(HealthDay News) — Primary care physicians should offer or refer obese patients to intensive behavioral interventions, according to a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) final recommendation ...

Young people with obesity should receive intensive behavioral counseling, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF conducted a systematic review of various types of weight ...

A panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends intensive behavioral interventions for kids aged ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that children and adolescents with a high body mass index (BMI) be referred to intensive behavioral interventions -- and not weight-loss ...

Intensive behavioral intervention can be effective at eliminating pica, which is the repeated ingestion of inedible substances, researchers from Marcus Autism Center report. The findings are published ...

A national advisory organization has come down on the side of behavioral interventions, not obesity medications, to help children 6 and older with high BMI improve their health, wading into the debate ...

IBT offers a range of services, including: PEERS®, Intensive Behavioral Intervention Program, Behavior Management, Life Skills program, Consults and Workshops, and Assessment Services. Program for the ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen for obesity in children and adolescents 6 years and older and offer or refer them to comprehensive, intensive behavioral ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has drafted recommendations for behavioral treatment for children and adolescents with high body mass index. The drafted recommendations would provide or refer ...

The fifth paper in The Lancet Series on HIV in people who use drugs looks at the relationship between amphetamine drug use and HIV. Among the conclusions are that because of the increased HIV risk ...

At the November 2022 Obesity Week in San Diego, it was clear something big was happening. A late-breaking session released results of the STEP TEENS phase IIIa trial, showing 16% weight loss in ...