Indulging in seasonal coffee drinks like the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte is an irresistible temptation for some people. According to health experts, drinking all those calories and sugar can be bad for our health. Many of these seasonal drinks contain up to 12 tablespoons of sugar, and that’s not including whipped cream and other artificial … Read more
Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have radically transformed the world of weight loss. Health experts know that there are probably many foods in your pantry right now that affect the body, like these medications. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in these medications, which work by mimicking GLP-1, a hormone produced by your body when you eat. … Read more
Austrian health authorities are the latest to warn the public to stay away from unreliable sources of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, following recent reports of side effects serious problems linked to counterfeit products. Residents have reportedly been hospitalized with dangerously low blood sugar and seizures after taking … Read more
A box of Ozempic, an injectable semaglutide drug used to treat type 2 diabetes and manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is seen at a Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey license fees BERLIN, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Several people were hospitalized in Austria after using suspected fake versions of the … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that some of the most popular medications available for weight loss, including Ozempic, Wegovy, and Saxenda, may be linked to an increased risk of serious stomach problems in some people. The research was published earlier this month and highlights drugs that fall into … Read more
Counterfeit versions of Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, hailed as a potential “new Ozempic,” are being sold directly to U.S. consumers through Chinese websites, although regulatory approval remains years away. Hundreds of marketers are offering the new drug to buyers in the United States through websites such as Made-in-China.com and GorillaHealing.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some … Read more
Eating more than one serving of red meat per week may significantly increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This is according to a study published on Thursday in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from the TH Chan School of General Medicine at Harvard University analyzed health data collected from nearly 220,000 participants … Read more
Two high-intensity statin regimens showed similar clinical effectiveness when directly compared in secondary prevention, but one of them was associated with a higher risk of diabetes and cataract in the results of the LODESTAR trial. Whether randomized to rosuvastatin (Crestor) or atorvastatin (Lipitor), people with coronary heart disease (CAD) did not have a statistically significant … Read more