Weight-Loss Therapies Improve Blood Pressure in Obese PatientsWeight-Loss Therapies Improve Blood Pressure in Obese Patients
In the first study, researchers showed that combination treatment with extended-release phentermine/topiramate reduces weight, improves BP, and decreases the progression from prehypertension to hypertension. In the second, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding also reduced the weight of obese patients, decreased systolic and diastolic BP, and allowed nearly one-quarter of patients to stop taking Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Gay couples and women over 40 to get free IVF treatment on NHS
Same-sex couples given same rights as heterosexuals under new plans. (Source: Telegraph Health)