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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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July 17, 2015

Diverticulosis: When Our Most Common Gut Disorder Hardly Existed

More than two-thirds of Americans over age 60 have diverticulosis, but it was nearly unknown...

July 15, 2015

Preventing Brain Loss with B Vitamins?

One week on a plant-based diet can significantly drop blood levels of homocysteine, a toxin...

July 13, 2015

Flame-Retardant Pollutants and Child Development

PBDE fire-retardant chemicals in the food supply may contribute to attention and cognitive deficits in...

July 10, 2015

Peppermint Oil for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Peppermint essential oil should be considered the first-line treatment for IBS.

July 8, 2015

Can Diabetic Retinopathy Be Reversed?

The reversal of blindness due to hypertension and diabetes with Dr. Kempner’s rice and fruit...

July 6, 2015

Should You Sit, Squat, or Lean During a Bowel Movement?

Squatting and leaning can help straighten the anorectal angle, but a healthy enough diet should...

July 3, 2015

How Many Bowel Movements Should You Have Every Day?

Most people have between 3 bowel movements a day and 3 a week, but normal...

July 1, 2015

The Best Kept Secret in Medicine

Lifestyle changes are often more effective in reducing the rates of heart disease, hypertension, heart...

June 29, 2015

Big Sugar Takes on the World Health Organization

What happened when the World Health Organization had the gall to recommend a diet low...

June 26, 2015

What Causes Diabetes?

Saturated fat can be toxic to the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, explaining why...

June 24, 2015

Stomach Stapling Kids

Bariatric weight-loss surgery (like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) is increasingly performed in children as young as...

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June 22, 2015

Diet and Hiatal Hernia

Straining at stool over time may force part of the stomach up into the chest,...

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