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There are some benefits and potentially serious risks when people with heart failure use complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), to manage symptoms, so involving the health care team is important for safety, according to a new American Heart Association scientific…
In a study of nearly 3.4 million people, almost 4000 genetic variants were linked to how much alcohol a person drinks a week, the age some start smoking and whether they quit the habit Health 7 December 2022 By Carissa…
Sponsored Content by BGI GenomicsDec 6 2022Reviewed by Olivia Frost What is colorectal cancer (CRC)? Yantao Li: Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum grow out of control. Sometimes it is called colon cancer for short. The colon…
Residue from rinse agents is left behind on dishes after they are cleaned in professional-grade dishwashers. This damages the natural protective layer in the gut and can contribute to the onset of chronic diseases, as demonstrated by researchers working with…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition that hampers movement and ultimately results in the loss of independence. A new study published in the journal Nature Communications discusses the links between this condition that affects the brain and changes in…
Researchers have long been working on how to treat obesity, a serious condition that can lead to hypertension, diabetes, chronic inflammation, and cardiovascular diseases. Studies have also revealed a strong correlation of obesity and cancer–recent data show that smoking, drinking…
In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers demonstrated the efficacy of two World Health Organization (WHO)‒recommended alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate the monkeypox virus (MPXV). Study: Efficient Inactivation of Monkeypox Virus by World Health Organization‒Recommended Hand…
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy. The consequences of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) are reflected in the different diagnoses that emerge…
A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” The breakthrough discovery could have major implications…
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers compared the waning of vaccine-induced immunity from two and three doses of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine BNT162b2 by conducting a repeated serological study…
