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The Many Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate
If you want to give a Valentine's Day gift that blends great taste and health benefits, dark chocolate may be your best choice. Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants, which can help protect your body from free radicals, unstable molecules that can cause cellular damage. It...
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Surprising Causes of Your Itchy Skin
People often experience more itching in winter due to the dry air and lower humidity levels. The cold weather can strip the skin of its natural moisture, leading to dryness and irritation. Indoor heating systems further exacerbate the problem by reducing humidity indoors....
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Most Keep Chronic Health Conditions Hidden at Work
Chronic ills like heart disease, asthma or diabetes afflict a majority of U.S. workers, but 60% of those affected say they've kept their health issue a secret from employers, a new poll finds. More than a third of workers battling chronic conditions also said they'd skipped...
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GLP-1 Meds Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, Trulicity: These and other GLP1-RA diabetes/weight-loss meds can also boost outcomes for folks battling chronic kidney disease, new research shows. Compared to another common class of kidney medications, called DPP4is, GLP1-RA medications did better...
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GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Link to Vision Issues
Yes, rare cases of vision issues have arisen in people taking popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, but the jury's out on whether the medications caused the eye trouble, according to a new small study. The study reviewed the cases of nine people who developed sight-robbing...
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Dr. Crandall: Heart Disease Often Overlooked in Women
According to the annual update just released from the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women. Cardiovascular disease, which include heart disease and stroke, claims more lives than all forms of...
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All About Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
A 5-year-old boy was tragically killed when a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber exploded last week at the Oxford Center in Troy, Michigan. A fire started inside the oxygen-rich chamber in which the little boy, identified as Thomas Cooper, was receiving treatment for an...
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Vitamin Deficiencies Common in Type 2 Diabetes
"Hidden hunger" - low levels of essential vitamins or minerals -- is common among people with Type 2 diabetes, a new evidence review says. Overall, as many as 45% of Type 2 diabetics are suffering multiple deficiencies in vitamins, minerals and electrolytes, researchers...
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FDA Approves Ozempic for Chronic Kidney Disease
Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its diabetes drug Ozempic to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease and death due to cardiovascular disease in adults with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease....
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New Report Finds Heart Disease Risk Factors Rising
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association (AHA). These risks are thwarting efforts to save lives from heart disease, heart attack,...
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Meds, Diet That Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
People can reverse their Type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says. Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a calorie-restricted diet and taking the prescription diabetes...
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Database Identifies Unhealthy Ultra-Processed Foods
An innovative database developed by researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston can now help you find the most nutritious prepared foods, while steering clear of unhealthful ultra-processed foods. Ultra-processed foods, typically full of hidden sugars, unhealthy fats, and...
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GLP-1 Drugs Lower Risk for 42 Health Conditions
Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even dementia. But these drugs also come with risks that shouldn't be overlooked, researchers warn in a...
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FDA Proposes New Front-of-Package Food Labels
Grabbing a quick snack might soon come with a little extra clarity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule requiring bold, easy-to-read nutrition labels on the front of food and beverage packages. These labels, which would highlight content of...
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Diabetes Drug Protects Against Skin Cancer
A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says. Metformin significantly reduces people's risk of developing basal cell cancers or squamous cell cancers, the two most common skin cancers, researchers found in a recent study published in...
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Fecal Transplants Benefit Diabetes, Gut Issues
A fecal transplant could help people whose Type 1 diabetes has fouled up their digestive system. Swallowing a handful of capsules filled with donor feces helped ease gut pain, nausea, bloating and diarrhea stemming from diabetes, researchers reported in a study published...
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How Elderberry Juice Can Help You Lose Weight
Ozempic? Wegovy? Zepbound? How about elderberry juice? Elderberry juice might help people lose weight and improve their blood sugar control, a new small-scale study says. People who drank 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily for a week wound up with better blood sugar levels,...
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Obesity Drug Gets Medicare Coverage for Sleep Apnea
Eli Lilly's popular obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare drug plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday. Zepbound in December became the first drug approved in the U.S. for sleep apnea, but commercial insurers and...
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Study: GLP-1s That Achieve the Most Weight Loss
Three GLP-1 drugs are best at helping obese and overweight people drop weight, including one that hasn't yet been approved for that purpose. A new evidence review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the widely-known drugs tirzepatide (Zepbound) and...
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How GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Boost Heart Health
Weight loss tops many folks' list of New Years resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds. These drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), work in several different...
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The Top Health Stories of 2024
It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study revealed other ways in which these powerful medications can improve health. At the same time, multiple...
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FDA: Lilly Weight-Loss Drug Shortage Resolved
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug shortage has been resolved, following a re-evaluation of the drug's supply by the agency. Still, the FDA said it would not take any action against compounding pharmacies making cheaper...
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Novo Responds to Ozempic's Link to Rare Eye Disease
Danish health authorities said on Monday they would ask the European Union's drug regulator to review the findings of two Danish studies linking Novo Nordisk's popular diabetes drug Ozempic to a rare sight-threatening eye condition. The two studies conducted by University of...
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Common Blood Test Could Spot Multiple Diseases
A blood draw is a typical part of a person's regular check-up. But that blood sample might hold a lot more useful information about a person's health than doctors are currently getting. A new study shows that a routine part of a blood test called the complete blood count...
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Half of Calories Eaten at Home are Ultra-Processed
Unhealthy ultra-processed foods have wormed their way into American kitchens, likely harming people's health for decades, a new study warns. More than half of the calories adults eat at home now come from ultra-processed foods, which contain high levels of sugar, salt, fat...