Poison center calls related to injected weight-loss drugs up 1,500%
America's Poison Centers reported nearly 3,000 calls this year involving the weight loss drug semaglutide—a 15-fold increase since 2019, according to CNN.
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America's Poison Centers reported nearly 3,000 calls this year involving the weight loss drug semaglutide—a 15-fold increase since 2019, according to CNN.
Dec 14, 2023
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UK organizations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms of weight loss drugs by not enforcing the law, reveals an investigation published by The ...
Dec 13, 2023
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The World Health Organization (WHO) sees obesity as one of the greatest challenges for public health in the 21st century. The Austrian Institute for Health Technology Assessment (AIHTA) has now examined group programs offered ...
Dec 13, 2023
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In 1976, a Swedish pathologist, C.G Lindström, published a paper describing a colonic anomaly. Through his microscope, he noted that part of the large intestinal wall of one of his patients was thickened. The patient, whose ...
Dec 13, 2023
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A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition shows daily consumption of prunes may reduce inflammation markers connected to bone signaling pathways and reduce the effects of bone loss among postmenopausal women.
Dec 12, 2023
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Parents moaning over the noise from a new Christmas toy is a time-honored holiday tradition.
Dec 12, 2023
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People with cognitive disabilities—like autism, attention deficit and memory loss—are less satisfied with their health care than those in the general population, according to a study published by a Rutgers researcher.
Dec 12, 2023
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For decades, scientists have noted an intriguing similarity between a deficiency in vitamin B12—an essential nutrient that supports healthy development and functioning of the central nervous system (CNS)—and multiple ...
Dec 11, 2023
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More than 70 kidney transplants were performed every day in the United States last year. Rachel Watson wanted to be one of the donors, but was told she didn't qualify, at first.
Dec 10, 2023
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body—a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes.
Dec 8, 2023
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