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July 22nd 2024
An analysis using records from 40 million US patients highlights the surge in new GLP-1 receptor agonist use, with semaglutide dominating new prescriptions since 2020.
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Is Hormone Therapy Dangerous for Women with Existing Heart Risk?
Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health reported last month in the Archives of Internal Medicine that hormone therapy may produce adverse heart health effects even in women who begin treatment within the recommended timeframe post-menopause.
Antimalarial Treatment Prevents Diabetes in Arthritis Patients
November 26th 2008While obesity, hypertension, and diabetes have always shared connections, every now and then, scientists manage to make some of the unlikeliest connections. As it turns out, Geisinger Health System researchers found that "antimalarial medication may prevent the onset of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis."
Trimming Fast Food Advertising would Cut Back Child Obesity, Study Says
According to a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of Law and Economics, childhood obesity could be reduced by up to 18% by banning fast food advertisements in the United States.