The prevalence of overweight children and adolescents between ages 6 and 19 has tripled since 1970, a 2007 New England Journal of Medicine study found. "Our study suggests that more of these young adults will have heart disease when they are 35-50 years old, resulting in more hospitalizations, medical procedures, need for chronic medications, missed work days and shortened life expectancy," said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, lead author of the study. What other research does the FDA need to get the message out to the public about obesity ??

nteresting Tweet from the latest ePharma conference that only 14-17% of physicians have used eDetailing leading to the question is eDetailing an effective strategy to reach HCP"s? The answer is that yes it can be but you have to follow some simple rules to ensure they are effective.

If America is at war with obesity, then obesity is winning. Three out of 10 adults are obese—72 million people with a condition associated with diabetes, heart disease, some cancers and other chronic illnesses.