Tag: obesity
New obesity medicine more effective than Ozempic
After only being imported in small quantities at first, the prescription drug was launched on a larger scale in Swedish pharmacies in October. It is the pharmaceutical company Lilly that…
Wegovy arrives in France to fight obesity, a supervised and non-reimbursed medication
News Published on 08/10/2024 at 11:00 a.m. updated on 08/10/2024 at 11:00 a.m. Reading 3 min. Prescription medication, not reimbursed, and strictly supervised: the launch in France of the flagship…
Wegovy, the new drug against obesity, delivered under conditions
This October 8, the Danish laboratory Novo Nordisk is putting its flagship anti-obesity drug called Wegovy on the French market. A medicine sometimes diverted from its indication in certain countries…
Wegovy: who can buy this obesity drug?
The weight loss drug Wegovy is available in France from October 1, 2024. Summary The weight loss medication Wegovy® is available in France from October 1, 2024 without reimbursement. Before…
Obesity more dangerous than you think – even a little excess weight increases the risk of cancer
It has long been known that severe obesity increases the risk of several different forms of cancer, for example colon and rectal cancer, kidney cancer and breast cancer after menopause.…
Faking obesity – that’s how easily he got a prescription for weight loss medicine
The diabetes medication Ozempic shines with its absence from Swedish pharmacies. The shortage mainly affects diabetics, but despite this, Uppdrag ganskning’s reporter Erik Galli got medicine from six out of…
Overweight and obesity have gained ground in 20 years
The French Public Health Agency conducted a study on the evolution of adult corpulence from 1996 to 2017 (based on weight and height data reported by participants during several telephone…
What if cats helped us fight obesity?
News Published on 07/27/2024 at 4:02 p.m. updated on 07/27/2024 at 4:02 p.m. Reading 2 min. In recent years, the scientific community has become increasingly interested in the intestinal microbiota.…
Ready-made food via apps is linked to obesity
Ordering home ready meals via apps seems to be significantly more common in households where the person doing the shopping is obese, according to a British study.The results point the…
Watch out for those who make children eat in front of the screen! It increases the risk of obesity in children
Trying to feed a child in front of a screen from an early age is actually seen as one of the bad steps taken for the child’s future. It has…