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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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November 9, 2012

Protein and Heart Disease

Why is the intake of animal protein associated with heart disease—even independent of saturated fat—and...

November 8, 2012

More Antibiotics in White Meat or Dark Meat?

Concentrations of antibiotic residues vary between different edible muscle tissues in poultry.

November 7, 2012

Lowering Dietary Antibiotic Intake

What a few days eating vegetarian can do to the levels of antibiotics and phthalates...

November 6, 2012

The Wrong Way to Detox

The reason birth order is a predictor of pollutant levels in the bodies of children...

November 5, 2012

The Best Baby Formula

Exclusive breastfeeding for a full six months may, ironically, improve our children's taste for vegetables—whereas...

November 2, 2012

Plants vs. Pesticides

Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such...

November 1, 2012

Food Sources of Perfluorochemicals

Where do DDT, hexachlorobenzene, PCBs, and perfluorochemicals (linked to thyroid disease) concentrate in the food...

October 31, 2012

How Fast Can Children Detoxify from PCBs?

Based on the half-life of industrial pollutants children may be exposed to in the womb...

October 30, 2012

DDT in Umbilical Cord Blood

Are pregnant women who eat fish, other meat, and dairy still passing along the pesticide...

October 29, 2012

Food Sources of Flame-Retardant Chemicals

Other than pet food and fish (which may be most contaminated), how do fire-retardant chemicals...

October 26, 2012

Pollutants in Californian Breast Tissue

Levels of flame-retardant chemical pollutants (PBDEs) in the tissues of women from around the world...

October 25, 2012

BPA Plastic and Male Sexual Dysfunction

Canned foods and sliced turkey were found to be contaminated with the plastics chemical BPA,...

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