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Weight loss drugs may have more than just cosmetic benefits — and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

For Wednesday, Dec. 6, WGN’s Dina Bair has new medical information, including: More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch Weight loss medications and longevityThey've been growing in popularity: drugs to help people shed pounds. Now, as new research emerges, doctors are seeing multiple benefits. For people who are overweight or obese and may also be experiencing knee and hip osteoarthritis, a slow-to-moderate rate of weight loss triggered by anti-obesity medications lowers the risk of premature death. Patients experience less joint pain, engage in more activity and enhance overall health by shedding pounds.  The study was published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology. Study finds link between early menstruation and diabetes riskA warning for women who had their first menstrual cycle at a young age: they may be at risk for disease younger. Starting menstrual cycles before the age of 13 is linked to a heightened threat of diabetes and stroke, according to a study in the British Medica...

How Republican candidates are talking about mental health

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

NewsNation will host the fourth Republican primary debate on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. E.T. The debate will be aired and streamed live on all NewsNation platforms. Not sure how to find us on your TV? Use our ChannelFinder app. If you have a question for the candidates, submit it here. (NewsNation) — Republicans vying for the presidency have cited concerns about a national mental health crisis, calling for measures including involuntary hospitalizations, faith-based treatment and a shift away from pharmaceuticals.Mental health often gets brought up in political rhetoric following multi-fatality shootings and high-profile criminal trials. It took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic and has remained a key issue for presidential candidates on the 2024 campaign trail. The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake Former President Donald Trump is leading the polls in the Republican presidential primary, voter sentiment that was echoed ...

Decision-making process behind issuing emergency alerts for shootings in Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) --Several people - including neighbors and a state representative - expressed concerns about law enforcement not issuing some kind of active shooter alert as a suspect allegedly shot and killed four people in Austin Tuesday and injured two officers. Authorities in Bexar County said the suspect also killed his parents before coming to Austin. Below is the timeline of the shooting spree, as explained by Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson early Wednesday morning. 10:40 a.m. – Austin ISD officer shot near Northeast Early College High School11:59 a.m. – Double homicide on Shadywood Drive4:57 p.m. – Cyclist shot on W. Slaughter Lane, non-life-threatening injuries6:54 p.m. – APD officer responds to active burglary on Austral Loop, finds suspect in backyard. Suspect fires at officer. Officer has non-life-threatening injuries. Suspect drives away. Two people found dead inside home.7:14 p.m. – Police chase ends with suspect crashing car TIMELINE: How Tuesday’s shootin...

Biden, Abbott release statements on fatal shooting spree in Austin, Bexar County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was arrested on capital murder charges following a fatal shooting spree Tuesday in Austin and Bexar County.Austin Police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Shane James. Travis County jail records showed James booked into the jail early Wednesday and charged with capital murder of multiple people.Mugshot of Shane James (APD photo) Interim Chief Robin Henderson said the man was accused in the deaths of two people on Shadywood Drive in south Austin, as well as the shooting of an Austin ISD officer at Northeast Early College High School Tuesday morning.The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office also said the man was a suspect in a double homicide near San Antonio. The two people killed were identified as James' parents. RELATED: Six people dead after shooting spree in Austin, double homicide in Bexar Co. Officials and agencies responded following the incident. Here’s what they had to say:President Joe BidenYesterday, in Austin and San Anto...

‘Aladdin,’ now playing in Minneapolis, will fulfill your wish for entertaining musical theater

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

It’s not really “Disney’s Aladdin.” The tremendously fun production currently at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre isn’t a live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1992 animated feature, but something that predated it. It might be more appropriately called “Howard Ashman’s Aladdin.”It was lyricist Ashman’s idea to adapt the tale of Aladdin and his magic lamp — a Syrian folk tale that started showing up in editions of the “Arabian Nights” in 1702 — and take stylistic inspiration from the comedic “Road” movies of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and the swinging style of singer-bandleader Cab Calloway. He and composer partner Alan Menken eventually put a full musical’s worth of tunes together, but Disney left many (and a few key characters) on the cutting room floor. Alas, Ashman died while the film was in production.But Disney had found success in bringing other Ashman and Menken creations to the stage — see “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast” — and when it came time...

Lake Elmo: Schroeder tapped to be interim city administrator — again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

The Lake Elmo City Council on Tuesday night moved forward with a plan to hire a former Lake Elmo interim city administrator to once again fill that role.The council voted 3-1 to approve a five-month contract with Clark Schroeder, who served as interim city administrator in 2015-2016, at a pay rate of $50 per hour. Council member Katrina Beckstrom was the lone “no” vote, stating that she believes the city needs a transition plan prior to hiring an interim administrator.Clark Schroeder (Courtesy photo)The council last month voted 3-1 not to renew City Administrator Kristina Handt’s contract, which expired on Nov. 30. Handt had been city administrator since March 2016. Schroeder served as interim administrator for the year prior to Handt’s hiring.Schroeder, 62, of Baytown Township, has served as program administrator in St. Croix County, Wis., chief administrative officer for The Royal Club in Lake Elmo; county administrator in Curry County, Ore., and county administrator in Ashland Co...

Saratoga prepares for 2024 Belmont Stakes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Christmas came early for the people of Saratoga Springs. The Belmont Stakes will arrive in June, meaning big implications for the community. “To have the oldest sports venue in the United States host a Triple Crown race is something that has never happened in the Saratoga Race Course's history of 160 years,” said Samantha Bosshart, Executive Director of the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation.  Saint Rose students protest college closure, demand answers It may not look like it now, but summer is on the minds of officials and business owners in the city. June 8th, mark the date on your calendar. That’s when the Belmont Stakes — the third leg of the Triple Crown — will run at the Saratoga Race Course, part of a four-day festival.“We are prepared and we will spend the next…. these next months to ensure that we are holding a Belmont stakes racing festival, that all New Yorkers can be proud of,” said Pat McKenna from the New York Racing Associatio...

Brazen jewelry store theft caught on camera Wednesday morning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

SAPPINGTON, Mo. – A family-owned business is cleaning up after burglars shattered their storefront early Wednesday morning and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise.The theft comes just three weeks before Christmas, during what would be a busy time for Glitter on Gravois.“Under two minutes, they were in and out,” Paul Pytlinski, president of Glitter on Gravois, said. “A smash and grab. Two suspects. One watching out and then one broke the window, came in and broke this case, and took all the rings out of this case. Then went over to this case and took some sterling silver rings, and then went to this case and took some rings, and then fled on foot.”Video cameras captured images of the thieves who smashed the front door in the 6 a.m. hour Wednesday. Thousands of dollars in sterling silver pieces and tungsten rings were taken in under a minute.Glitter on Gravois is located in Sappington Plaza, just across from an under-construction St. Louis County police station. Southern Illin...

FDA warns consumers about certain eye drops due to risk of eye infection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS – 2023 has become the year of the eye drop recall. St. Louis ophthalmologist Dr. Jason Brinton explained the situation Wednesday on FOX 2 News in the Morning.“The FDA had concerns about whether the eye drops were sterile and some inspections at a manufacturing plant that manufactured some of those confirmed that,” Brinton said.What’s followed has been a series of warnings and voluntary recalls of products traced back to Global Pharma Healthcare, a manufacturer in India."Originally, in February, when this came out, there were 81 individuals affected in 18 states, including the state of Illinois,” Brinton said. “Of those, about 14 had vision loss. Four had to have their eyes surgically removed and four died as a result of this.” Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW ...

Man robs food delivery person at gunpoint

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:40:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A food delivery took an unexpected turn when the delivery driver met a suspect with a gun Tuesday evening in south St. Louis. The robbery occurred around 7:55 p.m. on December 5 in the 4200 block of Ellenwood in the Bevo neighborhood. The delivery driver, a 53-year-old man, met a man who pointed a gun at his stomach and demanded his food. The driver handed over the food before leaving the scene. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department says that the incident is still under investigation.