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Lilly’s trial results for treating obesity and pre-diabetes are promising

HQ Team November 15, 2024: Eli Lilly’s Phase III trial has yielded positive results from the SURMOUNT-1 study of tirzepatide (Zepbound and Mounjaro) for.

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The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.
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Global diabetic population rose fourfold to 828 million in 2022

The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India,.

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Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk’s end-stage trial in patients with fatty liver disease saw reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and its resolution without worsening the condition.
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Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug reduces live scarring in end-stage trial

Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk’s end-stage trial in patients with fatty liver disease saw reduced liver scarring (fibrosis) and its resolution without.

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Maternal deaths have risen or stagnated globally over recent years, and every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the WHO.
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Maternal eating disorder linked to increased psychiatric risks in offspring

Bharti Jayshankar October 24, 2024: In a Finnish population-based cohort study, researchers have found that mothers with a history of eating disorders or.

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Denmark’s Novo Nordisk got the backing of the European Medicines Agency for its Wegovy drug to reduce heart failure in obese people.
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Novo’s Wegovy gets EMA nod to treat heart failure in obese people

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk got the backing of the European Medicines Agency for its Wegovy drug to reduce heart failure in obese people.

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Eli Lilly and Company will invest one billion dollars to expand its facility in Ireland to increase its production of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and obesity, according to a company statement.
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Eli Lilly to invest $1b in Irish facility to make Alzheimer’s, obesity drugs

Eli Lilly and Company will invest one billion dollars to expand its facility in Ireland to increase its production of drugs to treat.

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A new cardiovascular disease risk calculator may render 16 million US citizens ineligible for preventive therapy if the current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain the same, according to a Harvard Medical School study.
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New cardiovascular risk calculator may impose a burden on 16 million US citizens

HQ Team August 6, 2024: A new cardiovascular disease risk calculator may render 16 million US citizens ineligible for preventive therapy if the.

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Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound or trizepatide injection to treat obesity reduces the risk of heart failure, hospitalisation and cardiovascular death by 38%, according to a statement from the Indianapolis-headquartered firm.
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Eli Lilly’s trial weight-loss drug reduces heart failure risk by 38%

Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound or trizepatide injection to treat obesity reduces the risk of heart failure, hospitalisation and cardiovascular death by 38%,.

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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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Tirzepatide is an approved GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) treatment for chronic weight management, commercialised as Zepbound in the US and Mounjaro in some global markets outside the US.
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Eli Lilly’s Zepbound resolves sleep apnea in more than half of trial patients 

Tirzepatide, an obesity drug of  Eli Lilly and Company, has helped resolve moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in 52.% of adult patients in two.

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