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EndoBreak: Lexicon Rides a Wave of Good News; Obesity Rates Decline
EndoBreak: Lexicon Rides a Wave of Good News; Obesity Rates Decline
After significant results for a Phase 3 trial for the T1D treatment sotagliflozin, shares of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LXRX) rallied a whopping 48% in premarket trade and even after the market cratered on in a generally "black Friday" mood, Lexicon was up by 17% at the closing bell.(Fox Business)Why are overweight women at increased risk for ischemic stroke, but not hemorrhagic stroke?"One possible explanation is that BMI increases ischemic stroke risk and decreases hemorrhagic stroke risk through associated changes in lipid levels," l Gillian Reeves, PhD, lead author of a study published in Neurology told MedPage Today.
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Obesity Rates Fall in Four States
Obesity Rates Fall in Four States
There's some good news about obesity in the U.S. for a change.Rates of obesity fell in four states last year: Minnesota, Montana, New York and Ohio, according to a report released Thursday.Colorado is the slimmest state, with just 20 percent of the population in the obese category, while Louisiana weighs in as the heaviest state with 36 percent of the population being obese.
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Latino Kids Need More Play Space Access to Tackle Obesity Rates
Latino Kids Need More Play Space Access to Tackle Obesity Rates
Children in Latino communities have far less access to green and play spaces than children in white neighborhoods, and higher obesity rates than their white and black counterparts.But there are simple solutions that communities can take, according to Salud America!, an organization that advocates for childhood obesity prevention.Dr. Amelie Ramirez, a Mexican-American health researcher at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has tracked these trends and says there are ways to tackle the rising rates, especially among Hispanic children.
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