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City officials break ground on long-awaited Madison Public Market
MADISON, Wis. — The City of Madison officially broke ground on its long-discussed public market on Monday. The Madison Public Market will provide affordable, healthy food to the community, generate wealth and support small businesses, according to Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway.
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Letter: Blockbuster drugs are one thing, but lifestyles must change too
Rana Foroohar’s recent article “Behold the Ozempic effect on business” (Opinion, November 20) highlights the dizzying excitement surrounding the latest generation of Type 2 diabetes and weight loss drugs. Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, have incredible potential. Other pharmaceutical companies are also racing to develop candidates, such…
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Common microbe that causes persistent itching in conditions like eczema identified
New York: People with skin conditions like eczema and atopic dermatitis itch and scratch themselves persistently. Scientists have for the first time identified a common skin bacterium-Staphylococcus aureus- that activates nerve cells in the skin, making them do so.In such conditions, the equilibrium of microorganisms that keep our skin healthy is often thrown off balance,…
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All-women team at Mumbai civic hospital performs complex Caesarean section
Mumbai: A complex life-saving Caesarean section surgery on a pregnant woman with the placenta stuck to the uterus walls was performed successfully by an all-women team of medicos and nurses at a civic peripheral hospital here.On November 16, a 32-year-old woman was rushed for delivery to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s VN Desai Hospital in…
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Adherence to the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Cancer Prevention Recommendations and risk of 14 lifestyle-related cancers in the UK Biobank prospective cohort study
This is the first study to investigate associations between cancer risk in a UK cohort and adherence to the 2018 WCRF/AICR Cancer Prevention Recommendations assessed using a fully operationalised version of the standardised scoring system [4]. Further, it is the first to investigate associations between 2018 WCRF/AICR Score and the risk of all lifestyle-related cancers…
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Kickstarting kale: Chinese trend for ‘punk nutrition’ lifestyle opens major functional food innovation opportunities
The term ‘punk nutrition’ was coined in China, describing a lifestyle where consumers engage in hard work for 10 hours or more a day, and attempt to make up for this with high-quality nutrition and supplements. “These consumers still want to live longer and better even though they have no choice but to turn to…
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Most cases of adult onset diabetes can be controlled with lifestyle changes, medical intervention
November is National Diabetes Month. If you have diabetes, you are not alone. Over 38 million people in the U.S. have the illness, around 11 percent of the population. Diabetes affects how the body uses blood sugar. There are two types of diabetes. Type 1 usually develops during early childhood. Type 2 typically develops after…
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Consumer advocates warn shoppers of ‘skimpflation’
Have you ever had a favorite product you’ve been buying for years, that suddenly seemed a little worse than usual? “I have with toilet paper. It used to flush more easily, it used to not clog anything and now it’s clogging very frequently,” said shopper Ashley Howe.
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#GivingTuesday 2023 is here; What you need to know
(KOAM) – Area organizations invite the community to keep those they help in mind during Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving. It’s the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. 92nd Street Y and United Nations Foundation created the movement in 2012 to set aside a day…
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Official who posted ‘ballot selfie’ in Wisconsin has felony charge dismissed
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A local official who posted a photo of his marked ballot on Facebook during the April 2022 election had felony charges against him dropped Monday. Paul Buzzell, 52, of Mequon had faced maximum penalties of 3 1/2 years behind bars and $10,000 in fines. Buzzell, a member of the Mequon-Thiensville…