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The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory Friday recommending updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages.

Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Fri ...

Recent research reveals five distinct subtypes of diabetes, offering a nuanced understanding of this chronic condition. This ...

The stocks of alcohol makers and distributors fell across the board early Friday, after the U.S. Surgeon General released a new advisory warning of the link between booze and cancer risk.

Obese mice whose fat cells were genetically altered to produce an increased amount of the glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...

Eli Lilly's popular obesity drug Zepbound can now be covered by government-backed Medicare drug plans, CNBC reported on ...

A fat activist explains why she objects to the medicalization of larger bodies and the idea that obesity is a disease.

Adverse events were frequent, and most were gastrointestinal-related, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation.

HealthDay News — Racial and ethnic disparities are seen in the use of obesity-management medications, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health ...

Scientists have conducted a pioneering study on the benefits of intermittent fasting. Not eating anything from 5 p.m. until 9 a.m. the following day (early fasting) helps to a greater extent to ...