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Food Insecurity Tied to Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events

FRIDAY, March 21, 2025 – Food insecurity is associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, even when adjusting for sociodemographic factors, according to a study published online...

Starving Pre-Performance Won't Bring Medals: Study

WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 – Dropping weight prior to competition is a common practice among athletes. But starving oneself prior to an intense athletic event is likely a wrongheaded, self-defeating...

Obesity May Be Even Less Healthy If Child Was Born Underweight

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Low-birth-weight newborns have a higher risk of health complications if they become obese as children, a new study has found. Obese children who were low-birth-weight...

USPSTF: Not Enough Evidence to Recommend Screening for Food Insecurity

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for recommending screening for food insecurity in the primary care...

KVK Tech Announces FDA-Approval of Lomaira (phentermine hydrochloride USP) for Weight Reduction

NEWTOWN, Pa., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – KVK Tech, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lomaira (phentermine hydrochloride USP) 8 mg tablets CIV, a...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Ginseng Kianpi Pil: Public Notification - Undeclared Drug Ingredients

ISSUE: FDA notified consumers not to purchase or use “Ginseng Kianpi Pil,” a product promoted to stimulate appetite, promote weight gain and relieve fatigue, because it contains an undeclared cor...

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