By Josh Wayne, MSW, MPHJuly 24, 2021 — Updated August 3rd, 2021 Vitamin D is a topic of interest year-round. 1 billion people around the world struggle to obtain the recommended amount of vitamin D. The elderly and nursing home residents, those struggling with obesity, and hospitalized patients all struggle to get sufficient amounts of vitamin D each year. While […]
Thanks to countless millions of dollars in advertising, almost everybody thinks they need milk. Over the past several decades, cow’s milk and its byproducts have come to be seen as an essential part of the diet of most Americans. Milk and milk products such as cheese, yogurt, ice cream, whey, kefir and butter have been […]
A major UK trial of cannabis-based drug Sativex in treating the most aggressive form of brain tumour is to launch at 15 NHS hospitals, following promising results from a phase I study in 27 patients. The new phase II trial, led by the University of Leeds, will assess whether adding Sativex – an oral spray containing […]
Autoimmune disorders, including Chron’s disease, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, affect between 14.7 and 23.5 million people in the U.S., and their incidence may be on the rise.[1] According to recent research, markers of autoimmunity have increased significantly since 1988, particularly among young people.[2] Women are three times more likely to be affected than […]
By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people – mainly the unvaccinated – sicker than before. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that […]
