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Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.

Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens (HealthDay)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 04:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.

Indian airline sacks overweight stewardesses: report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:46 AM CST

The tail of an Air India Boeing 777 in 2008. India's state-run carrier has dismissed 10 women flight attendants who were grounded last year for being overweight, a report said Monday.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - India's state-run carrier Air India has dismissed 10 women flight attendants who were grounded last year for being overweight, a report said Monday.


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