Keto for Kids With Diabetes Carries Risk, AAP Warns
Keto and other low carbohydrate diets have gained popularity for type 2 diabetes in adults, but there are safety concerns for young people, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) cautioned. Restricting carbohydrates in young people at risk for or with diabetes raises concerns for growth deceleration, nutritional deficiencies, poor bone health, nutritional ketosis, and disordered […]
Antioxidants stimulate blood flow in tumors
Vitamin C and other antioxidants stimulate the formation of new blood vessels in lung cancer tumours, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation shows. The discovery corroborates the idea that dietary supplements containing antioxidants can accelerate tumour growth and metastasis. “We’ve found that antioxidants activate a mechanism that causes […]
Psychedelics for Cancer Stress; Sweet Anticancer Plan; Obesity and Ovarian Cancer
Oncologists should “stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin … and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by women with late-stage gynecological cancers,” a panel of experts urged in an editorial in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. Harnessing the anticancer potential of a naturally occurring sugar could provide a new […]
Aspartame Is a ‘Possible’ Carcinogen, WHO Declares
The WHO has declared aspartame, a food additive used frequently in diet soda and other low-calorie beverages, “possibly” carcinogenic to humans, but did not make any changes to its recommendations for maximum daily aspartame consumption. “It is very important to note that this was a hazard identification and not a risk assessment,” Mary Schubauer-Berigan, PhD, […]
Could Semaglutide Help Curb Addictive Behaviors?
Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and other drugs in its class are widely known for their role in managing type 2 diabetes and suppressing appetite. They may also prove helpful one day in curbing certain addictive behaviors like alcohol use and smoking. Preclinical research has shown promising results, and endocrinologists and patients have described, anecdotally, reduced cravings […]
Opinion | How This Doctor Found Purpose After a Devastating Injury
Dec. 20, 2012, started like any other day for me as an ob/gyn when I was called to do a precipitous delivery. I immediately saw that the baby’s heart rate was dangerously low, and knew I had to act quickly. Several nurses helped me maintain the patient’s position to get a vacuum on the baby’s […]
MIND and Mediterranean diets associated with fewer Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles
People who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain — signs of Alzheimer’s disease — than people who do not consume such diets, according to a study published in the […]
4 Signs You’re Experiencing Secondhand Stress (And What To Do About It)
Hispanolistic via Getty Images It’s a human response to absorb other people’s emotions during tough situations, but that can lead to issues like secondhand stress. It can be easy to get swept up in other people’s problems or in situations that are largely out of your control. “At a fundamental level, we are social creatures. […]
How Much Did Celebrities Influence Public Opinion on COVID?
Through the use of social media, celebrities and other people in the public eye helped to shape the public discourse and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic and public health efforts, according to an analysis of over 45,000 tweets posted from January 2020 to March 2022. While there were small differences in sentiment observed, a “broadly […]
NC Nonprofit Hospital Execs Made Over $1.75B Since 2010, Report Shows
Over the past decade, CEOs and other top executives at North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals raked in massive amounts of money as worker wages were stymied, medical debt mounted, and a lack of transparency persisted, according to a new report. Nonprofit hospitals in the state paid their top executives more than $1.75 billion from 2010 to […]