The anti-obesity medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 2010 have been of great interest to and a topic of ongoing debate in the cardiology community. Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and lifestyle changes have long been the mainstay as the first line of therapy. However, in people in whom lifestyle changes are not enough to induce a sufficient amount of weight loss to make a healthful impact, or in those who have been unable to implement recommended lifestyle changes like a healthy diet and exercise, anti-obesity medications may have a role....

Then, last month, she became absorbed in a different book. This time the experience was considerably less pleasant. The book was “Harriet the Spy,” a novel of such sustained popularity that it can be considered a classic. It was a book I had loved as a child, and reading it to my daughter now, I relived my earlier pleasure in the spunky and resilient Harriet, the betrayal she feels when her friends read her diary and the hard lesson she learns about becoming a better friend and a more compassionate person....

The Belgium international moved to Old Trafford over the summer for £75 million having proven himself as a Premier League frontman during spells at West Brom and Everton. Both of those clubs took the 24-year-old on loan from Chelsea, with the latter reaching a permanent agreement in 2014. West Ham could, however, have landed Lukaku for just £10m had then manager Sam Allardyce not opposed the tabling of an offer to London rivals at Stamford Bridge....

According to reports, the 76ers will also receive Paul Millsap in the deal while the Nets will acquire Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two first-round picks in addition to Simmons. NBA LEAGUE PASS: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) This is one of those deals that has the potential to completely shake up the league. For the Nets, it reshapes their roster around Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, giving them one of the league’s more unique players in Simmons and more depth as they pursue their first title in franchise history....

“I guess I’m bringing this up because I really don’t understand what the problem is,” Stern said as he brought up the topic on his SiriusXM radio show. Robach, 49, is married to actor Andrew Shue, while Holmes, 45, is married to attorney Marilee Fiebig. Last week, media outlets published claims that Robach and Holmes have been secretly dating, though some sources reported both hosts were separated from their marriages before they began their relationship....

Senior receiver/return man Dennis Norfleet has been kicked off the team, Norfleet’s high school coach told MLive.com. MORE: Michigan self-reports NCAA violations | Big Ten coach rankings: Meyer, then the rest “Evidently he was dismissed from the team. Dennis informed us he was no longer on the team,” Dale Harvel, coach at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, said Tuesday. “Something about a disciplinary thing between him and coach Harbaugh....

Whether they’re a family member, friend, crush, or partner, your hugger might squeeze you extra tight to show you that they’re there to keep you secure. Men tend to love the hug from behind because it triggers their hero instinct, or their desire to care for and be needed by their partner. If there’s a guy in your life who likes to hug from behind, lean into his protective arms to show that you appreciate him....

The 31-year-old fractured a left metatarsal during training and had an operation early on Tuesday. Bayern 6/1 to win CL with dabblebet It is the same foot Neuer broke during last season’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg defeat to Real Madrid, an injury that kept him sidelined for the remainder of the campaign. “It’s terribly bad news that Manuel Neuer has once again suffered an injury,” said Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge....

Methane is a greenhouse gas that is more potent than carbon dioxide in its effect of warming the Earth’s atmosphere. It comes from a variety of sources, including the production and transport of gas, oil and coal, and the agricultural industry. Methane levels have been rising since the start of the industrial revolution, but in the last 10 to 15 years they have been increasing faster. “Methane is the second most important greenhouse gas, behind carbon dioxide,” Mark Lunt, an atmospheric scientist at the U....

Residents took video of the crocodile and notified authorities after they saw the body of the 25-year-old man, who was captured by the reptile after he entered the lagoon, Riviera Maya News reported. The extremely graphic footage was also posted on Twitter by reporter Porfirio Ibarra on Thursday, and was filmed at the Laguna del Carpintero bridge in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The man, who hasn’t been identified, ignored signs at the park that warned people against swimming in the water, according to police, The Daily Mail reported....

Nick Morris, who was 15 miles off Honolulu County, had the yellowfin tuna on his fishing line when a great white shark appeared by the side of his boat, local broadcaster KHON2 reported. The shark snatched the tuna from Morris’ fishing line in a matter of seconds, dragging it 30 to 40 feet underwater. In an interview with the television station, Morris showed KHON2 the red mark on his hand where the fishing line was dragged from his hand....

Snake catcher Brandon Wilkinson of Snake Catchers Brisbane & Gold Coast was called to a home in Ashgrove, Greater Brisbane to remove the unwanted visitor. Pictures posted to Facebook show the snake resting in the box of brightly colored toys. “This Carpet Python just wanted to join in and play with the toys too. Unfortunately though, he wasn’t invited,” Wilkinson said in a Facebook post. Carpet pythons are non-venomous snakes that live throughout Australia....

The GhostEzra account, which has more than 334,000 subscribers on Telegram, has shared a number of antisemitic smears and conspiracy theories since Thursday. One post was about the billionaire philanthropist George Soros, who is often the target of antisemitic slurs. Another message falsely claimed that a Donald Trump speech condemning the media was about “Zionists.” GhostEzra also shared an image that appeared to highlight Jewish journalists and presenters at news outlets such as The New York Times, CNN and Fox News with the caption: “Probably just a coincidence....

In his newest lawsuit filed in Florida, the former pro wrestler accuses Gawker of leaking to the National Enquirer sealed court documents that include him making racist remarks. MORE: Sports figure celebrating Gawker’s demise | Hogan fired by WWE In the transcript of a 2007 recording, Hogan unleashes a tirade about his daughter’s boyfriend, an African American, using a racist epithet multiple times. Gawker included the transcript, filed under seal, in documents related to the sex-tape lawsuit, and the Enquirer published the story about it....

But, according to the latest developments in the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Media lawsuits, this tabloid-like tale could be a reality. Gawker is hoping the last-minute development could help it snatch victory from the jaws of a $115 million defeat. MORE: Jason Whitlock dishes on feelings about new show, ESPN Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook, has been quietly bankrolling the former wrestler’s invasion of privacy suit against Gawker, which owns the Deadspin sports blog, according to Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times and Ryan Mac of Forbes....

This problem has persisted at least since the 2001 NGO Forum of the infamous UN Durban Conference ostensibly on racism—led in part by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International—at which anti-Semitism was very visible. The participants declared their objective was the “complete isolation of Israel as an apartheid state.” In the two decades that followed, these groups have worked intensely to implement the goal of turning Israel into a rogue state....

The Llamas family said it had received DNA confirmation that the remains matched those of Maria Llamas. Llamas visited the Poteet Flea Market, near State Highway 16, in San Antonio, on November 20, 2016, with her husband when she wandered off, prompting a widespread search. The grandmother, who was 69 at the time, lived with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurologic disorder that affects the brain. Llamas’ family was notified by San Antonio police detectives on September 18, 2021, after a group of dove hunters came across a human skull close to the flea market and the area where her purse was found in December of the year she went missing....

The meeting of these bones allows for the wide range of motion which is possible at the shoulder joint, along with movement at the elbow. Anatomy The humerus has two large knobs at the top of the bone, called the greater and lesser tubercles, which join the scapula in order to provide movement along with stability. Another important landmark is the anatomical neck, a slightly more narrow area just below the tubercles but above the shaft, which is the long part of the bone....