Topical gels like diclofenac, better known under the brand name Voltaren, are used to treat skin inflammations, joint pain and swelling, containing an active anti-inflammatory ingredient that targets the pain locally. After applying it to the aching area, we automatically go on to wash our hands to get off the sticky residue, but that allows the active ingredient to enter the sewage system. That's a problem, as wastewater treatment plants are unable to remove diclofenac from the sewage water, me
The news about semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, keeps getting more and more surprising. As a new survey from the health software company Epic Systems indicates, two-thirds of patients who used semaglutide injections correctly were able to keep off the weight they'd lost for as long as a year after discontinuing their […]