The funicular near Aviemore has required lengthy repairs in recent years. BBC News
Read More »GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions
Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted. Source link
Read More »Manager embezzled nearly £40k from Women's Aid for holiday trips
Jay Reid also spent the charity money on expensive jewellery, designer perfume and a Weightwatcher’s membership. BBC News
Read More »Weight loss jab users warned over rare but serious pancreas issue
Symptoms to look out for include severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away. BBC News
Read More »Essex County Council elections going ahead in May
However, he wrote: “I placed particular weight on the fact that the council has not made a clear and unambiguous case for postponement through its formal representations, and your repeated statements that the council would not be seeking postponement”. BBC News
Read More »Capitol agenda: Shutdown threat weighs on Senate lunches
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says it’s “to be determined” what happens if Thursday’s vote fails. Source link
Read More »Shabana Mahmood: The abuse I receive is outweighed by kindness
The Home Secretary talks to Matt Chorley on his radio show. BBC News
Read More »'False confidence' cost Pimblett – Gaethje
UFC interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje says Paddy Pimblett’s “false confidence” cost him in their fight at UFC 324. BBC News
Read More »Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions. Source link
Read More »Parental concerns about disordered eating common in children with high body weight
[ A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examined parental concerns about child disordered eating among families participating in a long-term, motivational interviewing (MI)-based behavioral intervention. Source link
Read More »FDA moves to remove suicide warnings from GLP-1 weight loss drugs
[ Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels. Source link
Read More »How weight loss benefits the health of your fat tissue
[ It is well known that obesity typically leads to inflammation and dysfunction of fat tissue that increases the risk of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Source link
Read More »Weight loss drugs and surgery improve fat-to-muscle ratio in obesity
[ Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found. Source link
Read More »Lack of support for people on weight loss drugs leaves them vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies, say experts
[ People prescribed the new generation of weight loss drugs may not receive sufficient nutritional guidance to support safe and sustainable weight loss, leaving them vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies and muscle loss, say experts at UCL and the University of Cambridge. Source link
Read More »Ozempic, Wegovy might lower colon cancer risk
[ Ozempic and Wegovy might help people avoid colon cancer as well as promote weight loss or control diabetes, a new study says. Source link
Read More »Weightlifting 'saved life' after cancer diagnosis
Dawn Williams, 52, is now cancer-free and credits the sport with helping her through chemotherapy. BBC News
Read More »Caerphilly doctor recalls how brain ‘exploded’ while in Malta
A doctor from Caerphilly county was abroad when she was hit by a rare brain condition she knew nothing about. Describing the symptoms of what turned out to be a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, Dr Bernadette Hard said: “My whole head felt heavy, like I could feel what was inside …
Read More »Key enzyme controls both weight gain and cholesterol levels in animal models
[ Obesity is a global epidemic and a major cause of morbidity and mortality because it increases the risk for comorbidities, including heart disease and fatty liver disease (MASLD). Rates of these disorders have risen as the world increasingly adopts energy-dense diets and sedentary lifestyles. Source link
Read More »FDA may reduce how often supplement warnings appear on labels
[ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is weighing a change that could make warning labels on dietary supplements appear less often on packaging. Source link
Read More »WISDOM trial weighs risk-based cancer screening
[ University of California, San Francisco investigators led WISDOM, a randomized comparison of risk-based breast cancer screening and annual mammography. Rates of stage ≥IIB breast cancers met a noninferiority threshold under risk-based screening, and breast biopsy rates ran higher rather than lower. Source link
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