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In middle-age men with high Alzheimer's dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was linked with lower cognition and brain volumes. (Obesity)
The Department of Justice... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 28, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Roswell Welcomes New Options Medical Weight Loss Clinic
Options Medical Weight Loss is excited to open its first clinic in the Metro Atlanta area. Options Medical Weight Loss is the nation's premier medical weight loss clinic offering non-surgical medical weight loss solutions that are safe, effective, and affordable. Board-certified obesity... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news
Eli Lilly could launch obesity drug in India next year, CEO says
Eli Lilly plans to launch its diabetes and obesity drug, Mounjaro, in India next year. The drug contains tirzepatide and is sold as Zepbound in the US. The global market for GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic, is expected to reach $100 billion by the end of the decade. Lilly's drugs as well as Danish rival Novo Nordisk's in-demand Wegovy and Ozempic are therapies known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, which were developed to control blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Say goodbye to your meal deal as you know it! SNP threatens to strip crisps and fizzy drinks out of £3 lunch offers in war on obesity
Evening dine-in deals could also fall victims to the plan, which health campaigners insist is vital to curb Scotland's bulging waistline and ease pressure on the NHS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Belly fat tied to brain health in middle-aged adults at high risk of Alzheimer ’s, study finds
Abdominal fat is associated with brain health in middle-aged adults with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. However, this link is more conspicuous in men. A team of researchers in the U.S. and Israel used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the amounts of…#israel #obesity #michalschnaiderbeeri #phd #fortune #bmi #latinos #usalzheimers #mfg #nishapatel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I did the keto diet for years. But I had to quit for my health
I have been overweight pretty much my entire life. It started at age eight, but back then it was called "husky". Over the decades, I tried all the diets and every new fad that came along—shots, drinks, pills, shakes—but I couldn't find anything that sustainably worked for me. Everything worked for…#obese #rny #sugar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lilly could launch obesity drug in India next year, CEO says
Eli Lilly plans to launch its obesity drug, tirzepatide, in India next year. The drug, also known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight-loss in the U.S., may see authorized generic versions. CEO David Ricks emphasized the need for India to enhance patent protection and eliminate redundant policies to attract global drugmaker investments. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Viking Therapeutics shares more than double on ‘statistically significant’ weight-loss trial results
US biotech group’s data suggests dominance of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in the anti-obesity segment could be challenged in a few years (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - February 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Higher Pancreatic Fat Percentage Linked to Lower Cognition in Men
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Higher pancreatic fat percentage is associated with lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Obesity.
Sapir Golan Shekhtman,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Getting more kids into sports by 2030 would save the US $80BILLION a year in direct medical costs, report says
Researchers project that boosting the portion of children participating in sports by just 25 percent by 2030 would save the country $80 billion in medical costs to treat obesity and mental illness. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experimental weight-loss drug from a small biotech could outdo Ozempic
Viking Therapeutics posted results of an experimental drug that showed even better weight loss than the current market-leading drugs, a sign that the dominance of Ozempic and Mounjaro is far from assured. Get a curated selection of 10 of our best stories in your inbox every weekend. Viking said…#mounjaro #obese #elilillys #novonordisks #elililly #davidrisinger #leerinkpartners #novonordisk #novonordisksozempic #brianlian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One Way to Reduce Child Obesity: Get Kids Moving More in Class
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 -- Regular standing and walking activities in the classroom can aid in the fight against childhood obesity, a new study shows.Children who took part in the Active Movement program experienced an 8% reduction in their... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Monitoring vehicles with permits and that are illegally overweight on bridges using Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) devices: a case study from Brescia - Ventura R, Barabino B, Vetturi D, Maternini G.
Bridges are amongst the most vulnerable elements of road networks. Since vehicles with permits and that are illegally overweight can pose a threat to bridge safety, implementation of monitoring systems for these vehicles has become mandatory. Weigh-In-Moti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Air pollution increases the risk of dying from breast cancer by 80% and is as dangerous as smoking, obesity and alcohol, research finds
EXCLUSIVE: While air pollution's link to lung conditions is well known, it's also directly implicated in cancer, including breast and prostate, according to the review of 27 studies. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here ’s What Americans Think of Weight Loss Drugs
Not every major medical innovation breaks through to the general public. But the buzzy weight loss drugs for people with obesity or Type 2 diabetes certainly have.
About 75% of Americans have heard of Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands of anti-obesity drugs, according to the results of a new Pew Research Center survey. (Wegovy and Zepbound are specifically approved to treat obesity, while Ozempic and Mounjaro are approved to treat people with Type 2 diabetes and can help them lose weight.)
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The survey included more than 10,000 people of different ages, genders, races, ethni...
Source: TIME: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
