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More docs address unhealthy lifestyles, but barriers remain
The push toward lifestyle medicine may be catching on, according to the results of a new national survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the CDC report , 32 percent
Hospital pays $178M for false advertising, inexperienced doc
Self-described excellence can be costly; just ask Florida's Memorial Hospital, which must pay $10 million after it falsely advertised its weight loss program as a "Center for Excellence," according
3 ways to bolster patients' health resolutions
Deb Beaulieu
Like many of you, I spend the better part of some days trying to change others' behavior. Although the targets of my guidance are under the age of five, many doctors I've
Walk with a Doc program motivates patients, makes docs more accessible
Even with their clinical knowledge of how obesity contributes to disease, many physicians struggle with advising patients to lose weight . Walk with a Doc, the brainchild of Ohio cardiologist Dr.
To help patients lose weight, don't call them fat
When it comes to counseling patients to lose weight, bringing the subject up in the first place is a good start. But if you want them to also heed your advice, empathy seems to achieve better results
Health-conscious docs more likely to offer lifestyle advice
Healthy People 2010 set a goal that 85 percent of physicians should be counseling patients on healthy diet and physical activity by this year. According to a new study published in Preventive
Study: Weight-loss programs prior to bariatric surgery not helpful
Insurer-mandated medical management programs for patients seeking bariatric surgery "demonstrate no clinical benefit," reported Dr. Timothy Kuwada of Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., at
MI data suggests weight-loss surgery getting safer
At least in Michigan, it appears that bariatric surgery may be getting safer. This, at least, is the conclusion suggested by first year of data collected from a registry there, maintained by a
