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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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May 23, 2014

Xenohormesis: What Doesn’t Kill Plants May Make Us Stronger

A new concept in biology tries to explain why the consumption of certain natural compounds...

May 21, 2014

Appropriating Plant Defenses

Plants and animals share similar biochemical pathways and signaling systems, which may explain why so...

May 19, 2014

Tick Bites, Meat Allergies, and Chronic Urticaria

The rising incidence of tick-bite induced meat allergies may account for cases of previously unexplained...

May 16, 2014

Alpha-Gal and the Lone Star Tick

Our immune response against a foreign molecule present in animal products may play a role...

May 14, 2014

Eggs and Arterial Function

Even studies funded by the American Egg Board show our arteries benefit from not eating...

May 12, 2014

Debunking Egg Industry Myths

The latest meta-analysis of studies on egg consumption and heart disease risk found that even...

May 9, 2014

Walnuts and Artery Function

Not eating walnuts may double our risk of dying from heart disease (compared to at...

May 7, 2014

Pollutants in Salmon and Our Own Fat

Farmed Atlantic salmon, the kind of salmon most commonly found in restaurants and supermarkets, may...

May 5, 2014

Diabetes and Dioxins

Industrial pollutants that build up in our own body fat may help explain the link...

May 2, 2014

Fish and Diabetes

The relationship between fish consumption and diabetes risk may be due to toxic pollutants that...

April 30, 2014

Cancer Risk from French Fries

The association between cancer and the consumption of deep-fried foods may be due to carcinogens...

April 28, 2014

Statin Cholesterol Drugs and Invasive Breast Cancer

Reducing cholesterol levels may inhibit breast cancer development, but the long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin...

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