A study presented at UEG Week 2019 has shown that specific foods could provide protection for the gut, by helping bacteria with anti-inflammatory properties to thrive. Researchers from the University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands have found that certain foods including legumes, bread, fish, nuts and wine are associated with high levels of friendly gut [...]
Certain foods may trigger inflammation in the body that can increase a person’s risk for colon cancer, suggests a study published online Jan. 18, 2018, by JAMA Oncology. Researchers followed the diets of more than 121,000 people (46,800 of whom were men) for 26 years. Participants recorded what they ate, and their diets were scored based [...]
The pros and cons of this plant-based beverage A new drink has taken coffee shops and the nondairy section of the grocery store by storm: oat milk. What’s oat milk, you ask? It’s a popular alternative to cow’s milk (à la almond or soy milk) that’s made from oats, water and sometimes a few additional [...]
Sleep deprivation is a common health problem in physician culture. In fact, at least 25% of cardiologists reported suffering insufficient sleep in a 2018 survey published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Like stress, dietary habits can adversely affect your sleep architecture and quality. There are several foods and diets that may inhibit your sleep or disrupt [...]
Headaches are very common in children. By the time they reach 18, essentially all kids will have had at least one. Most children get them rarely, usually with an illness. But some children get recurrent headaches. About 5% of kindergartners experience this problem, and the percentage goes up as children get older. By the time [...]
Don’t Overdo Certain Medications NSAIDs are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, like ibuprofen and naproxen. They can damage your kidneys if you take too many at once or take them too often. And using proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for an ulcer or GERD for a long time can raise your chances of chronic kidney disease. You should [...]
New research in mice suggests that ketogenic diets with a very high fat content could actually worsen skin inflammation. The team now urges people with psoriasis to avoid such diets. Ketogenic, or keto, diets are high in fats and low in carbohydrates. People often use such diets for weight loss, as they stimulate the body to [...]
Today, the World Health Organization released its 2019 Global Tuberculosis Report. The bad news is that, despite a decline in number of deaths, TB continues to reign as the world’s top infectious killer. According to the report, TB still kills 4000 people each day, 120000 people each month, and 1.5 million people each year. TB is [...]
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A little pinot noir now and then might help keep the bacteria in your tummy healthy and happy, a new study suggests. As little as one glass of red wine a week can increase the diversity of the good bacteria in your microbiome, which can help lower bad cholesterol and [...]
High levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulates (PM10) affected memory The most-polluted air was found in Kensington and Islington in London A 50 year old in polluted Chelsea has the memory of a 60 year old in Plymouth Credit: iStock, onebluelight Read more… The post Breathing polluted air could damage the memory [...]
