An estimated 61.9 million U.S. adults are on blood pressure medication, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — but a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that cutting just 1 teaspoon of salt each day could have the same effect. Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, … Read more
These passengers are anything but United. Customers of one of America’s biggest airlines are expressing outrage after the implementation of a new boarding method, known as WILMA. Starting Thursday, those flying economy on United flights around the country began boarding with the new system, which sees passengers in window seats enter the aircraft first, regardless … Read more
A new study from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has revealed a major side effect of the oral medication alpelisib that is prescribed to breast cancer patients. The research, published by Wiley in the peer-reviewed American Cancer Society journal CANCER, found that the drug has caused elevated blood sugar rates, or hyperglycemia, in some people. … Read more
Demand for tickets to Sunday’s Jets-Chiefs game is soaring as the NFL embraces the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce relationship. The world found out Wednesday the 12-time Grammy Award winner will put her budding romance with the two-time Super Bowl champion tight-end on display for all to see this Sunday when the Jets host the Chiefs on … Read more
It’s food for thought. Users of Ozempic and Wegovy say the drugs have miraculously stopped their obsessive thoughts about binge eating. The injectables, which have been hailed as a quick fix for shedding unwanted pounds, have hit headlines for an array of odd side effects, including sagging faces, thinning fingers and drooping butts — but … Read more
There’s reportedly a new side effect to add to the list of repercussions from taking Ozempic: “Ozempic butt.” Ozempic is the latest weight-loss craze, and users are claiming that they now have saggy butts as a result. Some have even said their rear ends have flattened “like a pancake” — including one person who reportedly … Read more
Excuse me? Move over Ozempic face and finger — belches are the latest nasty side effect of the popular weight loss drug. The topic “Ozempic burp” has drawn 1.2 billion views on TikTok as unsatisfied users spill their guts about “sulfur burps” smelling of rotten eggs. After just three days on the medication, one TikToker noticed … Read more
Your mind isn’t playing tricks on you — the pandemic may have altered your memory. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, COVID-19 lockdowns caused people to lose track of time. Scottish researchers found people made errors when trying to remember events from 2021, findings that are consistent with memory lapses … Read more
Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as secret weapons for weight loss — but some users are reporting seriously stinky side effects. Source link #Ozempic #users #report #gross #side #effect #Join #bed #club
A doctor is warning that popular celebrity weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could have a detrimental effect on muscle mass. Texas-based Dr. Peter Attia, who focuses on the science of longevity, claimed that he has seen patients losing muscle mass at an alarming rate. Wegovy and Ozempic — drugs that were first intended to … Read more
Popular celebrity weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic could have a serious side effect, according to researchers in China. In a study set to appear in the monthly journal Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, researchers believe that there is an “increased risk” of intestinal obstruction when taking those medications. The drugs are made up of the peptide … Read more
Trust your gut – synthetic food dyes could be bad for you. A new study from Cornell and Binghamton University researchers adds evidence to recent theories that common food dyes, which give your favorite supermarket snacks and confections their vibrant colors, are doing damage to your digestive system. Food colorants such as Red 40, Yellow 5 … Read more
Physically at work, mentally unwell. Nearly half of Americans claim their jobs “negatively effect” their mental health, new data shows. The Gallup survey asked nearly 16,000 working Americans about their mental health as it’s associated with their jobs. Four out of ten participants expressed negative effects on their mental health due to to work. When … Read more
Summary: The color red is not particularly strong in terms of the strength of gamma oscillations it generates in the brain. Source: ESI Red traffic lights make drivers stop. The color red produces a signaling and warning effect. But is this also reflected in the brain? Researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience … Read more
Need a fresh idea? Try taking a shower. Some think of brainstorming as simply a period of letting the mind wander — but to really boost creativity, thinkers should try to be “moderately engaged” in a physical task, such as showering or taking a walk, according to a new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, … Read more
Summary: Those with treatment-resistant depression showed significant improvement in symptoms and became more receptive to positive experiences following a one-week ketamine treatment regimen. Source: Paris Brain Institute Researchers from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University and clinicians from the AP-HP and at Paris Brain Institute identified one of the mechanisms explaining ketamine effect as an antidepressant. Ketamine, … Read more
Previous studies have shown that psychedelic drugs such as LSD (acid) and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may potentially treat depression but can cause disturbing hallucinations in some cases. Researchers recently developed two novel compounds that target the same subtype of serotonin receptors as LSD and psilocybin but do not produce hallucinations. Like psychedelic substances, these novel … Read more
All over the world, the rates of death and hospitalization from COVID keep dropping. But our successful mitigation of the worst outcomes of the 33-month-old pandemic belie a growing crisis. More and more people are surviving COVID and staying out of the hospital, but more and more people are also living with long-term symptoms of … Read more
By Jonathan Johnston, University of Surrey and Alex Johnstone and Peter Morgan, University of Aberdeen Guildford/Aberdeen Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centred around the idea that the right timing for your meals can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose. It was long said that … Read more
Consuming excessive alcohol for a long time can cause many problems related to sex for both men and women. However, alcohol affects the sex life of men more badly than women, due to which men have to face problems related to sex and fertility. Everyone knows that alcohol harms our health. But there are many … Read more