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CDSCO issues advisory to curb misleading promotion of prescription medicat
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has issued an advisory to pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers, and marketing authorization holders to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 in the promotion and marketin
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Weight loss drug Mounjaro shown more effective than Wegovy, claims Pharma
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Eli Lilly and Company announced on Monday detailed results from SURMOUNT-5, a phase 3b open-label clinical trial, evaluating the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide.
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Obesity Treatment: Patient loses 20kg in a week after ESG Procedure
Updated : 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28: A patient at Sarvodaya Hospital, Sector-8, Faridabad, lost 20 kg within a week with the help of an advanced Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) procedure. Sarvodaya Hospital is the 1st hospital in Faridabad to successfully perform this minimally invasive, non-su
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Eli Lilly launches Mounjaro in India for anti obesity treatment
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Mounjaro® is available in single-dose vials, with pricing set at Rs3,500 for a 2.5 mg vial and Rs4,375 for a 5 mg vial, leading to a monthly cost of Rs14,000-Rs17,500, depending on dosage.
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Kidney stone risk is lowered by a class of diabetes medications: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers at Mass General Brigham discovered that using sodium-glucose contratransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors was associated with a decreased chance of acquiring kidney stones. Their findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Early treatment of child obesity is beneficial: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The study was conducted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Over 170 young children who had been diagnosed with obesity were monitored by the researchers.
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500 obesity surgeons, 25 foreign experts attended 20th annual conference o
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI/NewsReach): The Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) is hosting its 20th annual conference from March 1-4, 2023, at the Hotel J W Marriott, Sahar in Mumbai, with around 500 doctors in attendance from across India. The conference,
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Researchers propose obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor Colleg
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Obesity is neurodevelopmental disorder, propose scientists
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor Colleg
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Researchers discover amygdale in brain is reason behind overeating
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI): Fear is controlled by the amygdala, a part of the brain. Researchers have shown that the amygdala is also responsible for overeating. Professor Bo Li of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) uncovered a set of neurons in the amygdala that causes mice to devour
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Mapping brain stem's control of eating can be better for treating obesity
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Michigan [US], August 26 (ANI): Every meal you eat leaves a lasting imprint, with meals either being saved as delectable things to seek out again or avoided in disgust if we associate the flavour with gut discomfort.
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Anti-obesity medication along with lifestyle changes can result in 10% wei
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], June 21 (ANI): A new study conducted by the Endocrine Society has found that overweight and obese individuals reported an average weight reduction of 10.6% more than 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle change in combination with anti-obesity medicines.
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