A local woman is accused of stealing from a department store for an unusual reason.

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A study just published on bmj.com reports that rosiglitazone, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, is linked with an increased risk of heart failure and death among elder patients compared to pioglitazone, which is a similar drug.

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"How can I gain weight?" – Ask that question, and all you'll get will be bemused looks. For most people, that question is like hearing somebody ask – "How do I have a car crash?" or "Somebody please tell me, how do I break my leg?"

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The findings raise serious safety concerns about the use of antipsychotics in children.

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A survey of men found a tendency for them to gain weight during their partner's pregnancy.

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When Kirstie Alley stepped on the scale for the first time in 15 months, it wasn't pretty. "I started screaming," recalls Alley, sipping homemade fruit-infused water in her Hollywood kitchen. "It said 228 lbs., which is my highest weight ever.

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Diving into a plateful of healthy food can feel like doing your taxes: a necessary evil in order to keep you in the black...jeans you love, that is.

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Last December, former supermodel Kathy Ireland was indulging in one of her favorite pastimes at home in Santa Barbara: baking cookies.

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Scientists discover one of the possible reasons that weight gain is associated with sleep-deprivation---a disruption in two hormones that tell the body when it is hungry or full.

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Thousands of personal injury lawsuits have been filed against AstraZeneca by patients who claim the drug led to weight gain and diabetes.

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The public got a glimpse into the inner workings of a global pharmaceutical company Friday when AstraZeneca released more than 100 sealed documents in a tsunami of lawsuits claiming its powerful antipsychotic Seroquel caused diabetes, weight gain and other health problems.

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Big Pharma doing business as usual; they spend millions of dollars to push their drugs in order to make billions regardless of the ill effects of these drugs--business as usual.

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CBS "Early Show" reporter Maggie Rodriguez spoke with country singer Jessica Simpson about her new single and reassured the multi-millionaire eternally insecure singer several times that she looked beautiful. In other news, child cancer victims were not encouraged by CBS today.

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AstraZeneca Plc's antipsychotic drug Seroquel raised by almost 400 percent the risk of developing diabetes when compared with first-generation medications in its class, a doctor testified in a court case against the drugmaker.

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Forget the economic crisis or war in the Middle East, the real story seems to be the Jessica Simpson Weight Gain Controversy. Her former trainer and sister Ashlee is speak out about these controversial pictures.

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Although interventions designed to help former smokers avoid relapse frequently focus on teaching skills for dealing with temptation, there is no evidence that this strategy works, said Peter Hajek, Ph.D., a co-author of the review

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By now, everyone knows that Oprah Winfrey is displeased with her current weight and is seeking to turn things around in 2009. She elaborated on her situation in a "falling off the wagon" episode this week.

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Why some weight loss strategies backfire—and the fixes that help you reach your goal.

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"Obesity is a toxic result of a failing economic environment." The specter of "recession pounds" is a concern weighing on health professionals, who point to numerous studies linking obesity and unhealthy eating habits to low incomes.

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Oprah was surprised that maintaining her weight loss long term was difficult, and made more difficult by health problems (what sounds like the new onset of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, from her description.) Oprah is learning once again that she is really no different than anyone el …

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After Oprah Winfrey's recent weight gain confession the question was raised whether or not it is truly possible to stop yielding to addictions.

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The You Docs, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, offer tips on how to stop your sugar cravings.

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Quick question: Whose genes matter most to you? Your mom's? Your dad's? Or genes inside the trillions of bacteria living in your intestine, your mouth, your nasal passages and a lot of places we'd rather not mention?

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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A blood test that measures how blood triglycerides react to a fatty meal may be able to identify those at risk for obesity, U.S. researchers said.

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Beyonce says she had a much better time preparing for her role as curvaceous soul legend Etta James in "Cadillac Records" than for her character of Deena in the 2006 musical "Dreamgirls."

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