It’s time for a reality check about certain ‘weight loss’ drugs, and here’s why
Much hype surrounds drugs called GLP-1 agonists but they are intended for diabetes patients and people who are obese, not those who just want to lose a few pounds
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Lilly’s Zepbound tops Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy for weight loss in head-to-head trial
Companies competing for leadership in fast-growing market where supply continues to be an issue
Covid factor chills profits at pharma group West
US packaging giant backing huge demand for injectable obesity drugs to fill the gap left by falling demand for Covid vaccines
Abbott opens world’s largest diabetes sensor plant in Kilkenny
Plant will employ 800 people producing company’s Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring sensors as part of €440m investment in Irish network
Fitness: Is it better to eat before or after exercising?
When to eat is a question that plagues even the most disciplined exercisers among us
Lilly turns to Ireland to produce two of the hottest therapy areas in medicine
Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapy
As a cardiologist, here is what I tell my patients about Ozempic
Using such medications to lose excess fat that risks your health is no more of a moral failing than using a blood pressure medication to lower high blood pressure that increases your risk of stroke
Plain packaging worked to reduce smoking. Unhealthy food should be next
Removing branding from cigarette boxes has reduced smoking among young people. We must now do the same with unhealthy food and drinks as childhood obesity can trigger disease in later life
‘Soup and shake’ diet puts almost a third of type 2 diabetes cases in remission
Patients given low calorie meal replacements for three months
Why has the incidence of type 1 diabetes begun to increase again in Ireland?
Dr Muiris Houston: It’s important that parents and guardians know the symptoms to look out for and seek help early
Is corporate PR duping us and derailing solutions to global warming and chronic diseases?
‘We need to go back to basics to organise ourselves in groups, to have clear political objectives and to demand change’
Managing chronic disease: ‘It is one of the most positive things that has happened in the health service’
Women with gestational diabetes have been added to a ‘game-changing’ HSE programme that focuses on a list of chronic conditions
Developers offer to build 6,000 modular homes
Seen & heard: Johnny Ronan targets 17-storey docklands block; Trinity Biotech buys diabetes tech; Housing Agency boss warns prices must drop; and new Dublin pharma hub
Ozempic has big potential, but caution is necessary
For all the popular clamour for the new medication it is not without side effects
Oral microbiome becoming prime focus of research over links to disease beyond the mouth
Keeping your teeth and gums healthy could have far-reaching impacts reducing risks associated with diabetes, dementia, heart disease and some cancers
Man’s death after weight-loss surgery in Turkey leaves family with unanswered questions
‘He wouldn’t want to die, nobody wants to,’ says wife of Cristian Nascimento (26) who died in Cavan 21 days after returning from Istanbul clinic
Healthy plant-based diet can eliminate many type 2 diabetes cases, study finds
Diet high in fruit, vegetables and wholegrains can reduce risk by 24%, even for those with added risk factors
Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk buys Irish drug manufacturing plant in €85m deal
Danish weight loss and diabetes specialist is looking to develop a tablet form of its blockbuster obesity treatments
Professor tells jury driver in fatal crash could have been in and out of consciousness due to low glucose levels
Gerry Daly (57) has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of Jacqueline Griffin (39) in January 2019
Diabetes: What is it and what does the future hold as treatments improve?
There are approximately 300,000 people with diabetes in Ireland, and it is estimated that one in 10 adults in Ireland aged 50 and over has type 2 diabetes
‘Although I was kind of expecting to be told that I had type 1 diabetes, it still came as a shock’
Although the diagnosis came as a shock to Maria Moran, she was determined not to let it hold her back
Think twice before booking your next foreign holiday, especially if you have heart or lung disease
Heatwaves abroad can change everything for your health, especially if you have a pre-existing condition
Diabetes patients forced to ration insulin due to product shortage
Medicine scarcity forcing some patients to change their diet in effort to use less insulin
Novo Nordisk says obesity pill leads to 15% weight loss
Danish drugmaker pushing for US and EU approval but has struggled to meet demand for its Ozempic and Wegovy drugs
Irish food system ‘fuelling premature death and disability’ due to diet-related diseases – report
Lack of policies cause ‘ultra-processed foods and excessive red and processed meat’ to dominate
Slimming drug Wegovy triggers significant forecast upgrade at Novo Nordisk
Demand for diabetes drug Ozempic, also used off label for weight loss, also fuels near doubling of sales and profit expectations
New test could help identify risk of developing type 2 diabetes earlier
Findings could lead to preventative measures being put in place earlier
Caffeine may reduce body fat and risk of type 2 diabetes, study suggests
Results could lead to use of calorie-free caffeinated drinks to cut obesity and type 2 diabetes – but more research needed
My health experience: ‘I never allow my disease to limit what I can and cannot do’
Law graduate James O’Reilly cycled from Geneva to Brussels to help research into type 1 diabetes
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