Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the blockbuster weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — can produce long-term weight and heart health benefits, a pair of…
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Women who smoke during pregnancy run a higher risk of their kids becoming overweight or obese, and researchers now think they know one reason why.…
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People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that’s a hallmark of the…
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Yoga can help improve the long-term health of people with heart failure, a new study has found. “Patients who practiced yoga on top of taking…
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About 1 in 8 U.S. adults (12%) have tried a weight-loss drug like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound or Mounjaro, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll says.…
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Athletes who push themselves to maximum performance don’t appear to pay a price when it comes to their longevity, a new study says. The first…
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Smoking cigarettes while pregnant has long been known to harm the fetus, but new research shows things get even worse when marijuana is in the…
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New mothers who like to smoke marijuana might wind up exposing their babies to THC through their own breast milk, a new study says. THC,…
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An experimental procedure could reduce levels of a hunger-triggering hormone by burning part of a person’s stomach lining, a new study reports. In the procedure,…
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More than 320,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose during the past decade, according to a new study reported May 8 in JAMA…
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Parents striving to be “perfect” will never attain that goal, and the aim isn’t even healthy for their families, a new study says. The risks…
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Children and young adults who are couch potatoes could wind up with enlarged hearts, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and early death. Sedentary…
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