FDA Chief Very Concerned About Fake Weight Loss Drugs
Dreamstime U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said Wednesday he is very concerned about the prevalence of compounded and fake versions of highly in demand new weight loss drugs online. Consumers seeking these medicines are attracted to…
Revision Surgery After Knee Replacement is Increasing
From Newsmax Adobe Stock Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications arise. Now, new research from the University of Texas Southwestern is illuminating whether you might fall into a high-risk category for these second surgeries. According…
More than One Billion Now Afflicted by Obesity: Lancet
From Newsmax More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by the Lancet medical journal. The “epidemic” is particularly hitting poorer…
Hearing Relaxing Words While Asleep Slows Heartbeat
From Newsmax Dreamstime The mind is alert to relaxing words spoken by others when you’re asleep, so much so that your heart beat slows down, new research shows. Hearing words like “relax” and “easy” spoken while asleep appeared to help…
Study: Sinusitis Often Misdiagnosed as Allergies
Adobe Stock From Newsmax What if you’d been treated for years for a condition, only to find out that you’d long ago been misdiagnosed? That’s what’s happening to a sizable number of Americans who are taking allergy meds (to little…
Impaired Sense of Direction an Early Alzheimer’s Sign
Adobe Stock From Newsmax Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease years later, a new study finds. “Very early symptoms of dementia can be subtle and difficult to…
Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to 32 Illnesses
Adobe Stock From Newsmax Ultraprocessed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often, a new review warns. Researchers linked diets high in ultraprocessed foods to an increased risk of 32 separate illnesses. In…
US Defense Chief Austin Scolded on Secret Hospitalization
Screenshot Newsmax TV By Fran Beyer From Newsmax Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin came under fire Thursday from House Republicans, who faulted him for the “embarrassment” that his lack of notification about his January hospitalization caused the White House and nation. Rep….
Women’s Health Conference 2024 to focus on Trends in Women’s Reproductive Healthcare
Hundreds attend the Annual Women’s Health Conference at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority’s 12th annual Women’s Health Conference will be held on 1 March 2024, at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. “As…
St. K&N: First Lady Diani Prince Drew Joins Fellow First Ladies at Menstrual Hygiene Initiative on the Sidelines of CARICOM Heads Meeting
First Ladies Arya Ali of Guyana, Diani Prince-Drew of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Eloise Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ann Marie Davis of The Bahamas, and other attendees at the Menstrual Hygiene Initiative event at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana…
