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By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HeathDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes the way food companies can claim their products are indeed nutritious.What foods will qualify for the new designation?Under …

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss medication tirzepatide is over.Tirzepatide includes blockbuster injected GLP-1 medications Mounjaro (for diabetes) and Zepbound (for weight loss).The …

Findings based on smartphone home videos from children younger than 2 years

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Sixty other …

By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 10 to 13 in San Antonio. Attendees included medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care professionals. The conference highlighted recent advances in the risk, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer, and presentations focused on …

Vaccine effectiveness 91 percent using strict controls in a population of adults aged 60 years or older

Risk higher for women who gained more than 10 kg weight after 35 years of age versus those with stable weight

Risk nearly tripled for women who experience menopause before 45 years of age

However, sociodemographic variance was substantial

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning — a black-box warning — for Veozah, a medication used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks.In new …