Hot weight loss drugs tested as addiction treatments
When the diabetes treatments known as GLP-1 analogs reached the market in 2005, doctors advised patients taking the drugs that they might lose a small amount of weight. Talk about an understatement. Obese people can drop more than 15% of their body weight, studies have found, and two of the medications are now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight reduction. A surge in demand for the drugs as slimming treatments has led to shortages. “This class of drugs is exploding in popularity,” says clinical psychologist Joseph Schacht of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. But patient ...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 28, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Big Cholesterol Lie Won ’ t Die
I’ve been warning my patients and readers like you about Big Pharma’s cholesterol scam for more than two decades. But my message continues to get lost in the unrelenting Big Lie presented by so-called experts in the FDA, AHA, and USDA. Now, a new study confirms — once again — that there is no link whatsoever between what’s known as “bad” cholesterol and death as a result of heart disease in individuals over 60 years of age.1 In fact, the study found that 92% of people with high cholesterol actually lived longer. You see, there is no such thing as “good” or “bad” cholesterol. You need both to stay heal...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - August 28, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Heart Health Source Type: news

The concept and measurement of violence and abuse in health and justice fields: toward a framework aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals - Blom N, Fadeeva A, Barbosa EC.
Violence reduction is a United Nations (UN) sustainable development goal (SDG) and is key to both public health and criminology. The collaboration between these fields has the potential to create and improve prevention strategies but has been hampered by t...
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Addressing Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes
In diabetes, a glycemic focus alone is not sufficient for addressing cardiovascular risk reduction, according to a new study.Circulation
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Electric cars and solar cells rely on Chinese minerals. Here ’s how to curb the risks
The U.S. transition to cleaner energy technology is underway, supported by new incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Benefits to the planet could be significant. Yet so could the geopolitical risks to the United States. Moving from fossil fuels to wind and solar power means shifting from…#beijing #ukraine #arab #minnesota #nevada #aspeninstitute #chile #peru #finland #belgium
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

China Stocks Surge After New Measures to Boost Markets
Chinese stocks jumped after authorities announced a slew of measures to woo back investors including a reduction of the stamp duty on stock trades and a slower pace of initial public offerings. • None Markets Ready for Swings After High-Rates Mantra of Jackson Hole • None Trump Doesn’t Look So…#jacksonhole #ospreycrash #ministryoffinance #puhan #shanghaicomposite #huataisecurities #wangyi #csi #neowang #isi
Source: Reuters: Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

John Kerry Jets Over To Scotland, Calls Climate Rationalists ' Cult ' Members
John Kerry Jets Over To Scotland, Calls Climate Rationalists 'Cult' Members Biden climate envoy John 'private jet' Kerry expended several years worth of the average pleb's emissions to appear in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he said that climate skeptics were in a 'cult,' and accused them of 'lashing…#johnkerryjetsover #scotland #edinburgh #princeton #mit #epa #finland #ipcc #noaa #konstantinekisin
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why Generative AI Could Grow After Bad Nvidia Earnings
Does the rush of capital into Generative Artificial Intelligence depend too heavily on one company? After all, the Generative AI shot heard round the world was fired May 24 when chip designer Nvidia forecast much faster-than-expected second quarter growth — sending its market capitalization up…#generativeai #nvidia #generative #kmpg #ey #forresterresearch #pwc #mit #sloanschool #generativeais
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Salt-free diet ‘can reduce risk of heart problems by almost 20%’
Large new study using UK Biobank data shows even a small reduction in salt intake can be beneficialCutting out salt from meals can slash your risk of heart problems and strokes by almost a fifth, the largest study of its kind suggests.Research has documented how adding salt to food increases the likelihood of cardiovascular disease and premature death. Now experts have established just how big a difference you could make to your heart health – simply by reducing the number of meals to which you add salt or by ditching it altogether.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Tags: Food science Health Heart disease Stroke UK news Medical research Society Source Type: news

No Reduction in AF After Noncardiac Surgery With Colchicine: COP-AF No Reduction in AF After Noncardiac Surgery With Colchicine: COP-AF
COP-AF trial results showed no significant reduction in co-primary endpoints of clinically important AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac thoracic surgery, although there were positive trends.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

Most Americans don ' t understand this key metric when planning for retirement
Most Americans are clueless about a key metric needed to adequately plan for retirement: How long they are likely to live. Just over a third (35%) of Americans knew the average lifespan of retirees, according to a report out this week from the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy…#tiaainstitute #suryakolluri #yahoofinance #retirees #andreasticha #transamerica #mit #phileckman #josephcoughlin #agelab
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Preventing firearm-related deaths among service members and veterans - Kudler H.
Heightened risk of death by suicide among military service members and veterans reflects employment of firearms as a favored means. This commentary offers a practical preventive approach employing lethal means reduction, addressing upstream factors, identi...
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

'I've lived and bred violence my whole life': understanding violence in the Irish Prison Service through the lens of the power threat meaning framework - Gallagher O, Regan EE, O'Reilly G.
In 2018 the Irish Prison Service (IPS) opened the National Violence Reduction Unit (NVRU), which became home to a small amount of prisoners managed under the Violently Disruptive Prisoner (VDP) policy, who were repeatedly engaged in very serious violence i...
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

A nurse leader directed violence risk assessment on patient-to-nurse violence: a quality improvement project - Clarke K, Leh SK.
Healthcare workers are commonly the victims of workplace violence. Implementing a violence risk assessment can provide a consistent standard for evaluation of potential  violence, minimizing the opportunity for misinterpretation. Reduction in events of vio...
Source: SafetyLit - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Making Robots As “Intelligent” As ChatGPT
Pulkit Agrawal, an Assistant Professor in MIT's EECS department, is a notable figure in computational learning. As head of a lab ...#mit #eecs
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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