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Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV
There’s more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty liver disease in people living with HIV, new research shows. Six months of weekly injections of Ozempic (semaglutide) resulted in an...
- Posted March 7, 2024
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Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You Less Attractive?
Put down that donut and lay off the pasta: New research finds you’re less sexy after gorging on refined carbs. French researchers presented heterosexual adults with photos of an opposite-sex person who two hours earlier had eaten...
- Posted March 7, 2024
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Many Labradors Become Obese and Research Shows Why
Nearly a quarter of Labrador retrievers are more likely to be obese due to a genetic “double-whammy,” a new study finds. This gene mutation causes Labradors to both feel hungry all the time and also burn fewer...
- Posted March 7, 2024
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Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to Cope
Food allergies are difficult to manage at any age, but college students face complex challenges when it comes to navigating the dangers posed by the possibility of life-threatening anaphylaxis. A recent review published in the Annals of...
- Posted March 7, 2024
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FDA Warns of Toxic Lead in Cinnamon Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a health advisory Wednesday warning consumers that six brands of ground cinnamon are tainted with lead. The FDA urged folks to throw away and not buy the following brands of...
- Posted March 6, 2024
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Co-founder of Company Behind Deadly 2012 Meningitis Outbreak Gets Up to 15 Years in Prison
Barry Cadden, co-founder of a specialty compounding pharmacy behind a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, has been handed a prison sentence of 10 to 15 years in Michigan for involuntary manslaughter. On Tuesday, Cadden pleaded no contest...
- Posted March 6, 2024
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Wegovy, Ozempic Use Could Complicate Your Surgery
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic can increase a person’s risk of throwing up during surgery while under anesthesia, a new study reports. People are typically asked to fast prior to surgery because general anesthesia can cause...
- Posted March 6, 2024
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Even Couch Potatoes Reap Health Reward From 10,000 Steps Per Day
The more steps a person can fit into their day, the lower their risk of early death and heart disease, regardless of how much a couch potato they are otherwise, a new study shows. People who are...
- Posted March 6, 2024
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Free COVID Test Orders to End on March 8
Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday. Households across the country have been able to order four free rapid antigen tests through COVID.gov. since November. All orders...
- Posted March 6, 2024
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FDA Clears First OTC Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country’s first continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes. The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, which will be available by summer, is intended for people 18...
- Posted March 6, 2024