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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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August 1, 2012

Human Neurotransmitters in Plants

The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the...

July 31, 2012

Mineral of the Year—Magnesium

Despite promising autopsy and population data suggesting that inadequate magnesium intake is a risk factor...

July 30, 2012

How Do Nuts Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death?

Most men and women who die of heart disease, our #1 killer, die suddenly without...

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July 27, 2012

Risk Associated with Iron Supplements

Iron is a double-edged sword. If we don't absorb enough, we risk anemia; but if...

July 26, 2012

Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

Death in America is largely a foodborne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the...

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July 25, 2012

New Mineral Absorption Enhancers Found

The whole grain phytonutrient phytic acid (phytate) partially inhibits mineral absorption, but has a wide...

the benefits of caloric restriction without restricting

July 24, 2012

The Benefits of Caloric Restriction Without the Actual Restricting

One mechanism by which caloric restriction may extend one's lifespan is by upregulating dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA),...

July 23, 2012

Americans Are Living Longer but Sicker Lives

Though our life expectancy is improving, our health expectancy is not. In fact we are...

July 20, 2012

What Women Should Eat to Live Longer

A competing risks analysis of the Harvard Nurses' Health Study compares the danger of smoking...

July 19, 2012

Plant-Based Diets and Cellular Stress Defenses

Measuring the effects of a plant-based diet on the expression of hundreds of different genes...

July 18, 2012

Kiwifruit and DNA Repair

Plant-based diets help prevent cancer not only by blocking DNA damage, but by increasing our...

July 17, 2012

Kiwifruit for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A kiwifruit intervention was found to improve bowel function in those suffering from irritable bowel...

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