Woman Dies due to complications of Lap-Band surgery

Article on the Safety of Breast Implants

Sleeping with pets exposes owners to nasty diseases, paper says

Making an appointment for the emergency room a growing trend

FDA explores possible link between breast implants, cancer
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has begun investigating the possible connection between breast implants and an increased risk of a rare form of cancer.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/la-na-breast-implants-20110127,0,4119438.story?track=latiphoneapp

Cities try to cut the fat with weight-loss programs
Ten pounds can seem like a hundred when you're trying to lose weight.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-he-citywide-diets-20110131,0,1623233.story?track=latiphoneapp

Weight-loss regimens can harm skin
It's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-ig-beauty-starving-20110130,0,4995441.story?track=latiphoneap

Jack LaLanne was a healthy showoff to the very end
Jack LaLanne was an incredible showoff, and with good reason.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-he-jack-lalanne-tribute-20110131,0,3266339.story?track=latiphoneapp

1/2 the salt
http://nyti.ms/hAb5Vi

Energy drink sales rise along with concerns
http://usat.ly/i8aMHr

Radioation Exposure
http://bit.ly/eS5kRm

From the Los Angeles Times:
Obesity: 'Like the new smoking'
Two out of three adult Americans are at greater risk for getting cancer — and for dying of it — than they need to be. Not because of smog in their air or radon in their basements. Not because of tobacco in their cigarettes or mutations in their genes.

The full story can be viewed at:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/la-he-cancer-obesity-20110307,0,6428021.story?track=latiphoneapp

HIP SURGERY
http://bit.ly/euTzCf

575 lb MAN DIES AT AGE 29 CHECK OUT HIS DIET
http://bit.ly/ifK3n3

PROBLEMS GETTING PREGNANT CHECK OUT POSSIBLE REASON WHY
http://bit.ly/fulekO

From The New York Times:
VITAL SIGNS: Fitness: A Walk to Remember? Study Says Yes
Researchers found that the hippocampus expanded in subjects who were assigned to walk three times a week.
http://nyti.ms/i4eQJt

From the Los Angeles Times:
Weight-loss regimens can harm skin
It's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start.

The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-ig-beauty-starving-20110130,0,4995441.story?track=latiphoneapp

From The New York Times:
Lymph Node Study Shakes Pillar of Breast Cancer Care
For about 20 percent of breast cancer patients, removing cancerous nodes, a painful measure that can cause complications, does not improve survival or prevent cancer recurrence, researchers say.
http://nyti.ms/ed7Vuy

From the Los Angeles Times:
Jack LaLanne was a healthy showoff to the very end
Jack LaLanne was an incredible showoff, and with good reason.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-he-jack-lalanne-tribute-20110131,0,3266339.story?track=latiphoneapp  

From the Los Angeles Times:
Childhood obesity is 'very serious' problem in California, poll finds
A growing number of Californians consider obesity to be a "very serious" problem facing children in the state and believe unhealthy fare in schools should be restricted, according to a statewide poll released Tuesday.
The full story can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/la-me-child-obesity-20110208,0,3286885.story?track=latiphoneapp