In the days before we were smart, doctors used to name things after famous dead doctors. This gave us Morton’s toe, Virchow’s node, and a million other quirky artifacts. It took decades to break the habit. Now it is de …
Category: Disease Prevention
Fish Oil Flops for Asthma Control in Overweight Youth | Medpage Today
Fish oil supplementation was not associated with improvements in asthma-related outcomes among overweight/obese teens and young adults with uncontrolled asthma in randomized trial. Six months of treatment with 4 g/day of fish oil did not improve self-reported asthma control or …
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Drinking Tea: Are the Health Benefits Real?
Current evidence points to the many potential benefits of tea drinking—some of which appear to be associated with its antioxidative properties, whereas others may simply coincide with a healthy lifestyle. Nevertheless, the uneven quality of the data and the diverse …
10 Recommendations on How to Prevent Cancer
“A new report that has reviewed all the data from the last 30 years on diet, weight, physical activity, and cancer has confirmed the link between cancer and lifestyle and provides evidence-based recommendations on how to reduce cancer risk. The …
RHR: What the Latest Research Says about Probiotics, with Lucy Mailing
We’ve been told for years that we should take probiotics after a course of antibiotics in order to restore healthy gut flora. And most of us have been telling our clients and patients that as well. I know I have. …
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The Probiotics Trend: Should We Be All In or Call Time Out?
Whoa!!! Let’s slow down the probiotic wagon train! 1) Researchers began by giving probiotics to germ-free mice, in which they were actually able to induce the desired microbial changes. When they gave the probiotics to mice that were already colonized …
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Goitrogenic Foods and Thyroid Health
In a given week, if a patient is enjoying a couple of sides of steamed broccoli, a few servings of sauerkraut, and several small salads containing spinach and kale, that shouldn’t be a problem. On the other hand, if a …
NIH Scientist Expects Universal Flu Vaccine in 5 Years | Medpage Today
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