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From SEARAC: SEARAC Fasts to Keep Families Together and to Urge Congress to End Deportations Washington, DC - Staff and board members of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center are fasting today in solidarity with "Fast for Families" in support of reform that allows for a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, family reunification, and ... (more)

Today, in a small tent on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, Bread for the World President Rev.

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In the mid-19th century, a British undertaker by the name of William Banting was struggling to shed some pounds despite having tried every diet known at the time.

In the United States alone, it has been estimated that 25.8 million men, women and children have diabetes, a metabolic disorder where the body does not utilize the insulin it produces correctly, causing blood sugar levels to elevate.

Every year, millions of Muslims from all over the world gather in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the world's largest gathering of people.

Proponents of immigration reform have waved signs on street corners, conducted sit-ins, marched by the thousands and lobbied legislators with letters and phone calls.

A DISABLED Muslim man who gave up a job and the prospect of a family to instead dedicate his life to religion, died the most excruciating death, the Port Elizabeth High Court heard yesterday.

Activists Cristian Avila , Dae Joong Yoon and Eliseo Medina ended their fasting for immigration reform after 22 days in Washington, D.C. Activists Cristian Avila , Dae Joong Yoon and Eliseo Medina ended their fasting for immigration reform after 22 days in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill face a lengthy to-do list before they head home ... (more)

Research by the National Institute on Aging indicates that intermittent fasting is better than conventional dieting for fueling rapid weight loss, improving cognitive functioning, and maintaining lean muscle mass.

IDegLira demonstrates superior glycaemic control and weight loss with a low rate of hypoglycaemia for patients uncontrolled on basal insulin* Current ratings for: IDegLira demonstrates superior glycaemic control and weight loss with a low rate of hypoglycaemia for patients uncontrolled on basal insulin* New phase 3 data from the investigational ... (more)

Metabolic syndrome screening is just one of the many preventive services that all affordable health care marketplace plans and many other network provider health plans must cover without charging covered members a copayment or coinsurance , even if a covered member hasn't met their yearly deductible .

In those with body mass index greater than 29 kg/m2, awake and fed thermogenesis is reduced, and this change in energy balance predicts future weight gain, according to research published in the December issue of Diabetes .

About half a dozen Oregon immigrant rights activists are fasting for 24 hours to protest inaction in Congress on immigration reform.

Despite the fact that most people associate the beginning of the Advent season with Dec. 1, the official dates of the season actually change each year.

On Tuesday, activists fasting for the 22nd day on the National Mall announced that they would expand efforts by passing their fast to a new group of prominent leaders as activists faced dire health consequences.

On Sunday, with lots of turkey, stuffing and pie still in the fridge, I joined the #Fast4families movement, abstaining from food and drink for a day in order to pray for immigration reform.

Monday will mark Rudy Lopez's 12th day of going without food, including on Thanksgiving Day when so many Americans are feasting, not fasting.

SSRIs are some of the most widely prescribed medications in the world. In addition to their effectiveness, SSRIs were reported to be associated with the side effects of weight gain, sexual dysfunction, drug interactions, extrapyramidal symptoms and discontinuation symptoms.

In an effort to make losing weight-and keeping it off-easier, researchers are studying what happens to the body when people eat next to nothing every few days.