A psychiatrist in the Philippines on Tuesday said happiness is hard to find among obese people, although they can still enjoy life despite being big. Dr. Felicitas Artiaga-Soriano told participants of a health forum in Manila that today's prevailing wisdom that thin is beautiful is negatively affecting obese men and women.

However he encouraged those with the extra weight to have a positive "self-perception" to enable them to still continue enjoying life

The head of the Chinese manufacturing company at the center of a massive recall on lead-contaminated toys in the U.S. committed suicide over the weekend, a state-run newspaper reports.

Zhang Shuhong, co-owner of Lee Der Industrial Company, hung himself at a warehouse over the weekend, after Chinese officials announced they would temporarily ban the company from shipping overseas. It is not uncommon for disgraced Chinese officials to commit suicide

Women who undergo breast augmentation surgery are three times more likely to commit suicide than women who abstain from the procedure, a recent study suggests.

The report, published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery this month, also connects implants with an increased likelihood of drug and alcohol abuse

Women who receive implants for breast enhancement are three times more likely to commit suicide, states a startling new study.

The risks are so strong that researchers now recommend all plastic surgeons performing this popular cosmetic surgery to consider mental health screening and a follow-up

A European health watchdog has issued warning over weight-loss drug rimonabant that should not be taken by people who are taking antidepressants or are ongoing major depression.

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) said doctors in the European Union had been warned "of the risk of psychiatric side effects" of rimonabant brand name Acomplia since June 2006 but it was now upgrading this warning