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Selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York is now illegal
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It’s now illegal to sell weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to minors in New York, under a first-in-the-nation law that went into effect this week. Experts say loose federal regulation of dietary supplements has resulted in these products sometimes...
What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his 5-foot-5-inch frame. ...
The O.J. Simpson case forced domestic violence into the spotlight, boosting a movement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thirty years ago, as women’s rights advocates worked to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic. Then Nicole Brown Simpson’s death forced it into the spotlight. Americans riveted by the murder...
These Palestinian mothers in Gaza gave birth Oct. 7. Their babies have known only war
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streaked through the morning sky in Gaza on Oct. 7 as Amal Al-Taweel hurried to the hospital in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp, already in labor. After a difficult birth, she and her husband, Mustafa, finally got to hold Ali, the child they spent three years...
Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages
ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a statement that it...
Open government advocate still has concerns over revised open records bill passed by Kentucky House
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A closely scrutinized open-records measure dealing with public access to the flow of electronic messages among government officials won passage in the Kentucky House on Tuesday. The bill's lead sponsor, Republican state Rep. John Hodgson, backed off the...
Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy are meant for long-term use. Some patients want to stop
Millions of Americans who have dropped pounds and boosted their health using popular obesity drugs like Wegovy are facing a new dilemma: What happens if they stop taking them? Many worry, rightly, that they’ll regain weight and revert to old habits. In clinical trials, patients who...
Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board, donating all of her interest in the company to a museum
Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of her interest in the company to a museum. Shares of WW International Inc. tumbled more than 23% in Thursday morning trading. Winfrey, who told People magazine in...
Weight loss, diabetes drugs propel Eli Lilly to largely better-than-expected forecast for 2024
Eli Lilly rode soaring demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments to a better-than-expected finish in 2023, and the drugmaker expects momentum to carry into the new year. Lilly said on Tuesday that revenue could climb as much as 22% this year, as star sellers like the diabetes...
After a record year, Norway's giant oil fund pledges to push sustainable energy
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund pledged Tuesday to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels while also twisting arms in U.S. boardrooms to take control...