There’s no question that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists represent a major advance in the treatment of obesity for patients with or without diabetes. In clinical trials, participants lost 15%-20% of their body weight, depending on the drug. But studies also have shown that once people stop taking these drugs — either by choice, because...
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9 Causes of Yellow Nails (and How to Get Them Back to Their Natural Color)
Written by Tracy Norfleet, MD, MBA, FACP, ABOM | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: Nail polishes and removers, medications, hair dyes, and cigarettes can turn nails yellow.Some medical conditions can also turn nails yellow, like vitamin deficiencies, thyroid and kidney conditions. Nail fungus can also turn nails yellow.Finding the cause of your...
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Simple remedies to help if you eat and drink too much: From heartburn to bloating, expert tips that could save your Christmas!
By JO WATERS Why is heartburn so much more of a problem at this time of year? Partly it’s because fatty meals — roast meats, potatoes cooked in goose fat, brandy butter — delay gastric emptying. As a result, the stomach becomes more full, stomach acid builds up and is more likely to rise up the...