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Fat Attack: Will Three New Antiobesity Drugs Beat a Checkered Safety History?
Finding safe and effective weight-loss medications has long been a goal for drugmakers and physicians alike–roughly one third of American adults meet the clinical criteria for obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been reviewing three new antiobesity drugs for government approval. Given the field’s checkered past, however, major questions remain about the risks of pills that pare away the pounds.
Finding safe and effective weight-loss medications has long been a goal for drugmakers and physicians alike–roughly one third of American adults meet the clinical criteria for obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been reviewing three new antiobesity drugs for government approval. Given the field’s checkered past, however, major questions remain about the risks of pills that pare away the pounds.
Depression Drugs Affect Personality
Friends and family of people with depression may feel that their loved one has been replaced by a gloomy doppelgänger. According to recent research, however, it may be the treatment of depression that actually causes personality changes in people with the disorder.
Friends and family of people with depression may feel that their loved one has been replaced by a gloomy doppelgänger. According to recent research, however, it may be the treatment of depression that actually causes personality changes in people with the disorder.
The Shocking Truth Behind Factory Farms
Many of us are paying more attention on where our fruits and veggies come from, and how they are grown. What about meat? David Kirby, jourmalist and author of Animal Factory is here today to reveal some shocking facts behind the meat and dairy farming system in the country, and how these factory farms may threaten our health. Click to listen now
Many of us are paying more attention on where our fruits and veggies come from, and how they are grown. What about meat? David Kirby, jourmalist and author of Animal Factory is here today to reveal some shocking facts behind the meat and dairy farming system in the country, and how these factory farms may threaten our health. Click to listen now
Breast Cancer Signal May Be ‘Turned Off’ By Watercress
New scientific research from the University of Southampton has revealed that a plant compound in watercress may have the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development by ‘turning off’ a signal in the body and thereby starving the growing tumour of essential blood and oxygen…
New scientific research from the University of Southampton has revealed that a plant compound in watercress may have the ability to suppress breast cancer cell development by ‘turning off’ a signal in the body and thereby starving the growing tumour of essential blood and oxygen…
Hunger Costs Developing Nations $450B Per Year, Report Says
“Reduced worker productivity, poor health and lost education caused by malnourishment” is costing poor nations $450 billion a year, according to a report by the aid agency ActionAid, Agence France-Presse reports (9/13)…
“Reduced worker productivity, poor health and lost education caused by malnourishment” is costing poor nations $450 billion a year, according to a report by the aid agency ActionAid, Agence France-Presse reports (9/13)…
Guardian Launches Global Development Website
The Guardian on Tuesday launched a new website that will cover global development issues, such as hunger and infant mortality, according to an introductory note on the site (Bunting, 9/14). “One aim of the website, which launches just a week before a major U.N…
The Guardian on Tuesday launched a new website that will cover global development issues, such as hunger and infant mortality, according to an introductory note on the site (Bunting, 9/14). “One aim of the website, which launches just a week before a major U.N…
Early Nutrition Shapes Male Maturity
It seems the old nature versus nurture debate can’t be won. But a new Northwestern University study of men in the Philippines makes a strong case for nurture’s role in male to female differences — suggesting that rapid weight gain in the first six months of life predicts earlier puberty for boys…
It seems the old nature versus nurture debate can’t be won. But a new Northwestern University study of men in the Philippines makes a strong case for nurture’s role in male to female differences — suggesting that rapid weight gain in the first six months of life predicts earlier puberty for boys…
Cleaning Cloths Used In Restaurants And Take-Away Kitchens Putting Diners At Risk Of Food Poisoning
Research by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that over half the cleaning cloths used in restaurant and take-away kitchens were found to contain unsatisfactory levels of bacteria which are a sign of poor hygiene and cross contamination. The findings are presented in a poster presentation at the HPA’s annual conference – Health Protection 2010 – at the University of Warwick today…
Research by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has revealed that over half the cleaning cloths used in restaurant and take-away kitchens were found to contain unsatisfactory levels of bacteria which are a sign of poor hygiene and cross contamination. The findings are presented in a poster presentation at the HPA’s annual conference – Health Protection 2010 – at the University of Warwick today…
Sorghum Bran Found To Have More Antioxidants Than Blueberries, Pomegranates
A new University of Georgia study has found that select varieties of sorghum bran have greater antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties than well-known foods such as blueberries and pomegranates…
A new University of Georgia study has found that select varieties of sorghum bran have greater antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties than well-known foods such as blueberries and pomegranates…
Scientists Create A Vegetable Oil From Soybeans That Is Much Healthier Than Others
Years of research have proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet. Unfortunately, they are contained in many foods. Now, a University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats…
Years of research have proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet. Unfortunately, they are contained in many foods. Now, a University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats…
