Report: only 2 weight-loss programs shown to work
A recent Hopkins report found that only two out of 32 nationally-marketed commercial weight-loss programs are backed by sufficient data to show that they work.
Revenue dipping, Medifast plans new products
Medifast Inc. earned net income of $5.7 million, or 44 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of this year, the Owings Mills company reported Thursday after market close.
FDA approves first new weight-loss pill in 13 years
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical’s anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S. market in over […]
Top 10 gadgets from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show
After telling us what was hot at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and giving us a peek at the future of smart TVs, Frank Gorman and Julie […]
What’s your New Year’s resolution?
With much of the stress of the holidays over now and work not as busy as normal this week, it’s a good time for many of us to reflect on […]
Websites make weight-loss wagering easy
NEW YORK — Neil Ylanan eats for a living and travels constantly as a food expert for a company that supplies in-flight meals to airlines. Toss in those sleepless, sluggish […]








