Big fat gold rush: Record number of doctors apply to become obesity specialists who can make up to $700,000 a year - as Americans clamor for weight-loss drugs
Nearly 1,900 doctors signed up for the annual exam this October, the US-based medical board behind the test said, which was also up by half on last year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Extermination (Saturday Crossword, September 23)
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Shakedown (Saturday Variety Puzzle, September 23)
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Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sex addiction - real condition or excuse for sleaze? Amid Russell Brand scandal, psychologists make the case for AND against condition that is not widely recognized
Sex addiction has been thrust into the spotlight after comedian Russell Brand was engulfed in a major sex assault scandal. But experts cannot decide whether it's a real condition.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I've died EIGHT times due to frightening 'widow-maker' heart attacks
Evan Wasserstrom suffered a widow-maker heart attack at the age of 40 years which is fatal for nine in ten sufferers. His heart stopped six times in the ambulance and twice in hospital.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Is the Pirola just another 'scariant'? Covid strain not linked to serious illness and jabs expected to hold up against infection, health chiefs say
'Encouraging' lab tests show immunity offered by jabs and previous infection are likely to still protect against the heavily mutated strain, the UK Health Security Agency said today.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England - as map reveals hotspots
Cases of the bacterial infection, spread by coughing, hit 2,408 in England during the first half of 2023 - seven per cent more than logged over the same period last year.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NICE moves CVD advice closer to QOF and updates treatment escalation options
NICE draft guidance on cardiovascular disease backs a new target for lipid levels for secondary prevention and offers advice on escalating treatment for people on statins.
Source: GP Online News - September 22, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

No brain, no problem. Jellyfish learn just fine
When it comes to learned behavior, even the simplest minds are capable of advanced thought. The Caribbean box jellyfish ( Tripedalia cystophora ), which doesn’t even have a brain, can alter its behavior based on past experiences, new research reveals. Scientists believe the creature uses this learning ability along with its astoundingly complex visual system to navigate the murky mangrove swamps it calls home. Scientists have known for some time that animals in the phylum Cnidaria—which includes jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones—are capable of basic forms of learning when repeatedly presented with a stim...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Cold weather has killed four-times as many Brits as heat in recent decades - but rising temperatures pose 'growing threat', experts warn
Researchers estimate there were more than 53,000 heat-related deaths and more than 215,000 from cold in England and Wales from 1988 to 2022.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Helps Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to a matched education treatment in reducing the interfering effects of pain and other aspects of fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Arthritis...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CHD Risk Increased for Men Exposed to Work Strain, Effort-Reward Imbalance
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Men exposed to job strain or effort-reward imbalance (ERI) have an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Screen Time at Age 1 Year Tied to Worse Later Developmental Performance
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Increased TV/DVD screen time at 1 and 2 years of age negatively affects developmental performance at 2 and 3 years of age, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics. Midori Yamamoto, Ph.D., from...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Artificial Intelligence Has High Performance for Detecting PCOS
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have high diagnostic and classification performance for detection of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a review published online Sept. 18 in Frontiers in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Higher Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Increase Risk for Later Depression
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 -- Greater ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with an increased risk for depression, according to a research letter published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Chatpol Samuthpongtorn, M.D., from Massachusetts...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

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