WASHINGTON, June 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * American College of Cardiology Issues Guidance on Weight Management Drugs * The American College of Cardiology has issued a Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) document to aid clinicians in the use of medication for weight management in patients where treatment may provide cardiovascular benefit. Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease that affects over 1 billion people worl  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 20 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Weighted Vests Might Help Older Adults Meet Weight Loss Goals, But Solution for Corresponding Bone Loss Still Elusive * A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University, did not find evidence that wearing a weighted vest or engaging in resistance training prevented bone loss in older adults undergoing intentio  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 21 (TNSjou) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Weighted Vests Might Help Older Adults Meet Weight Loss Goals, But Solution for Corresponding Bone Loss Still Elusive With its latest study of safe weight loss in older adults, Wake Forest University researchers call for regimens that also preserve or strengthen bones * A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of M  more