Experimental diet pill shows promise in weight loss study
The lorcaserin trial involved 3100 obese or overweight adults who received the drug or a placebo. After one year, 48 percent on lorcaserin lost at least 5 percent of body weight versus 20 percent on placebo, with fewer side effects and no higher heart valve risk.
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City sales slowdown shows signs of easing in 2010
Lawrence shoppers spent less in six months of 2010 but the rate of decline slowed from 2009. January and March dragged totals below last year while four of six months rose from 2009. City officials project a 2 percent 600000 increase in 2011, though some retailers remain cautious about a full recovery.
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Former KU ticket official pleads guilty in misprision case
Former Kansas Athletics staffer Jeffries admitted failing to report criminal activity tied to the Williams Fund. He pleaded guilty to misprision and faces sentencing September 29 in Wichita, as cooperation with authorities is pursued. Simmons also faces a related plea in the federal case.
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Extra pounds may lower brain power in older women
The Los Angeles Times reports a Northwestern University study using 8 745 women in the Women’s Health Initiative. Higher BMI linked to lower 3MSE cognitive scores, with a BMI rise averaging almost one point in test results. However, among women with the highest waist to hip ratio, scores rose with BMI.
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U.S
Journal of the American Geriatric Society
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Feinberg School of Medicine
Women’s Health Initiative
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