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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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June 28, 2012

Boosting Immunity Through Diet

Inadequate fruit and vegetable intake may help explain the loss of immune function associated with...

June 27, 2012

Is Hydroponic Basil as Healthy?

The antioxidant, phytonutrient, and vitamin content of basil grown in water (hydroponic) is compared to...

June 26, 2012

Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy

For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory...

June 25, 2012

Making Our Arteries Less Sticky

Mushrooms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect on human arterial lining cells in vitro, which...

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June 22, 2012

Blocking the First Step of Heart Disease

By preventing the buildup of cholesterol in our bloodstream, we can prevent atherosclerosis in our...

June 21, 2012

Arterial Acne

Atherosclerotic plaques in coronary arteries may be more aptly described as pimples, initiated by the...

June 20, 2012

Zero Tolerance to Acceptable Risk

The fish and poultry industries propose moving from a zero tolerance policy on certain dangerous...

June 19, 2012

Unsafe at Any Feed

In a national survey, fewer than half of the participants realized meat contaminated with fecal...

snippets of studies on brain parasitosis

June 18, 2012

Not So Delusional Parasitosis

Delusional parasitosis is a form of psychosis characterized by the false belief that one is...

June 15, 2012

Maggot Meat Spray

Given their inherent resistance to food-poisoning bacteria, maggots can be used to create an antibacterial...

June 14, 2012

Viral Meat Spray

Bacteria-eating viruses (bacteriophages) have been approved as meat additives to reduce the risk of Listeria...

plate of fries and a burger with mustard in the shape of a hazard sign

June 13, 2012

Tongue Worm in Human Eye

A case report (and video) of the worm-like, bloodsucking parasite Linguatula serrata, found in organ...

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