Sharing datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease has become easier, with the launch of a new, open-source database developed by Australian and North American researchers.
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An analysis of research on the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program finds that it improves older adult care, including preventing falls, improving patient safety and quality of care, reducing potentially inappropriate medications, and helping healthcare providers to care for patients with dementia. The study is published in the journal The Gerontologist.
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A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more similar to conventional cigarette smokers than they are to non-tobacco users in terms of demographics and behavioral characteristics. While many public health advocates have suggested that vaping may lead to cigarette smoking, this new research suggests that cigarette smoking may be entirely attributable to adolescents' pre-existing propensity to smoke, rather...
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A condition that can progress to myeloma could be identified in patients by their unusually frequent hospital visits, according to research presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference.
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People who have a certain type of bacteria in their guts may be at greater risk of developing bowel cancer.
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The army says Congolese radio host Papy Mumbere Mahamba was killed at home by unidentified men.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 22:14
Pushing their bodies to repeat the same yoga positions is leading to a rise in hip problems among teachers, a leading physio warns.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 02:18
Youth who self-harmed were five times more likely to have repeat visits to the emergency department, three times more likely to die from any cause and eight times more likely to die from suicide than youth who did not self-harm and who were matched on sex, age, and psychiatric and medical diagnoses.
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Kerry Irvine provides nipple reconstruction for women who have undergone mastectomies.
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Nearly 200 investigations are underway at major academic centers. Critics fear that researchers of Chinese descent are being unfairly targeted.
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Responding to a paparazzi photo that captured her walking with her cane, Lena Dunham explained she has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome -- a group of disorders affecting the joints and skin.
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Sesame seeds are popular in the kitchen and offer a host of health benefits as well. They come from one of the oldest cultivated plants with a history dating back thousands of years. In the Hindu culture, sesame seeds were a symbol of immortality; the ancient Egyptians and Persians used them in flour. Today they are used as a condiment in China, India and Japan. You may find sesame seeds topping bread or sprinkled throughout a variety of Asian dishes. Sesame seed paste is the main ingredient in...
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For decades, saturated fats like butter, lard and tallow were said to cause heart disease. Responding to such health concerns, the food industry replaced saturated fats with hydrogenated oils that are loaded with trans fats, giving rise to a whole new market of low-fat (but high-sugar) foods. Americans' health plummeted in tandem with this systemwide change, and millions have been prematurely killed by it. As it turns out, trans fat, found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, acts...
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1 Which of the following foods contain some of the highest amounts of leucine and glutathione, both of which are important for the prevention of sarcopenia (age-related muscle loss)? Butter Eggs Whey protein Whey protein stimulates muscle protein accretion and staves off sarcopenia, in part due to its high leucine and glutathione content. Learn more. Soy 2 Which of the following foods has been linked to the spread of urinary tract infections, and drug resistant UTIs in particular? ...
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Diabetes is a disease of insulin resistance in which your body suffers from high blood sugar. The number of people suffering from diabetes has risen sharply since 1958 when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated 0.93% of the U.S. population had been diagnosed with diabetes, as compared to 7.4% in 2015. The rise in absolute numbers was even greater since the population also increased during this time. In 1958, 1.6 million were diagnosed with diabetes and in 2015 the number rose...
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Validated approaches for taking type 2 diabetes patients off their medications once they achieve remission are needed, says a UK physician who has so far been using treatment guidelines in reverse. Medscape News UK
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The largest brain imaging meta-analysis of its kind may have found the reason why people with anxiety and mood disorders so often feel "locked in" to negative emotions.
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(Oxford University Press USA) A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research suggests that adolescent e-cigarette users are more similar to conventional cigarette smokers than they are to non-tobacco users in terms of demographics and behavioral characteristics. While public health advocates have suggested that vaping may lead to cigarette smoking, this new research suggests that cigarette smoking may be entirely attributable to adolescents' pre-existing propensity to smoke, rather than their use...
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(Pensoft Publishers) Coming back to their 2016 study of a wood ant colony of workers trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, a research team, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski from the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, sought to determine how exactly the unexpected colony managed to survive for so long. As a result, their new paper, also published in the open-access Journal of Hymenoptera Research, reports cannibalism within the colony.
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(Natural News) Just because pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is now being reported dead from alleged suicide doesn’t mean that his unspeakably heinous crimes against humanity, including the seemingly interminable trail of scandals associated with his child trafficking enterprises, have fully received justice. Truth be told, there remain more unanswered questions and unsolved mysteries than definitive answers......
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(Natural News) Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients with a variety of benefits that boost general health, such as reducing the risk of heart disease and relieving inflammation. Now, recent evidence suggests that omega-3 intake can also fight the harmful effects of air pollution. A study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology found that... ...
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(Natural News) The few times in our history when Congress has either voted to impeach a president or considered returning articles of impeachment, the process was handled very publicly. Hearings were not held in secret. Testimony was not taken behind closed doors. Witnesses and evidence were presented out in the open so the American people,...
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(Natural News) As we recently reported, the leftist children’s magazine Teen Vogue is now aggressively pushing the absurd notion that biological men are able to menstruate, and thus need to have tampons specifically marketed and sold to them with male symbolism. If this is the case, then is it also fair to say that biological...
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(Natural News) The ketogenic or keto diet is a popular diet known to help people lose fat. It involves taking a restricted amount of carbohydrates while increasing fat consumption to be used as energy. This means that you have to give up quite a few foods to cut your carbs, which include fruits. Should you be...
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Eating walnuts and following a low-saturated fat diet can decrease overall heart disease risk: Study
(Natural News) Walnuts are fiber-rich superfoods that are full of micronutrients, including copper, magnesium, and manganese. According to a recent study by researchers from The Pennsylvania State University, consuming nutritious walnuts while following a low-saturated-fat diet can help lower blood pressure. Cardiovascular disease, the biggest killer of adults in the U.S. Cardiovascular disease is responsible...
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(Natural News) It’s already difficult to find nutritional food with long shelf lives, but it becomes harder when you have a food allergy. When disaster strikes and food becomes limited, any person with a food allergy would have a hard time finding something to eat. As a prepper, you need to take that into consideration when...
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(Natural News) For expecting mothers, eating nuts while pregnant may improve the brain development of the child, a study finds. Researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that nut consumption in the first trimester of pregnancy was linked to better cognitive function, attention capacity, and long-term working memory in children. They published their... ...
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According to the Doing Business 2020 study by the World Bank, East Asia, Nordic countries and the US/UK are good places to be. Africa (particularly East, North and Central Africa) and Venezuela are places to avoid. The top and bottom 10 countries are listed in the figure below. How does the World Bank arrive at these rankings? Their approach is to measure the monetary and time cost of the following tasks: Starting a businessSecuring construction permitsGetting electricityRegistering...
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Authorities in China have approved a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, the first new medicine with the potential to treat the cognitive disorder in 17 years.
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At the HIMSS Asia Pac 19 Conference in Bangkok, Thailand in early October, Omar Sunna, Director, Global Product Management, GE Healthcare, shared his insights on some of the data and workflow-related challenges currently faced by healthcare providers and how some of GE’s solutions and applications can help tackle or address some of these issues.
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It turns out, in many people with asymptomatic bacteriuria—people who have bacteria in their urine but no symptoms of a bladder or kidney infection—antibiotics can do more harm than good .
Wed Oct 30, 2019 16:47
(Cancer Research UK) The UK will be transformed into a global hub for radiotherapy research, pioneering the use of the latest techniques such as FLASH radiotherapy and artificial intelligence, with a new £56 million research network announced by Cancer Research UK today. The network, Cancer Research UK RadNet, is the charity's largest ever investment in radiotherapy research and will accelerate the development of advanced radiotherapy techniques, challenging the boundaries of this mainstay treatment...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 06:00
A government study out this past week says the nation's opioid epidemic cost the economy $696 billion from 2015 through last year. Then there's the human toll, not captured by dollars and cents: Lives lost to overdose and families torn apart by addiction. Dean Reynolds reports.
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Study shows people with more Bacteroidales bacteria may have up to 15% more risk of diseaseBacteria in the gut might influence the chance of developing bowel cancer, research suggests, in the latest study to link human health to the microbes within.The gut microbiome – the collection of fungi, bacteria and viruses within our gut – is a booming topic of research, with scientists suggesting certain microbial makeups could be linked to conditions ranging from anxiety to obesity. Continue reading...
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Looking after a woman during what is one of the most devastating events of her life is a huge responsibility. But we can reduce the number of stillbirthsThe operation saved a mother’s life. But she will soon wake up from her anaesthetic and learn the heartbreaking news that her baby was stillborn. As the assistant during this operation, I am devastated. It is the first stillbirth I have witnessed as a junior doctor working in obstetrics.In the sterile, empty corridor of the operating theatres afterwards,...
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A government official recommended eating carrots. Carrots may be good but they're not going to help in this case.
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I am acutely aware of how careful I am to minimize my recovery journey when I first start dating someone. A few months ago, a male friend and I were talking about the frustrations and disappointments of dating. I mentioned how lonely it can be navigating this world on my own, without a traveling companion, a long-term lover, or a hiking partner, without someone with whom to Netflix and chill on a rainy Sunday. He said, “Dating is complicated for everyone, but for you, with your history? I...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 20:30
The struggle is real. A bit more than a year ago, I wrote an article for Psych Central called Do You Have FOMO? In a study called “Motivational, emotional, and behavioral correlates of fear of missing out,” it is defined as: “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent, FOMO is characterized by the desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.” The manner in which it arrived in my life had little to do with being envious...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:30
(Note: All temperatures below are reported in Fahrenheit measurements).One of the greatest insults to nourishment in our modern, fast-paced, and processed food culture is the high heat at which so much of our food is cooked. We deep fat fry at ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
Green beans are native to North, South, and Central America. Plant specialists have documented their native status in numerous parts of Mexico, as well as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In South America, the native ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
Traditionally, green beans have been prepared by boiling, which not only dilutes their flavor but also results in a greater potential for loss of nutrients. That's why I recommend "Quick Steaming" green beans. With "Quick Steaming" you will not only ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
Since chlorophyll is unstable to heat, it is naturally impacted by cooking. In fact, this pigment is even more unstable to heat than its fellow carotenoid pigments - including beta-carotene and lutein! Exactly how unstable is chlorophyll? One study ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
If you've read about vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, you might feel like we've missed a few vitamins as we jump over to vitamin K. But there are no vitamins F through J (at least not yet). Vitamin K is named after the German word for blood clotting ( ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
IntroductionWhile many people think about oxalates as some rare and undesirable component of food, oxalates are naturally-occurring substances found in a wide variety of foods and they play a supportive role in the metabolism of many plants and ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
Just prior to using the green beans, wash them under running water. Remove both ends of the beans by either snapping them off or cutting them with a knife. ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
While most plant foods contain at least small amounts of chlorophyll, green vegetables are an especially concentrated source of this nutrient. We've seen studies on most of our 38 WHFoods vegetables, and many would be considered as fairly ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
Food scientists treat the cutting, slicing, and chopping of fresh vegetables as procedures that wound the cells of the plants and trigger injury-based responses by the plant cells. As a general rule, researchers treat vegetable chopping as a form of ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
At WHFoods, we place greater emphasis on vegetables than most common public health recommendations. In fact, we are not aware of any widely publicized vegetable recommendations that focus as much on vegetables as much as we do. You will find public ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:50
According to new research, a form of therapy that teaches people with depression to break negative thought patterns could be the key to long term recovery.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:00
A new study establishes a link between humid, windy days and increased pain in people with arthritis and other conditions that cause chronic pain.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:00
On the November 1, 2019 episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he had a conversation with pediatrician Jay Gordon, MD, known for providing troves of high-profile families with personal belief exemptions and medical exemptions to postpone or forego vaccinations for their children.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 23:02
(Natural News) A coordinated, deep state attempt to remove Trump from office at any cost is now gaining steam. With the collusion of the deep state media, CIA operatives and anti-Trump tech giants that censor all truth, the deep state is hoping to crush democracy, destroy Trump and install Hillary Clinton as President of the...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 14:34
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next head of the US Food and Drug Administration.
Sat Nov 02, 2019 17:49
As part of its investigation into an impurity found in heartburn medication Zantac OTC, the US Food and Drug Administration has found levels of the impurity "similar to the levels you would expect to be exposed to if you ate common foods like grilled or smoked meats."
Sat Nov 02, 2019 00:18
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen shares findings from a six-month investigation into bullying and harassment faced by parents, doctors and others who advocate for vaccination on Facebook.
Fri Nov 01, 2019 20:05
The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has continued to climb significantly among adults in the United States within the past decade, a new study suggests.
Fri Nov 01, 2019 18:00
Measles can erase the immune system's memory, leaving us vulnerable to diseases we were previously protected against, new research has found.
Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:11
Breast cancer could be detected up to five years before there are any clinical signs of it, using a blood test that identifies the body's immune response to substances produced by tumor cells, according to new research.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 19:54
With no other treatments available, many patients with chronic conditions are forced to rely on painkillers for years, writes Jill WallisYour article (Lack of support for painkiller addicts ‘hiding epidemic’, 2 November) says half a million people in England have been taking opiate medication for more than three years. There seems to be an assumption that most people are prescribed painkillers for short-lived conditions but cannot stop taking them. I suggest another reason.After years of chronic...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 20:12
V-P of Vital Strategies, a global public health organisation, says comprehensive ban imposed in India will help prevent its use among the youth
Sun Nov 03, 2019 19:21
(Natural News) A popular “abortion pill” that terminates unborn human life during the first nine or 10 weeks of pregnancy just so happens to have been created by the very same folks that invented the extermination gas used in Nazi death camps during World War II, a new video produced by the pro-life group Live...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:22
(Natural News) This will be a short post. Events are moving quickly, and I’m filling in for Alex Jones today on his Sunday broadcast while he bullhorns “queen of warmongering” Hillary Clinton in Austin. You can catch that broadcast at InfoWars.com starting at 4pm central today. A friend recommended I pick up the book, “Hidden...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:21
(Natural News) According to transgender dogma, using hormone therapy to try to switch genders is a completely safe, harmless and necessary line of treatment. But recently published research once again confirms that political agendas have no business in a medical setting. According to the latest research, trans women who undergo hormone therapy as part of... ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:19
(Natural News) If you happen to look up something on Wikipedia that has to do with tree frogs, an athlete, or some famous actor, you’ll probably get just straight facts, and there will be plenty of objectively stated details. But if you try to look up something about vaccines, GMOs, pharmaceuticals, organic food or natural...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:18
(Natural News) Shortly after President Trump took office and details of the Spygate plot to entrap him with the fake “Russian collusion” narrative and remove him from office started to leak, conservatives and supporters of the administration began crying foul. As Americans learned that figures like FBI Director James Comey, top FBI counterintelligence official Peter... ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:18
(Natural News) When talking about “air pollution,” most people would imagine vehicles spewing exhaust on the highway and factories releasing clouds of pollutants into the air. Many people would never consider associating air pollution with the air inside their apartments or homes. However, recent evidence suggests that indoor air may actually be more polluted than... ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:11
(Natural News) Children are often reminded by their parents to brush their teeth every day. While some kids have no problem with this habit, others are harder to encourage and refuse to clean their pearly whites. These actions could lead to complications like tooth decay or gum disease. Now, recent evidence suggests that children who...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:07
(Natural News) Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the small intestine. When people with this disease ingest gluten, this protein triggers an immune response that damages the villi, which are small projections along the small intestine necessary for nutrient absorption. The consequences of gluten consumption for people with celiac disease can be severe, hence they... ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:07
(Natural News) A recent study published in the journal Obesity has revealed that there is a potential link between socioeconomic status and obesity. Through questionnaires, researchers from the U.K. and Australia found that a lower socioeconomic status may indirectly contribute to a higher body mass index (BMI). The connection between income, obesity, and psychological distress... ...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 13:06
Exclusive: naloxone will be distributed on the streets as part of pilot scheme in Redcar and ClevelandA life-saving drug that reverses the effect of an overdose of an opioid, such as heroin, is to be handed out on the street to people in England under a pilot scheme to tackle the record numbers of drug-related deaths.The main life-threatening effect of an opioid overdose is to slow down or stop breathing – the drug naloxone blocks this effect and reverses breathing difficulties. Continue reading...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 19:08
VICE employees share their worst tattoos and stories with Ryan Henry and Charmaine Walker from “Black Ink Crew: Chicago.” These ink faux pas are permanent, but so is the crown. May the worst tattoo win! Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties,...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 18:00
36% of over 1 lakh respondents say improved health information and services are their top concern
Sun Nov 03, 2019 18:07
A new study suggests that seniors should be doing high-intensity exercise to improve their memory.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 17:05
Two new studies show what many surgical residents and surgeons have to endure and how this may lead to burnout, which affects patients.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 16:44
Expansion of initiative to tackle staff shortages is part of health service’s long-term plan The Home Office is blocking plans already agreed by the health secretary and NHS bosses to let more overseas doctors come to Britain to help tackle the health service’s staff shortages.It has refused to allow the planned expansion of the medical training initiative (MTI) to go ahead, despite its inclusion in the government-backed NHS long-term plan. Continue reading...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 17:06
Offering no clear reason for formulary choices, or why a purportedly value-based formulary option is not being adopted is not evidence-based. Nor is it evidence-based to give an absolute “no” to high-priced therapies in spite of their comparative effectiveness.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 17:02
It happened this past week: word of a new drug therapy that offers hope to the roughly 30,000 Americans who suffer from cystic fibrosis. Jane Pauley reports.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 16:44
Montana is one of several states that want Medicaid recipients to prove they work a steady, minimum number of hours monthly. Will federal courts allow the Montana rule change to stand?(Image credit: Corin Cates-Carney/Montana Public Radio)
Sun Nov 03, 2019 15:10
This year, as open enrollment kicks off, the federal health insurance marketplace Healthcare.gov has a few new bells and whistles.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 15:10
A general election Tuesday in Kentucky for the state’s governorship could bring an end to Republican efforts to implement Medicaid work requirements in the state and beyond.
Sun Nov 03, 2019 15:00
McDonnell says voters should not trust Trump’s claims that NHS will not be part of US deal The shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, has warned the public not to trust Donald Trump’s assurance that the NHS will not form part of post-Brexit trade deals as he committed Labour to eradicating all traces of privatisation from the service.Ahead of the first full week of general election campaigning, the senior party figure also described his sadness that Jewish newspapers had collectively suggested Labour...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 14:17
Abstract Religious conversion involves changes in the convert’s way of thinking and behaving. This paper focuses on the unique form that this transformative process took within the Christian monastic movement in late antiquity. Treating monastic conversion as a gradual process in which the convert is an active participant, it examines the ways in which monastic converts were able to intentionally promote such a change and influence its direction. This study draws on research in...
Sun Nov 03, 2019 02:00
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