Former FDA chief: Ultraprocessed foods are ‘addictive’ like drugs
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Microsoft Copilot is fatphobic
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Seed oil alternatives
I have been cooking with coconut oil for years. Why not, as I already have it in the house for my dry skin?
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Top Neurologist Blows Whistle: ‘ADHD Does Not Exist, It Was Invented To Hook Kids on Drugs’
Organic snack bars are full of processed ingredients
Walk down the grocery aisle with me and let’s check out the organic snack bars. Will any of them be made with real ingredients that you’d find in your own kitchen? Or will they be filled with added “flavors”, emulsifiers, and processed sweeteners?
Organic snack bars are full of processed ingredients (Is there a healthy snack bar brand?)
A study linking popular weight loss drug to suicide risk again raises long-standing safety questions
Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website.
People taking semaglutide, the popular medication for diabetes and weight loss, are more likely to report having thoughts of suicide compared with those taking other drugs, according to a new study of an international drug safety database. But the finding is the latest see-saw of scientific evidence on the risk of depression and suicide tied to the popular medications — and critics say evidence that the drugs cause problems with mood is limited.
A study linking popular weight loss drug to suicide risk again raises long-standing safety questions
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Ian Douglas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine:
I am an epidemiologist, currently funded by GlaxoSmithKline. I initially studied physiology at BSc and PhD level in Manchester. Since then, I spent several years at the UK Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and in the pharmaceutical industry investigating adverse effects of drugs – both in clinical trials and post-marketing. I completed the MSc in epidemiology at LSHTM in 2005.
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Medicare to cover obesity drugs, but not for weight loss
Wegovy, Rybelsus, and Ozempic, are the different brand names for Semaglutide. They have a black box warning for Medullary thyroid cancer.* 🤦🏼♀️
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South Park nails it
If it’s not South Park, it’s The Simpsons. Fun fact, The Simpsons was banned in my house when I was a child. I’d watch The Tracey Ullman Show, which would have The Simpsons’ shorts, but when The Simpsons actually came out as a television series, my mother said no. Married… with Children was forbidden as well.
Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs
Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.
Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs
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