HIV Activists Organize to Save Lives as Trump Guts Funding
Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In a few days, he would drive from Mississippi to Washington, D.C., to join HIV advocates at an April rally against the Trump administration’s actions. It had clawed back more than $11 billion in federal public […]
Free and charitable clinics ask lawmakers for continued financial support
Advocates for Illinois’ free and charitable clinics made their case this week for millions in state funding.
Mixing Science and Politics Leads to Trouble, Former NIH Director Says
WASHINGTON — “When you mix politics and science, you just get politics.” Former NIH director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, made that comment Tuesday at an event here sponsored by The Atlantic as he reflected on the lessons he learned from his early experiences during the COVID pandemic. And although the country’s political polarization became more […]
8 So-Called ‘Health Foods’ That Aren’t As Healthy As You Thought
Getty Images If this green juice was made with a greens powder, there may be better options. If you’re on a quest to eat a nutritious diet, you likely know that fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains are some of the best foods to incorporate. But beyond that, it gets tricky, especially when you’re […]
Trial: Cleaner Cookstove Fuel Not Enough to Improve Infant Health
Swapping out liquid petroleum (LP) for biomass cooking fuel during pregnancy made little difference for infant growth or pneumonia rates, two analyses of a randomized controlled trial in low-resource settings revealed. The cooking fuel intervention successfully reduced exposure to household air pollution as measured by fine particles with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) […]
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How heat treatment affects a milk alternative made from rice and coconut water
Whether they’re made from soybeans, almonds, oats, or just sourced straight from the cow, milk products must go through heat treatment to prevent harmful bacterial growth and keep them safe. But understanding how these processes affect new, plant-based milk formulations could make the beverages more pleasant to drink as well. Researchers reporting in ACS Omega […]
Why You Shouldn’t Necessarily Freak Out About That Aspartame Research
The World Health Organization made a declaration Friday that surely came as a surprise to diet soda drinkers everywhere: Aspartame, a low-calorie sweetener found in many popular “diet” or “sugar free” drinks, could be carcinogenic to humans. An agency of WHO reported that aspartame is “possibly carcinogenic to humans” based on “limited evidence” that the […]
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Kelly Clarkson ‘Wouldn’t Have Made It’ Through Divorce Without Antidepressants
Kelly Clarkson says she “wouldn’t have made it” through her lengthy divorce without antidepressants. The singer had a frank discussion about mental health while appearing on the “Las Culturistas” podcast Wednesday, opening up about what pushed her to finally take medication for her depression. During her chat with hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, she […]