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Mashup Score: 1The Folate story: A vitamin under the microscope - 1 year(s) ago
By Victor Hoffbrand Uniquely among the thirteen vitamins, folate (folic acid) was discovered by a woman. This book tells the story of the vitamin from 1931 when Lucy Wills first reported that there was a factor in the yeast extract Marmite which cured anaemia of pregnant women in Bombay. It is a story of major medical
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Mashup Score: 01 in 8 Older Americans May Be 'Junk Food Addicts,' Poll Finds - 1 year(s) ago
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It may be that as many as 13% of older adults are addicted to highly processed comfort foods, a new survey finds.Craving cookies, chips, packaged snacks and soda was seen in adults aged 50 to 80, according to new data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging,…
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MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autism services are harder to find in many of the places where Black, Hispanic and Native American families live, new research shows.It’s known that there are racial disparities in U.S. families’ receipt of autism services — ranging from diagnosis and behavi…
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THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Thursday voted unanimously to recommend that the agency phase out original versions of COVID vaccines for use in the unvaccinated, in favor of updated bivalent booster shots.Committee member…
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MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli may have violated a judge’s order banning him from being involved in the pharmaceutical industry, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Friday.Shkreli, who was convicted for an illegal scheme to maintain a monopoly on the lif…
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Mashup Score: 0'Climate Trauma': Brain Changes Seen in Survivors of California's Deadliest Wildfire - 1 year(s) ago
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the deadly Camp Fire swept through Northern California in 2018, it may have damaged more than the landscape.University of California, San Diego researchers studying survivors’ mental functioning in the wake of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire…
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Mashup Score: 0Herbal Remedies & You: 6 Tips to Safeguard Your Health - 1 year(s) ago
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Not all prescription drugs and dietary herbal supplements work well together. It’s important to be aware of possible drug/supplement interactions that could be harmful, according to the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)…
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Mashup Score: 2Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising - 1 year(s) ago
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research out of California finds seniors are being treated in emergency rooms in significantly higher numbers for adverse side effects from cannabis consumption.Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) said they studied the issue b…
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Mashup Score: 0What Is the Heart-Healthy DASH Diet? - 1 year(s) ago
MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A common eating plan with a catchy acronym — the DASH diet — is designed to help you lower your blood pressure, but exactly what can you eat while on it?The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been around for almost 25 years and it’s sti…
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MONDAY, Jan. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Going into the holiday season, many public health experts feared a “tripledemic” of flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases.New government data now shows that didn’t happen.Reports of flu-like illness are down for the sixth straight week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Con…
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