What Are Functional Waters, And Do They Really Work?
What Are Functional Waters, And Do They Really Work? | HuffPost Life Part of HuffPost Wellness. ©2021 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. By Roshini Rajapaksa, MD Functional waters are any brand of H2O “enhanced” with special ingredients, like herbs or antioxidants, that supposedly bring health benefits. Some […]
Probiotics Show Promise for Symptoms of Functional GI Disorders
Spore-forming probiotics were safe and effective for treating functional dyspepsia symptoms in a small randomized Belgium trial. In an intention-to-treat analysis involving 55 patients with functional dyspepsia, a greater proportion of those given probiotics achieved clinical response at 8 weeks compared to patients given placebo (48% vs 20%, respectively; RR 1.95, 95% CI 1.07-4.11, P=0.028), […]
Novel autoantibody adds fuel to COVID-19 ‘firestorm’ of inflammation, blood clots: The finding will likely help physicians develop targeted therapies for future COVID patients
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have discovered yet another functional autoantibody in COVID-19 patients that contributes to the disease’s development and the “firestorm” of blood clots and inflammation it induces. A growing body of studies suggests COVID-19 emulates many aspects of systemic autoimmune disorders, including the release of a flurry of overactive immune cells that produce […]