Pritzker urges Congress to protect SNAP benefits
Roughly 427,000 Illinoisans could lose their benefits if Congress makes cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Gov. JB Pritzker said this week.
Colostrum Supplements Are All The Rage — But Read This Before Buying Them
Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Colostrum is a popular supplement that people take for its purported gastrointestinal benefits, metabolism effects and more. With promises to speed up your metabolism, improve your hair and aid your gut health, it’s easy to see why colostrum supplements are the latest wellness fad. Colostrum is the early milk that mammals produce after […]
RSV Vaccine Benefits Probably Outweigh Small Neurologic Risk, CDC Advisors Say
The benefits of vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults ages 60 and older probably outweigh the small risk of vaccine-related Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reaffirmed. In a presentation on the second day of the ACIP’s 2-day meeting, Amadea Britton, MD, of the CDC’s RSV adult vaccination […]
AMA Punts on Vaccine Strategy for Immigrants
Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) weighed the risks and benefits of the U.S. implementing a vaccine mandate for immigrants and examined policy recommendations around short-term medical trips during the House of Delegates annual meeting. Sarah Mae Smith, an alternate delegate from California who spoke on behalf of AMA’s Medical Students Section, said that […]
Physical activity is insufficient to counter cardiovascular risk associated with sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
Contrary to popular belief, the benefits of physical activity do not outweigh the risks of cardiovascular disease associated with drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, according to a new study led by Harvard T.?H.?Chan School of Public Health. Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Pharmacy, was a co-author. Sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest source of added […]
Corn Tortillas vs. Flour Tortillas: Which Option Is Healthier?
Petra Olteanu / 500px via Getty Images Are there any nutritional benefits to flour tortillas? As it turns out, yes. Walking the aisles of the grocery store can seem like one internal debate after another — especially if your goal is to fill your cart with the healthiest options possible. Oat milk or soy? Peanut […]
Study suggests even more reasons to eat your fiber
Health professionals have long praised the benefits of insoluble fiber for bowel regularity and overall health. New research from the University of Minnesota suggests even more reasons we should be prioritizing fiber in our regular diets. In a new study published in Nutrients, researchers found that each plant source of insoluble fiber contains unique bioactives […]
Fancy Nasal Suction Device Makes Little Difference in Infant Bronchiolitis
Babies discharged from the emergency department (ED) for bronchiolitis saw mixed benefits from enhanced nasal suctioning, a randomized trial found. Additional resource use — a composite of unscheduled revisits for bronchiolitis or use of additional suctioning devices for feeding or breathing concerns — occurred in 37.0% of the patients receiving minimal bulb suction compared to […]
A quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals by unhealthy snacking
A quarter of people are undoing the benefits of healthy meals with unhealthy snacks, which increases the risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease. The findings, published today in the European Journal of Nutrition by researchers from the School of Life Course & Population Sciences and ZOE, details the snacking habits of 854 people from the […]
Afib Ablation Exceeds Expectations in Sickest Heart Failure Patients
AMSTERDAM — Catheter ablation conferred large clinical benefits to people with end-stage heart failure and symptomatic atrial fibrillation (Afib) in the small CASTLE HTx randomized trial that was terminated prematurely for efficacy. The trial, originally planned for 2 years, was brought to a halt upon the discovery that these patients undergoing catheter ablation had fewer […]