Do you worry about drinking coffee on an empty stomach? You’re not alone – it’s one of the most persistent beliefs in the wellness world, with many convinced it triggers acidity, disrupts hormones, or harms gut health. But in a post that…
Category: 6. Health
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Women Likely to Be Retraumatised by ECT: Disturbing Findings from a New Survey
A new international survey of 858 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) recipients has delivered stark findings relating to women’s experiences of this controversial procedure. The paper explicitly demonstrates that the widespread use of…
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World’s first experimental lung cancer vaccine to enter clinical trials
People at high risk of lung cancer will soon be able to receive the first ever experimental vaccine designed to prevent the disease, in a world-first clinical trial led by researchers at UCL and the University of Oxford.
The…
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Landmark prostate cancer screening trial launches in the UK
The first men have been invited to take part in Prostate Cancer UK’s TRANSFORM trial, kicking off the biggest prostate cancer screening study in a generation. The £42m trial is being co-led by UCL, Imperial, Queen Mary University…
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Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu – Medical Xpress
- Washington state resident believed to be the first to die from a rare strain of bird flu Medical Xpress
- Washington resident is infected with a different type of bird flu AP News
- American becomes world’s first person to die from virus strain never…
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Nutrition Interventions for Sarcopenia Improve Muscle Function – European Medical Journal Nutrition Interventions for Sarcopenia Improve Muscle Function
TARGETED nutrition interventions for sarcopenia may significantly enhance muscle strength and gait speed in older adults. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated host and gut microbiota altering strategies that used diet,…
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Integrated strategies of support and home care by family caregivers for prevention of hospital readmissions among stroke survivors | BMC Health Services Research
American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC in China. Global Health 2019; Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/china/pdf/china_fact-sheet.pdf.
American Heart Association News. China’s stroke care is improving, but…
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Pistachio consumption at night linked to improved gut health and immunity
A new study has found that eating pistachios may significantly benefit gut health, reduce inflammation, and boost immunity – particularly when consumed at night.
Research conducted in the United States, involving…
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Vascular surgeon with 18 years of experience warns ’10k steps won’t undo 10 hours of sitting’, here’s what works
Do you work from home or spend hours sitting at your desk for work or to complete projects? Well, we have news for you: sitting is the new smoking, and completing your daily steps will not reverse the damage done by hours of constant…
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Investigation of the association between ergonomic conditions of nursing workstations and the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among nurses: a case study in selected hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences | BMC Nursing
Mokarami H, Eskandari S, Cousins R, Salesi M, Kazemi R, Razeghi M, et al. Development and validation of a nurse station ergonomics assessment (NSEA) tool. BMC Nurs. 2021;20(1):83.
Gharaveis A,…
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