HUNDREDS of weight loss operations have been carried out on obese people in Scotland in the last two years, according to the latest figures.

TB is a nasty disease; it causes coughing blood, overheating of the body, chronic fatigue and severe weight loss. The bacterium that causes tuberculosis is one that duplicates slowly compared to other bacterial diseases organisms, which means that the disease is one that kills slowly and painfully over a long period. As someone who is very fond of badgers I would not wish any Brock to suffer

The comprehensive study for the European Commission reveals "a substantial dead-weight loss effect" and questions the impact of some schemes designed to boost internationalisation in the small business sector. A survey commissioned as part of the report shows that 37% of SMEs availing of business support initiatives said the schemes "merely facilitated operations without resulting n...

The floor of a Weight Watchers clinic in Sweden collapsed beneath a group of 20 members of the weight loss programme who were gathered for a meeting. Cue the usual jokes….was this the before or after meeting etc. We might be able to work out the answer to this though: The cause of the floor’s collapse remains under

Like we announced on the more general Inside AdSense blog a couple weeks ago, we have extended our category filtering beta to English-language ads on the AdSense network, which we are happy to announce includes ads that appear in AdSense for feeds. This feature allows to you filter ads in up to five categories such as Dating, Drugs and Supplements, Weight Loss, and Get Rich Quick. Your filters wil...

An investigation has revealed that High Street pharmacies are selling a controversial weight loss drug to patients who do not need it.

High Street chemists are selling a controversial weight loss drug to patients who do not need it and without carrying out the necessary health checks an investigation has revealed.

One ex-fatty Karla Owens I came across advertising on AOL news apparently has a blog-come-sales-operation called Karla's Weight Loss concentrating on two quacky gimmicks. 1. "Pure Acai Berries" and 2. "Total Cleanse Bromalite". Both of which the public spirited Karla Owens apparently both shills and sells. So far, so common or garden. Get rich quick scheme is all. It is the apparently up-to-d...

A very (belated) happy new year to all my readers. It has been quite a while since I've put finger to keyboard to make a post on my blog. Thank you to those who have e-mailed me direct to ask if I'm OK, I can assure you all is well on planet Stephen Allison. I have heard a rumour that I was very ill, hence lack of bloging and my recent weight loss (now just over 15stone) was due to illne...

Tubby Eamonn Holmes will not only present ITV's new weight-loss show The Feelgood Factor with Myleene Klass - he's taking part.