Confusing assistance requirements contribute to food insecurity among college students
Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, investigates why over half of college students eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s largest food […]
Study urges people to think twice before going on a diet
A new qualitative study highlights the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with “yo-yo dieting,” also known as weight cycling. The work underscores how toxic yo-yo dieting can be and how difficult it can be for people to break the cycle. “Yo-yo dieting — unintentionally gaining weight and dieting to lose weight only to gain […]
Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogens
In the single-center PREMIX clinical trial, most renal transplant recipients were negative for multidrug-resistant pathogens shortly after receiving fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), with longer times to recurrent infections. Eight of 10 participants who received a least one FMT, and eight of nine participants who received all FMT treatments were multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) negative by day […]
AI Poses Serious Threats to Health and Human Existence, Researchers Say
Despite the potential for negative health outcomes with the use of artificial intelligence (AI), most research is biased toward its benefits, without sufficient consideration of effective regulations that would be needed to avoid those harms, according to an expert analysis. There are three key threats the technology poses to human health and well-being, including upending […]
Short-Course Apalutamide to Reduce Active Surveillance Attrition in Prostate Cancer
A majority of men in active surveillance (AS) for early prostate cancer had negative biopsies after a 90-day course of apalutamide (Erleada), a small phase II trial showed. Follow-up pathology showed no evidence of residual cancer in 13 of 22 evaluable patients following treatment with the androgen receptor inhibitor. The median time to a positive […]
Women urged to eat potassium-rich foods to improve their heart health
Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 The study found that potassium-rich diets were associated with lower blood pressure, particularly in women with high salt intake. […]
Opinion | Stop Bashing Physician-Entrepreneurs
I see your comments on social media, and I wonder: Why are you upset? How do the negative comments toward physician colleagues serve you? This is not an attack (that would be hypocritical). Rather, I invite you to genuinely ask yourself these questions as I sense something familiar — a projection of frustration and pain, […]
How Do Negative Emotions Affect Physical Health?
What are the effects of emotions on physical health? It may be difficult to believe that negative emotions can cause lasting damage to the physical body — and you may not be aware of your level of stress or your emotional triggers. Short-term spurts of anger or anxiety are beneficial to our survival as a […]
What Are 5 Dangers of Alcohol? 5 Negative Effects on Health
Even trace amounts of alcohol can have long-term negative effects on your physical and mental health. Alcohol consumption is a personal choice, and many find it to be a wonderful relaxant or enjoy the pleasure it produces. You must, however, remember that alcohol is a psychoactive drug that produces addiction. Like all substances, alcohol harms […]
Wearing dentures may affect a person’s nutrition: First study to report results of matched health and dental records to assess nutrition levels
Dentures may have a potentially negative impact on a person’s overall nutrition, according to new research from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry. The research team leveraged electronic dental and health records to gain a better understanding of how oral health treatments affect individuals’ overall health over time. This is believed to be […]