Ozempic and similar fat-burning shots have been a godsend for millions of Americans living with obesity.
At least 5.6 million people across the US have been prescribed the injection to help them slim down and, in doing so, slash their risk of a host of diseases by 20 percent.
The medicine, which works by supressing hunger signals, can help patients lose up to 15 percent in their body weight in just over a year, according to major trials.
But while
As 4/20 rolls around once again, the unmistakable smell of cannabis will soon be filling parks and student accommodations across the country.
Despite remaining illegal in the UK, the drug is regularly smoked, eaten, or vaped by an estimated 3.1 million people.
But understanding the science of what cannabis does to your mind can be tricky, especially if you happen to have just smoked some.
From boosting your libido to triggering auditory hallucinations, not all the effects of cannabis are
Do you always give yourself generous servings?
Maybe you grate a small mountain of cheese to eat while cooking dinner, snack on several handfuls of salted peanuts or pour yourself an overflowing bowl of cereal in the mornings.
Well, you’re likely going to be shocked to see what the ‘real’ recommended portion sizes are according to the British Dietetic Association’s (BDA) guidelines.
Serving suggestions say we should cook just 75g of pasta, the equivalent of two to three tablespoons –
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri has spent much of the last 12 years living in the shadow of frenzied speculation over her infamously fractured relationship with her famous Scientologist father – and as she takes her first steps into adulthood, it seems she is finally ready to answer the question of her future with the Top Gun star once and for all.
Today, the teenager will mark her milestone 18th birthday without her dad Tom, 61, who has
When you think of getting tested for a disease, you might think first of nasal swabs, urine tests, blood draws. Even though around 1.8 billion people across the world menstruate, period blood doesn’t come to mind.
But that might soon change. Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first time approved a health test based on period blood. The at-home test, which detects a biomarker for diabetes, offers an alternative to the blood draws typically required
After 10,000 miles, 16 countries and 352 days of back-to-back marathons, Russ Cook, aka the Hardest Geezer, has finally finished running the length of Africa.
Throughout his incredible journey, Russ has no doubt inspired many to dust off their trainers and start running.
But if the idea of even jogging down the street seems daunting, the notion of tackling an ultramarathon might seem totally impossible.
Surprisingly, top sports scientists and athletes say that you could actually get in shape for
Cancer has long been a disease that many people fear most — it has also long been a condition we associate with older age. But something alarming has been happening over the past three decades.
While deaths from cancer continue to decline, younger people — including those who appear healthy and fit — are increasingly getting cancers that used to be the preserve of older age groups.
The diagnosis of the Princess of Wales with cancer at just 42 reflects
Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s wife Bianca Censori has become known for her theatrically explicit outfits – often pictured hand in hand with her modestly-dressed rapper husband.
And this week was no exception as the model, 29, stepped out in a silver bikini and matching skirt while out in Los Angeles.
The typically revealing ensemble showed off a very impressively toned stomach and abs, which experts say could have been achieved by a very strict workout routine – which her husband has
For a doctor, a CT scan be a lifesaving tool for spotting dangerous cancers.
But the same tools that let us look inside the human body can also let us peer into almost any object.
Experts from Lumafield have used industrial CT scans to peer deep inside some of the common objects we take for granted.
While some are things you see every day, through this new perspective they may not be so familiar.
So, how many of these everyday
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has been accused of allowing and enabling animal cruelty in its labs for years, but the company is not the first to sacrifice heaps of animals on the altar of brain-computer interface science.
In fact, the US government may have a worse body count over many decades, even though Neuralink has reportedly killed more than 1,500 animals along the way, including monkeys, pigs, and sheep while developing its brain chip.
In some of the worst cases,
