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
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US packaging giant backing huge demand for injectable obesity drugs to fill the gap left by falling demand for Covid vaccines
Announcement is first major investment by a US multinational following Trump victory in presidential election
Drastic action is considered essential, but this is part of a wider strategy that represents a looming calamity for Stormont
BMI is criticised for treating fat and muscle mass the same. Does a newer measure solve the problem?
Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapy
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
Enda Sheppard: I resemble more and more a front-loading camel, stocking up for the long winter ahead. Except it’s nowhere near winter
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
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Active ingredient in brands including Wegovy and Ozempic also found to have brought about cardiovascular benefits for participants in research
While aimed at child health and rolled out impressively fast, school food merits better use of public money by the Government
Patients are being denied access to a potentially life-saving obesity treatment
‘We need to go back to basics to organise ourselves in groups, to have clear political objectives and to demand change’
Having felt a sense of shame and failure for years, bariatric surgery proved life-changing for electrical contractor Joe Meade
Disadvantaged groups, however, continue to be disproportionately affected by an overall rise obesity over the past 30-plus years
For all the popular clamour for the new medication it is not without side effects
‘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
Diet high in fruit, vegetables and wholegrains can reduce risk by 24%, even for those with added risk factors
Pharmaceutical giant suffers a post-Covid-19 hangover as demand for pandemic vaccines and medicines falls sharply
Danish weight loss and diabetes specialist is looking to develop a tablet form of its blockbuster obesity treatments
New obesity medicines have potential to use up entire State drugs budget, conference hears
Television: Presenter Anna Richardson explores how drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy work and the potential side effects
Medics detail complications experienced by four patients who travelled for surgeries in article
Danish drugmaker pushing for US and EU approval but has struggled to meet demand for its Ozempic and Wegovy drugs
Ask the Expert: ‘Her closest friend is quite skinny so I wonder if she is comparing herself to this girl’
It is easy to assume the world is getting progressively worse. And then along comes a huge leap forward in science or medicine to challenge the misery
We have to stop framing the therapeutic solution for obesity in terms of effort, personality and motivation. Treatment of obesity requires the modification of a disease process
New guidance for doctors and pharmacists stresses drug is indicated only for the treatment of diabetes
Almost three-quarters of young people given semaglutide moved down at least one weight category, study finds
Lack of policies cause ‘ultra-processed foods and excessive red and processed meat’ to dominate
Conversations must be held ‘before obesity complications set in’
Gerry Barrett got to grips with his food issues after attending the public weight management service in St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown
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