Obesity Treatments
A comparative list of medications by pharmacological class for the treatment of obesity.
Metabolic Disorders
Metabolic Syndrome Severity Associated With Sleep Quality in Adolescents With PCOS
Metabolic syndrome is associated with poorer sleep in girls with polycystic ovary syndrome and obesity.
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Greater VTE Risk in Deep Vein Thrombosis
All components of metabolic syndrome were linked to greater risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism.
Drugs Affecting Body Weight and Fat Distribution
List of therapeutic drug classes that are associated with significant weight gain and changes in fat distribution (lipodystrophy) and metabolism.
Icosapent Ethyl Approved to Reduce Risk for CV Events in High-Risk Patients
Increased risk of atrial fibrillation and bleeding with Vascepa observed in cardiovascular outcomes trial.
Changes in Metabolic Syndrome Status Linked to MACE Risk
Recovery from metabolic syndrome is associated with a decreased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, while increased risk is seen in association with MetS development.
Metabolic Syndrome Prevalent in Patients Treated With Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics
Researchers aimed to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and other cardiometabolic risk factors in patients with severe mental illness prescribed long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications.
Lurasidone Linked to Relatively Low Risk for Metabolic Syndrome in Bipolar Depression
Investigators analyzed the potential metabolic effects of lurasidone in a sample of patients with bipolar I depression.
Probiotics May Improve BMI in Children With Obesity
Receiving 12 weeks of probiotic supplement can improve body mass index as well as components of the inflammatory and glycolipid metabolism in obese children.
Metabolic Syndrome Does Not Predict Chronicity, Severity of Depression
There was no evidence of metabolic syndrome’s effect on the course and severity of depression over six years in older adults with a formal diagnosis of depression.
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