10 Things That Frustrate Doctors The Most During Appointments
There are a number of scenarios that could lead to you not getting what you need out of a doctor’s appointment. Sometimes the blame falls solely on the physician, who may not take you seriously when you explain what’s wrong. “There are also patients who come to me with a great deal of medical trauma […]
Antibiotics linked to increased risk of colon cancer
There is a clear link between taking antibiotics and an increased risk of developing colon cancer within the next five to ten years. This has been confirmed by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, after a study of 40,000 cancer cases. The impact of antibiotics on the intestinal microbiome is thought to lie behind the increased […]
Dieting: Villain or scapegoat?
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, PhD, a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define — and therefore understand — dieting and […]
Preventing childhood obesity requires changes in parents’ and clinicians’ early-life care
Rates of childhood obesity are at historically high levels in the U.S., yet there are few interventions that promote healthy weight gain in children from infancy to age two — a critical period for the development and prevention of childhood obesity. A new study published in Pediatrics found that fewer infants gained excess weight when […]
Advantages of intranasal vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: Intranasal vaccination is needle-free and elicits immunity at the site of infection, the respiratory tract
There are many reasons that an intranasal vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus would be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 infections, University of Alabama at Birmingham immunologists Fran Lund, Ph.D., and Troy Randall, Ph.D., write in a viewpoint article in the journal Science. That route of vaccination gives two additional layers of protection over intramuscular […]
How To Stay Safe And Cool During A Heat Wave
It’s getting hot out there, and it’s not just the mercury that’s rising. The risk of heat-related illnesses has increased along with sizzling new temperature records that make it harder for the human body to naturally cool down to prevent injury or death, health officials warn. Heat waves have become more frequent around the contiguous […]