Alert: Blood thinner recalled for cancer-causing impurity
Posted on: March 25, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Alert: Blood thinner recalled for cancer-causing impurity

Another drug recall is in effect due to high levels of a cancer-causing impurity known as nitrosamine. This time, at the request of the FDA, Ascend Laboratories LLC. is voluntarily recalling lots of the blood thinner, Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules. Some Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules may contain levels of a nitrosamine impurity — N-nitroso-dabigatran — that is above what is considered the acceptable daily limit. Nitrosamines can be found in water and…

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Reading: The guilty pleasure that could save your memory
Posted on: March 24, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Reading: The guilty pleasure that could save your memory

For many of us, there’s nothing better than getting lost in a book. Whether it’s cold outside and you’re curled up by the fire… the rain is pouring down and you’re listening to the thunder crash as you turn the pages… or you’re just finished up a chapter at bedtime — reading is a great way to transport yourself to another world. And according to researchers at the Beckman Institute…

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Using microbes to shrink your waist and cardio risks
Posted on: March 24, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Using microbes to shrink your waist and cardio risks

Hopefully, you’re already taking advantage of the health benefits of probiotics — the good bacteria you get from eating fermented foods like yogurt and sauerkraut. These bacteria nourish your gut health, boost your immunity and may even help detox heavy metals from your body. But did you know that probiotics aren’t the only live microorganisms you get from the food you eat? Live microbes can be found not only in…

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To make vitamin D work better, eat this superfruit
Posted on: March 24, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

To make vitamin D work better, eat this superfruit

Vitamin D offers wonderful health benefits, combating heart disease, cancer and autoimmune problems. But there’s a superfruit you should eat to make it even more powerful. When scientists at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University analyzed the natural substances in blueberries, they found that a compound called pterostilbene in blueberries pumps up the immune protection offered by vitamin D. Their analysis shows that when you eat blueberries, pterostilbene…

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From postnasal drip to infection: Tips for a lingering cough
Posted on: March 23, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

From postnasal drip to infection: Tips for a lingering cough

There are few things more annoying than a persistent cough, one that lasts for days or weeks and just won’t go away. Of course, in “COVID times,” there’s the added feeling that you’re looked at as a pariah — even during allergy season. Also, a cough that just won’t go away might make you worry about whether there’s something else wrong. Here’s what we know about chronic coughing, what it…

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The stroke risk linked to depression
Posted on: March 23, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The stroke risk linked to depression

Depression is considered a serious mood disorder. But there’s a big difference between having a blue mood occasionally and being depressed. Depression is a persistent feeling of sadness that isn’t so easy to push through. It interferes with your daily life and even takes the joy from places where you once found it. But the truth is, depression is an illness that not only steals your happiness — it can…

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For infection prevention, hit the sheets
Posted on: March 23, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

For infection prevention, hit the sheets

Sleep is a sort of Goldilocks situation… Too little can wreak havoc on your health by increasing your chances of developing heart disease, cognitive issues, kidney disease, high blood pressure, weaker bones, diabetes, stroke, obesity and depression. Too much can actually put you at greater risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes than a lack of sleep. Clearly, the solution is to land in that “just right” sweet spot of seven to…

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Mediterranean diet improves cancer treatment for melanoma
Posted on: March 22, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

Mediterranean diet improves cancer treatment for melanoma

Some people would say complementary medicine is the best of two worlds. It’s where therapies that might be considered alternative or natural are used alongside conventional medicine to treat an illness. Cancer is one area where these different types of treatment and therapies are coming together more often.  Decades of cancer treatments are proving to work better when combined with therapies not typically considered in hospitals and doctor’s offices. For…

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The vitamin that could turn prediabetes around
Posted on: March 22, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The vitamin that could turn prediabetes around

Diabetes isn’t “just high blood sugar,” and it’s nothing to toy with. It’s a serious disease that can cause blindness, foot amputation, nerve damage and kidney problems, to name a few of the possible long-term effects. And even though diabetes doesn’t just appear out of thin air, it can sneak up on you… Approximately 1 in 3 American adults have prediabetes, a condition where blood sugar levels are higher than…

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The ties between vitamin D and dementia thicken
Posted on: March 21, 2023 Posted by: Michele Lee Comments: 0

The ties between vitamin D and dementia thicken

For decades now, researchers have been on the lookout for a magic pill for dementia. And supplements appear to be among the top contenders… Take omega-3s. Several studies have found these fish oil nutrients improve memory function, boost brain volume and help clear plaques from the brain. At first, experts were skeptical until they finally realized dosage matters, since most omega-3s don’t make it to the brain. Then there’s niacin,…

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