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Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentrationUnder-16s in England will be banned from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster because they fuel obesity, cause …
US firm Eli Lilly reportedly tells British wholesalers to stop taking orders as demand soars before September price riseBusiness live – latest updatesThe manufacturer of the weight loss drug Mounjaro has paused shipments to the UK before a significant …
A biotech firm has announced trials for a dog implant that mimics the drugs taken by humans to help tackle obesityWhere humans lead, their dogs tend to follow – now it seems that might even apply to weight-loss wonder drugs.Medications such as Wegovy h…
The fee, which critics had branded a ‘fat tax’, would have seen a cemetery charge an extra 20% for a 6ft-wide plot compared to the standard 5ftA council has decided against introducing a premium on wider burial plots in Wolverhampton following condemna…
The US president had put pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to make drugs cheaper for AmericansThe price of the weight loss jab Mounjaro will rise by up to 170% in the UK, its US manufacturer has said, as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on drugmake…
A government advisory noting the high fat and sugar levels in many popular snacks was seen by some as an attack on India’s beloved street food.
Fierce competition and threat of Trump tariffs lead to Danish company cutting costsSales of Novo Nordisk’s injectable diabetes drugs including Ozempic have slowed sharply amid fierce competition and the threat of US tariffs, prompting it to cut costs a…
Pilot program, first pitched under Biden, will cover GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic to address chronic obesity in USThe Trump administration is planning a pilot program to cover “miracle” weight loss drugs under the government health insurance systems for…
Despite popularity of weight loss jabs, more Britons are going abroad for surgery, analysis suggestsA booming trade in medical tourism for weight loss surgery is placing patients at risk and needs urgent regulation, experts have warned.Despite the grow…
Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online sellingOnline pharmacies are no longer allowed to run adverts for weight loss injections, the advertising watchdog has ruled, as part of a crackdown on what has been described as a …