If you don’t take a vitamin D supplement, maybe you should, according to Dr. Fauci. During a Sept 10th interview on Instagram Live, he recommended that those deficient in vitamin D should start taking supplements. “If you are deficient in vitamin D, that does have an impact on your susceptibility to infection. So I would…
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Hopeful and surprising news coming from Perth, Australia! According to a recent study published in the journal npj Precision Oncology, venom from honeybees rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer, a type of cancer with limited treatment options HER2-enriched breast cancer cells. Dr. Ciara Duffy from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research and The University of…
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Experts say that three or more servings per day of “ultra-processed food” – mass-manufactured foods containing oils, sugars, fats, starch, and little nutrients – may double the odds of changes in chromosomes linked to aging. Scientists at the European and International Conference on Obesity reported their findings at an online medical conference at the beginning…
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Ready for a convoluted, confusing, and confounding Covid-19 update? Good. Because we’ve got one for you! Last week, the CDC quietly revised its guidance on coronavirus testing. The agency dropped its previous recommendation to test everyone who’s come into close contact with a person infected with Covid-19 — even those who don’t have symptoms. The…
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More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s. Currently, drugs only temporarily ease symptoms and do not slow mental decline. The monstrous disease is usually diagnosed through tests of memory and thinking skills, which is at best, imprecise, and usually involves a neurologist’s referral. More reliable methods such as spinal fluid tests…
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Fascinating findings are coming from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. They have published in a recent issue of Eye-Nature that a long-term diet low in carbohydrates and rich in plant-based fats and proteins may lower the risk of glaucoma. In fact, the researchers say that a diet higher in plant-based…
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It seems to happen far too often: a pharmaceutical is introduced, widely used, and eventually pulled from the market for being unsafe. Although it was pulled from the U.S. market two years ago, a new study has reported data about the side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. It is associated with higher…
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We all know those with preexisting cardiovascular and respiratory conditions have a greater risk of contracting Covid-19… but not, it seems, for those with asthma. What’s more, scientists are perplexed as to what causes this difference! Researchers from Rutgers Institute for Translational Medicine and Science published their findings in a recent editorial in the Journal…
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There’s still a whole world of medical news outside the scope of Covid-19. The invisible world of germs, illnesses, and disease is still alive and well, and on a rampage. And you know what is always making headlines because there is always some new finding? Cancer. Researchers have found that too much sitting raises your…
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Antioxidants are a big deal because they fight free radicals. Free radicals are electrons that have broken off from an atom. They break down cells over time. They’re pesky and have been linked to an array of health conditions ranging from hair loss to diabetes to cancer. Antioxidants = GOOD. Free radicals = BAD. A…
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