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Why Might It Be Safer to Take NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen on an Empty Stomach?

NSAID painkillers like Advil and Aleve cause more than 100,000 hospitalizations and 16,500 deaths each year in the United States alone. Up to 30% of regular users develop stomach ulcers, yet most patients and doctors remain unaware of the true risks.

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Should All Children Have their Cholesterol Checked?

January 11, 2017

Should All Children Have Their Cholesterol Checked?

The current generation of American kids may be one of the first generations to be...

BPA on Receipts Getting Under Our Skin

January 9, 2017

BPA on Receipts: Getting Under Our Skin

Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper, such as cash register receipts...

What Causes Insulin Resistance?

January 6, 2017

What Causes Insulin Resistance?

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on...

Evidence-Based Eating

January 4, 2017

Evidence-Based Eating

It took more than 7,000 studies and the deaths of countless smokers before the first...

Vitamin D for inflammatory Bowel Disease

January 2, 2017

Vitamin D for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Vitamin D supplements were put to the test for Crohn’s disease.

Vitamin D for Asthma

December 30, 2016

Vitamin D for Asthma

Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.

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December 28, 2016

Would Taxing Unhealthy Foods Improve Public Health?

Increasing the cost of cigarettes through tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways...

The Role of Poultry Viruses in Human Cancers

December 26, 2016

The Role of Poultry Viruses in Human Cancers

Does a cancer-causing herpes virus in chickens pose a public health threat?

Treating Prostate Cancer with Green Tea

December 23, 2016

Treating Prostate Cancer with Green Tea

Green tea is put to the test against precancerous lesions, prostate cancer, and metastatic cancer,...

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December 21, 2016

Preventing Prostate Cancer with Green Tea

One third of men in their 30s may already have tiny, cancerous tumors in their...

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December 19, 2016

Does Diet Soda Increase Stroke Risk as Much as Regular Soda?

Sugar is no longer considered just empty calories, but an independent risk factor for cardiovascular...

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December 16, 2016

Chocolate and Stroke Risk

Dark chocolate is pitted against milk chocolate in a test of artery function.

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