post evaluating Medifast's claims of a "clinically proven" weight-loss method.) Chief executive officer Michael McDevitt claims the sales growth at Medifast is due to the successful execution of the company's diverse multi-channel distribution strategy, through which Medifast brand's value proposition "continues to be...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Medifast, Part One: Weight-Loss Miracle or Pyramid Scheme?
- Maryland-based Medifast is one of the few weight-loss companies reporting year-on-year gains in its financial results in these dour economic times. Liquid protein drinks, raw foods, Scarsdale and Atkins -- is the Medifast Meal Plan an amazing weight-loss product, or just another in a long list of fad diets? ...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- Author Takes the Pat Robertson Weight-Loss Challenge
- Thousands of people nationwide have taken Pat Robertson's Weight-Loss Challenge and have had success on the program. Recently, author and journalist Michele Karl started the weight-loss challenge to see for herself if it really works. Following is a reprint of her first article detailing her weight-loss journey with Pat's...
- Research articles 2006-03-15
- GSK Signs Wynonna Judd to Endorse Alli, Its Flagging Weight Loss Drug
- GlaxoSmithKline is not giving up on Alli, its OTC weight-loss pill that has seen only modest sales. The company announced it will begin a campaign featuring singer Wynonna Judd. Check out the Alli/Judd web site here. Alli made only $88 million in sales for the first nine...
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- MediSys Acquires Nutrition Medical Centers -- A Proprietary Wellness and Medical Weight Loss System for Men
- MediSys Corporation (OTC: MDYS) announced today that on Friday April 28th it acquired Nutrition Medical Centers, Inc. NMC, a medically-based proprietary Wellness and Weight Loss System designed by Medical Pioneer Dr. Marvin Reinberg. The parties entered into a LOI on January 10th, 2006, terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
- Research articles 2006-05-03
- Weight-loss aid. (Food and Drug Administration has given its first approval in 20 years for a weigh-loss pill called Redux, which is intended for use by obese people)(Brief Article)
- 00-00-0000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, THE Food & Drug Administration has approved a weight-loss ... 00-00-0000 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, THE Food & Drug Administration has approved a weight-loss pIll. Called Redux, it is designed to aid obese...
- Research articles 1996-09-02
- New 3-A-Day of Dairy Weight Loss Campaign Rolls Out
- Dairy Management Inc. has launched an integrated 3-A-Day of Dairy weight loss marketing and nutrition education effort funded by the national dairy checkoff program. This campaign is supported by a growing body of research that has linked consumption of dairy to weight loss benefits. Launched in early September, the integrated...
- White papers
- Reporting Quality of Randomized Trials in the Diet and Exercise Literature for Weight Loss
- To adequately assess individual studies and synthesize quantitative research on weight loss studies, transparent reporting of data is required. The paper examines the reporting quality of randomized trials in the weight loss literature, focusing exclusively on subject characteristics as they relate to enrollment, allocation, and follow-up. Inadequate reporting can create...
- White papers 2005-02-23
- Weight loss vs exercise. (Univ of Maryland study shows overweight menbenefit more from weight loss than from exercise)(Brief Article)
- 00-00-0000 A study by the University of Maryland suggests that overweight men between the ages of 46 and 80 reap more benefits from weight loss than from exercise. For example, the levels of good cholesterol improved 13% in the men who lost an avera 00-00-0000...
- Research articles 1998-02-16
- Weight-loss programs may be tax deductible. (Taxing Issues)
- * WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAMS MAY BE TAX DEDUCTIBLE: The Internal Revenue Service has issued a ruling citing conditions under which expenses for certain weight-loss programs may qualify as a medical deduction. Revenue Ruling 2002-19 gives examples of two taxpayers participating in weight-loss programs. They paid fees to join the...
- Research articles 2002-04-22
- Alvin Last, Inc. Announces the First Clinically Proven Topically Delivered Weight Loss Product
- Business Editors/Health &Medical Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News ReleaseTM on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com ARDSLEY, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 2, 2000 Alvin Last, Inc. a New York based manufacturer of natural and pharmaceutical health and beauty care products, today introduced...
- Research articles 2000-02-02
- Smith Bristol Announces Online Promotion of Dexapad(R), a 100% Natural Botanical Extract Topical Weight Loss Patch, at www.drugstore.com
- Smith Bristol Corporation, the manufacturer of DexapadR, announced that their popular weight loss product is available online at the drugstore.comTM Web store. Dexapad is a 24-hour, self-adhering topical patch containing a 100% natural botanical extract product that is used in a clinically tested weight loss program. Dexapad, when used in...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Prescription weight loss programs deductible ; IRS tax ruling recognizes obesity as 'a disease in its own right'.(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON-The Internal Revenue Service is giving obese employees a new incentive to lose weight. The costs of participating in weight-loss programs for individuals who are diagnosed by physicians as obese are now considered tax-deductible medical WASHINGTON-The Internal Revenue Service is giving obese employees...
- Research articles 2002-04-08
- Consumer Reports Examines Gastric Weight-Loss Surgery, Liposuction, and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan; Photo Available
- YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Weight-loss surgery can take weight off immediately, can cure type 2 diabetes practically overnight, and can lower blood pressure and cholesterol. At least 10 million Americans are heavy enough to be eligible for tYONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Weight-loss surgery can...
- Research articles 2006-01-09
- Take The First Of Its Kind 12-Week Weight Loss Challenge!
- Ms. Di Ana Ford, creator of the innovative Weight Loss Challenge, announced today the launching of her ground breaking 12 week food and fitness challenge seen at www.theweightlosschallenge.com. Ms. Ford is delighted to share this unique challenge that encourages, promotes and inspires a healthy 'weight for life' strategy. Through...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- Roex Weight Loss Challenge
- IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 1999-- Rod Burreson, President and founder of Roex, Inc. in Irvine, Calif. announced the development of the most effective, safest, and easiest way to lose weight yet devised. He calls it the E.W.C. Program. What does E.W.C. stand for? Well folks, here's the...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Weight loss/maintenance in Japan: the weight loss/maintenance market is thriving and more activity is expected once products or ingredients can attain FOSHU status
- The Japanese approach to weight loss and weight maintenance is somewhat different than that in the U.S., since the problem is not yet a crisis in Japan. The Japanese government even found it necessary to define "obesity" differently than the usual international standard, in part to help create a sense...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- China Sky's Weight-Loss Patch Has a Questionable Future
- China Sky One Medical, Inc. CSKI states in its 10-K that its weight-loss patch product, the Sumei Slim Patch, is "believed to foster weight loss and prevent weight gain." The Sumei Slim Patch comprised 22% of China Sky's total sales in 2008, according to the company's fourth quarter earnings...
- External links 2009-06-17
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