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Tuesday, 30 June 2009GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced results from a pilot clinical study which demonstrated the substantially enhanced weight loss effects of combining the company’s EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with a new EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor. The EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor provides an adjustable restriction at the outlet of the stomach a nd is designed to delay gastric emptying, an additional mechanism which adds to the therapeutic effects of the liner. The results were presented today at the 26th annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
In this initial, single-center study of 10 morbidly obese people (body mass index between 35.8 and 47.8), participants achieved the following results over a twelve-week period during which the device was implanted (median values reported):
* Percent Excess Weight Loss (%EWL): 39.6%
* Weight Loss: 36.7 pounds (16.7 kilograms)
* Percent Total Body Weight Loss (%TBWL): 15.4%
All 10 patients completed the 12-week study. The most common side effects included mild to moderate abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
“These results are unparalleled for a non-surgical treatment for obesity,” stated Alex Escalona, M.D., Department of Digestive Surgery, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile and lead investigator for the pilot study. “Like the United States, Chile is struggling with a growing epidemic of obesity and related metabolic disorders and life-threatening conditions. Traditionally, non-surgical treatment approaches have proven insufficient for the morbidly obese, but these data suggest we may have an effective new option to offer these patients. Based on the excellent results I observed in this pilot study, I believe the combination device may offer hope for patients battling significant weight loss needs and associated co-morbidities, and clearly deserves further study in longer-term, controlled clinical trials.”
Clinical trials involving more than 250 patients have demonstrated the dramatic weight loss and diabetes improvement achieved with the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner. These latest data suggest that the combination of the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with the EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor could enhance the effectiveness of the liner by nearly doubling the amount of weight loss achieved by using the liner alone. These clinical data are consistent with recently reported preclinical data assessing the combination of devices in a porcine model. The preclinical data were featured at the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting in April.
“We are very pleased with the results seen in this pilot study and the increased effect on weight loss achieved by the combination of the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner with the EndoBarrier Flow Restrictor,” said Stuart A. Randle, chief executive officer of GI Dynamics. “We believe that the combination of these devices impacts weight loss through distinct mechanisms of action and may truly represent a breakthrough in non-surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. GI Dynamics is conducting ongoing clinical studies investigating the synergistic effects of the combined devices. Our platform is well positioned to deliver a portfolio of devices that will allow physicians to choose the most appropriate non-surgical therapy for each patient’s individual weight loss goals and glycemic control needs.”
GI Dynamics is defining a new class of metabolic treatment options that fit between pharmaceutical regimens and surgery, called non-surgical therapeutics. Non-surgical therapeutics are designed to eliminate or reduce the risks and side effects associated with pharmaceutical regimens as well as surgical options. This new class of treatment can be performed easily and quickly without any incisions, thus reducing patient anxiety and recuperative time. Unlike traditional pharmaceutical approaches, non-surgical therapeutics remove the burden of dose regimen compliance from the patient. Additionally, non-surgical therapeutics hold the potential to improve the patient’s overall health, by providing the control necessary to institute lifestyle and nutritional improvements to maintain therapeutic effect, while being easily removed once the desired effect has been attained and lifestyle changes implemented.
For more details on this news, please visit www.businesswire.com.
Monday, 29 June 2009Nike (NYSE:NKE) today announced the launch of an integrated media and grassroots campaign featuring Lance Armstrong, world-class athletes, celebrities and survivors, in a call-to-action to join the global fight against cancer.
The campaign, “It’s About You,” includes a TV commercial and a collection of digital short films featuring inspirational cancer stories, new social networking el ements to help ignite a groundswell of support to fight cancer, and dozens of LIVESTRONG city and sporting event moments across the United States and in France.
“This campaign is not about me. I’m just one person, and I can’t fight a global epidemic alone. We’re celebrating the strength of those facing the adversity of cancer and giving them new ways to share their stories,” said 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. “It’s about inspiring people to turn hope into action, so we can beat this disease that strikes far too many, too often.”
“It’s About You” features a television spot entitled “Driven,” featuring Lance Armstrong and cancer survivors, that debuts in the U.S. on Sunday night, June 28th. A 30- and 60-second spot will run on ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, FOX, MTV, NBC, and Versus throughout the Tour de France. In conjunction Nike is also releasing a collection of digital short films featuring the stories of cancer survivors and those who have been touched by someone living with cancer. Athletes to be featured include Jon Lester, Sanya Richards and LaShawn Merritt, as well as actors Patrick Dempsey and Evan Handler, and other cancer survivors including three-time Iditarod winner Lance Mackey and Sean Swarner who is the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest.
“Lance is a symbol of hope and courage for people living with this terrible disease,” said Scott MacEachern, Nike General Manager for LIVESTRONG. “This summer, we are encouraging people to actively join the fight against cancer and giving them innovative ways to spread that message to others.”
Nike is giving people innovative social media tools to share their messages of hope and intent as they join in the global fight against cancer and are motivated to take action. Supporters can submit inspirational messages online or by text to a custom-made “Chalkbot” that will write those messages in yellow chalk on the roads of the Tour de France, following the cycling tradition of writing inspirational messages along the course. They will then receive an email with GPS coordinates providing the location where their message will be chalked. The LIVESTRONG pages at www.nike.com, launching this weekend, will also feature new ways supporters can share their messages of hope and inspiration. A digital map of the Tour de France is the site’s centerpiece, inviting supporters to create public profiles and then upload their own inspirational stories, photos and video.
“It’s About You” will also come to life in major markets via LIVESTRONG “Chalking” events in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, and along the Tour de France course. Each event will tie to a celebration happening in that city and feature a local artist who will create a yellow chalk art installation on the streets that people will be encouraged to expand upon with their messages. Event images will then be uploaded to the LIVESTRONG pages at www.nike.com.
In addition to all of the various TV, online and city campaign elements, Nike athletes will wear yellow LIVESTRONG items at key sport moments to raise awareness for the global cancer fight among their peers and fans.
* Men’s mile and women’s 1500 athletes wore yellow at the Prefontaine Classic June 7.
* Nike Golfers, including 2009 US Open champion Lucas Glover, will wear LIVESTRONG at the Travelers Championship June 22-28.
* Nike 6.0 BMX athletes Mike Spinner, Garrett Reynolds and Dennis Enarson will sport LIVESTRONG product June 26-27 at the Chicago stop of the Dew Tour, the most attended and viewed action sports tour in the world.
* Boston Red Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Jon Lester will wear a LIVESTRONG glove and spikes during the entire month of July.
* Sprinters Sanya Richards and LaShawn Merritt will wear LIVESTRONG uniforms and spikes at the Paris Golden League track & field meet on July 17.
* Nike athletes playing in the American Century Celebration Golf Tournament beginning July 14 will wear yellow.
For more details on this news, please visit www.businesswire.com.
Sunday, 28 June 2009VABION LLC (VABION) announced today the launch of its Web 2.0 community for both cancer survivors who have completed chemotherapy and radiation cancer treatments and for oncology professionals. The website will feature a cancer blog area, cancer news, cancer articles, a survivor community, cancer survivor resources and more. The latest social media solution, www.HealthAfterChemo.com was developed in a joint venture with Aqua Blue Marketing, Inc., who also consulted on the company’s strategic plan.
“The plight of cancer survivors just emerging from treatment, who frequently have long-lasting, debilitating side effects from cancer treatment and a risk of relapse, has scarcely achieved the recognition it deserves. Cancer survivors were the forgotten veterans in the war against cancer until recently, as their numbers have swelled into the millions,” concludes Dr. Hardwicke, CEO and chief scientist at VABION, and a five-year breast cancer survivor. “HealthAfterChemo.com offers a wide variety of assistance to help cancer survivors, oncology professionals, and cancer survivor families. We provide an overview of chemo brain and how to recover, as well as pain management resources, meal suggestions, targeted articles and news, and a supportive community.”
The information and advice on HealthAfterChemo.com are grounded in cancer research, supplement research and evidence-based protocols. Hardwicke believes cancer treatment centers will integrate Web 2.0 communities, such as www.HealthAfterChemo.com, into their web sites and oncology practices as cost-effective ways to meet patient needs. The survivor community is for those recovering from breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, non-hodgkins lymphoma, leukemia and other cancers.
For more details on this news, please visit www.pr-usa.net.
Saturday, 27 June 2009There are so many exercises out there to choose from, how do you know which ones are safe and worth your time and effort? Today, Luka Hocevar, a Renton fitness expert and boot camp instructor, is revealing the most common machine exercises that are sure to get you hurt and therefore, you should avoid.
Hocevar claims, “One of the biggest concerns we fitness professionals have are shee r volume of machine exercises that make up the typical workout for the average gym rat. Machine exercises limit you to a fixed range of motion and do not appropriately prepare your body for everyday ‘functional’ movement in multi-planes of movement.”
This might sound counterintuitive to many of us who have been misinformed that machine exercises are safer to perform because of a smaller learning curve and the relative ease in which you can adjust resistance for your current fitness level.
Hocevar goes on further saying, “The claim that machine exercises are safer than using free weight or body weight exercises is absolutely absurd. Machine exercises do not force you to engage the key stabilizer muscles surrounding your joints that are heavily responsible for keeping them strong and stable. In reality, machine exercises are setting you up for muscle imbalances and short and long-term injuries that will slow your results to a grinding halt. Plus, by not engaging as many muscles, machine exercises limit fat burning and lean muscle growth potential.”
Hocevar shares four common exercises he wouldn’t be caught dead doing, and they all involve overpriced, bulky machines that fill the floors of the typical health club:
1.) Abs Machine
Crunches in this machine will be a sure-fire way to hurt your neck and back and they don’t provide the stabilization work your core muscles really need to function optimally, improve posture, and to prevent injury.
2.) Back Machine
Most people already use their backs way too much during most exercises and this machine just reinforces that. People are better suited doing exercises that strengthen their gluteal muscles like hip extensions and deadlifts in addition to stretching the hip muscles which are commonly tight and restricted.
3.) Leg Extension Machine
This exercise will put you on the fast track to patellar tendonitis in the short run and knee surgeries and arthritis in the long run. Your best bet is to focus on lunging exercises to build firm, toned legs and stable knees.
4.) Elliptical Machine
This machine truly only has use for people that are significantly overweight and/or de-conditioned. If you are within 10-20 pounds of your ideal body weight you are better suited performing intervals on a stationary bike or via outdoor running. For those folks who prefer to workout at home, use body weight cardio exercises like stationary running and jumping jacks.
For more details on this news, please visit www.prlog.org.
Friday, 26 June 2009With teen obesity on the rise, many doctors consider it to be an epidemic: the number of overweight teens has more than tripled since 1980. In an effort to help counter this trend, 123fit Sacramento will open their doors to teenagers this summer. Teens can utilize a complimentary membership at 123fit Sacramento through August 30.
The 123fit workout is for teenagers between the ages of 13-18 and will allow them basic access to 123fit Sacramento facility free of charge. In addition, teenagers can enroll in fit university small group training sessions designed specifically for youth. These sessions will also be offered at a discounted rate.
Matthew Weaver, owner of the 123 Fit Sacramento, is excited about this outreach to teens. “We understand the key is not just to avoid obesity, but to stay active every day. Everyone who longs to be in better shape needs to develop healthier habits. The sooner these habits are established, the greater the chances they will continue through life. That’s what we hope to give the teens that join us this summer.”
A parent or guardian must come into the club to give consent for their teen to participate in the program. Research has shown the 123fit circuit training program is one of the most efficient full-body workouts. In just 30 minutes, the 123fit it workout combines cardio, strength and resistance training. This fast-paced workout allows for higher energy expenditure, thus burning more calories.
For more details on this news, please visit www.pr-usa.net.
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