Health
Botanicals like turmeric, green tea are harming Americans' livers
Botanicals like turmeric, green tea and black cohosh may seem benign, but their overuse is being increasingly linked to liver injury.
Aug 5, 2024
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News tagged with weight loss
Health
Ricezempic: Is there any evidence this TikTok trend will help you lose weight?
If you spend any time looking at diet and lifestyle content on social media, you may well have encountered a variety of weight loss "hacks."
Aug 5, 2024
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Diabetes
Long-term low-carb diet efficacious for treating dyslipidemia in T2D
For individuals with type 2 diabetes, long-term low-carbohydrate diets (LCD) are efficacious for treatment of dyslipidemia but do not affect glycemic control, according to a review published online July 24 in the Journal ...
Aug 3, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy among privately insured patients may worsen disparities, suggests study
A USC study suggests that publicly insured individuals who are most likely to benefit from new drugs for diabetes and obesity are less likely to get them than those with private insurance.
Aug 2, 2024
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Medications
Weight-loss drug may slow Alzheimer's decline
A drug prescribed for diabetes and weight loss has been shown to reduce brain shrinkage in Alzheimer's patients by almost 50%.
Aug 1, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Detecting pancreatic cancer through changes in body composition and metabolism
Pancreatic cancer is a formidable disease, often diagnosed too late for effective treatment. However, new research from Mayo Clinic represents a promising step toward identifying biological signals or biomarkers that may ...
Jul 30, 2024
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Surgery
Weight loss surgery found to reduce widespread pain among people of color, although disparities persist
Surgical weight loss reduces pain in Black and Hispanic patients, yielding the greatest benefit for pain reduction within the first three months after surgery and decreasing pain faster among Hispanic patients in the early ...
Jul 26, 2024
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Diabetes
Prediabetes remission for type 2 diabetes prevention: Researchers advocate normalization of blood sugar regulation
Current medical guidelines recommend that people in a preliminary stage of type 2 diabetes lose at least 7% of their body weight in order to prevent manifest diabetes. In an article in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, diabetes ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Guidelines updated for diagnosis, management of focal liver lesions
In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online in the July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, updated recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diabetes and obesity can cause liver failure—but few people know their risk of developing liver disease
Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.
Jul 22, 2024
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Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a conscious effort to improve an overweight or obese state.
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