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Swapping high-carb snacks for tree nuts cuts food cravings in young adults at metabolic risk
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Swapping common snack foods for a modest daily portion of tree nuts curbed cravings for sweets and fast foods and lifted diet quality scores in young adults with early cardiometabolic risk, without weight gain or adverse…
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St. Tammany FPD adopts sauna-based decon units to bolster firefighter health efforts
As the seventh-largest fire department in Louisiana, St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 has 220 employees in nine stations and responds to over 10,000 calls annually. The district serves the city of Slidell, located on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and the surrounding unincorporated area of St. Tammany Parish. The city is the 16th most populous in Louisiana, with…
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Switching between weight-loss medications – The Pharmaceutical Journal
After reading this article, you should be able to: Know the mechanism of action of tirzepatide and semaglutide and the differences in their efficacy and tolerability; Understand considerations relating to dose equivalency and washout periods when switching between tirzepatide and semaglutide; Appropriately counsel patients who are switching between weight-loss medications. The obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus epidemics have prompted…
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I write about ultraprocessed foods, yet I still can’t tell you how to avoid them. Here’s why
As I push my cart into my favorite grocery store, I stop and look at the shoppers — my neighbors — around me. Do they realize that nearly 70% of the food available to purchase for their families is ultraprocessed? And if they did, would they know how to avoid those foods? I’ve been trying to answer that question for…
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Lilly’s triple agonist, retatrutide, delivered weight loss of up to an average of 71.2 lbs along with substantial relief from osteoarthritis pain in first successful Phase 3 trial
In TRIUMPH-4, participants with obesity and knee osteoarthritis taking retatrutide 12 mg lost an average of 28.7% of their body weight at 68 weeks Retatrutide reduced WOMAC pain scores by up to an average of 4.5 points (75.8%) and significantly improved measures of physical function, with more than 1 out of 8 retatrutide-treated patients completely free from knee pain at the end…
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The ‘life-changing’ drugs being used by thousands of people in Wales every day
Many people have heaped praise on so-called skinny jabs, but questions over how they are being prescribed and long-term risks remain Nick Thorne is a pharmacist and owner of Cyncoed Pharmacy who runs a weight loss clinic(Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne) Thousands of people across Wales are now turning to a quick-to-access weight-loss drug which appears to have the potential to transform…
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Denfeld senior talks mental health in mom-daughter podcast – Duluth News Tribune
DULUTH — Every episode of Ileini Hirt’s podcast starts with a warning: The topics that are discussed over the course of each episode might be difficult for people to hear — and that’s OK. “This episode talks honestly about mental health and includes mentions of suicide. If you need to pause, breathe or come back later, please do,” Ashley Hirt,…
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Health Department food inspections for week of Nov. 30 | Health
During the week of Nov. 30, the Jefferson County Health Department inspected 40 food establishments. Scores ranged from 67 to 100. Some were routine inspections while others were reinspections where scores are not assigned. All inspections are unannounced visits. Facilities considered low priority are not assigned a score. A low priority facility does not prepare food. According to the Jefferson…
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Health Sciences graduates urged to prioritize connection | Today at Elon
The newest alumni of Elon University’s School of Health Sciences were encouraged to ground their careers in human relationships, compassion and purpose during a Commencement ceremony attended by hundreds of close family and friends. Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X (formerly Twitter) Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this…
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Milestone Receives FDA Approval of CARDAMYST™ (etripamil)
First FDA approved treatment in 30+ years for more than 2 million Americans with PSVT Novel nasal spray designed to rapidly resolve episodes of PSVT and restore sinus rhythm FDA approval in PSVT enables development of AFib-RVR under sNDA pathway Milestone well-capitalized to launch and commercialize CARDAMYST with existing capital and royalty financing Conference call and webcast December 15, 8:00…
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