Much to the delight of ob-gyns long espousing the upsides of hormone therapy (a.k.a. hormone replacement therapy, or HRT) for menopause symptoms, the FDA announced today that HRT products will no longer have a “black box” warning. Originally added in 2003, the label calls out risks of conditions like breast cancer, heart attack, stroke, and
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. It is misleading to describe Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's actions in drawing up regulations as authoritarian, the Western Cape High Court ruled.The court dismissed an application to have the NCCC declared unconstitutional and the lockdown regulations invalid.In doing so, it provided further clarity on the standing of the…
3 min read WHEN YOU LOSE weight through traditional diet and exercise, you tend to see a gradual slimming down of your face. But when you add in gray-market peptides like retatrutide, you’re expediting the weight loss process. That also includes rapid fat loss in the face, leaving a sunken and hollowed-out look people are
State and local governments spent about $3.7 billion in opioid settlement funds last year. That’s more than the median annual income of 42,000 American families combined. The money comes from companies that were sued for aggressively pushing painkillers and fueling the opioid crisis. Large amounts went to addiction treatment, recovery housing, and other initiatives that
A team of researchers from the FDA, CDC and USDA has found that the United States has made “none to very slight” progress toward foodborne illness reduction targets. The new study examined the Healthy People 2030 goals and found that there has actually been an increase incidence of infections from Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, and Shiga