Reuters - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports.

AFP - French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis said Friday it had withdrawn an application for regulatory approval for its anti-obesity drug Acomplia in the United States.

Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis SA is withdrawing its application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new drug hope -- in the United States, the French drugmaker said on Friday.

Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday it was withdrawing its application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new drug hope -- in the United States.

Reuters - After the age of 80, carrying a few extra pounds may not subtract years from your lifespan, a new study from Japan shows.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.

Reuters - Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.

Reuters - Obese patients in Calgary, Alberta, are the first in Canada to have a new ambulance on call specially modified to move them in a dignified and safe way while protecting paramedics from injury.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- In what doctors admit is a paradox, new European research shows that obese patients have half the risk of dying after a heart attack compared with normal-weight patients.

Reuters - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.