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A sedentary lifestyle of more than 10.6 hours a day increases heart disease by up to 60%, according to a study by Mass General Brigham researchers.
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Sitting for 10.6 hours a day increases heart disease risk by 60%

A sedentary lifestyle of more than 10.6 hours a day increases heart disease by up to 60%, according to a study by Mass.

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Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide drug to treat type 2 diabetes helped reduce heart diseases by 14% compared to a dummy medicine in a trial, according to a statement.
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Novo’s type 2 oral diabetic drug cuts heart diseases by 14% in a trial

Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide drug to treat type 2 diabetes helped reduce heart diseases by 14% compared to a dummy.

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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug to cut the risk of obesity and adults suffering from heart problems or stroke.
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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy gets UK regulator nod to treat heart risks

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has approved Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug to cut the risk of obesity and adults suffering.

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About 70% of the 4.2 million deaths in 2019 attributed to air pollution were caused by cardiovascular conditions — ischaemic heart disease and stroke, according to a report.
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Air pollution triggering heart diseases across the globe: WHF report

About 70% of the 4.2 million deaths in 2019 attributed to air pollution were caused by cardiovascular conditions — ischaemic heart disease and.

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Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s most valuable companies, will acquire Germany-based Cardior Pharmaceuticals, a firm that specialises in heart diseases, for up to 1.03 billion euros ($1.1 billion).
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Novo to buy Cardior for $1.1b to expand cardiovascular segment

HQ Team March 25, 2024: Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s most valuable companies, will acquire Germany-based Cardior Pharmaceuticals, a firm that specialises.

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The Covid-19 virus can damage the heart, even without directly affecting the heart tissue, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Severe Covid-19 infection can cause heart damage: NIH study says

HQ Team March 20, 2024: The Covid-19 virus can damage the heart, even without directly affecting the heart tissue, according to a study.

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The FDA has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit weight-loss injection Ozempic which have no information about the drug’s identity, quality or safety.
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FDA starts crackdown against fake Ozempic weight-loss drug 

HQ Team December 22, 2023: The FDA has seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit weight-loss injection Ozempic which have no information about the.

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A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the University of Florida
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Weight-loss drug mimicking exercise may help treat obesity, diabetes

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A drug that mimics the benefits of rigorous exercise has been developed on mice by scientists at the.

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Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%, according to a study by researchers at the US-based Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
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Take five flights of stairs daily to cut heart disease by 20%: Tulane study

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Walking more than five flights of stairs a day can cut the risk of heart disease by 20%,.

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Obese people have different ‘appetite control centre’ in brain

HQ Team August 9, 2023: The brain’s hypothalamus gland is a relevant factor in obesity and little is known about how this region.

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