For some time now, chia seeds have been one of the key foods celebrated by health and fitness enthusiasts and for good reason: they’re loaded with antioxidants, may reduce your risk of heart disease, contain important bone-building nutrients such as calcium and magnesium, and can even lower blood sugar levels. Everything in these little seeds! … Read more
An experimental cancer treatment has a 90% success rate in patients with multiple myeloma, one of the most common blood cancers in the world. Researchers at Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, used a treatment called Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy, or CAR-T, which stimulates the patient’s immune system to destroy cancer cells. Of the … Read more
What there is to know Although Candida auris was discovered in 2009, it has spread rapidly and caused infections in more than a dozen countries. NY and NJ are among the most affected US states, data shows It can cause bloodstream infections and even death, especially in hospitalized and nursing home patients with underlying conditions. … Read more
The number of children and adolescents undergoing weight loss surgeries to treat their obesity has nearly doubled in recent years. The rate at which young people undergo bariatric or metabolic surgeries (MBS) has increased from 726 in 2016 to around 1,300 in 2021. These surgeries alter the size and function of the stomach and intestines … Read more
A married father of a child who had a persistent cold has been diagnosed with stage four throat cancer caused by a sexually transmitted infection. Steve Bergman, now 63 and from the UK, started suffering from a series of colds he couldn’t get rid of in 2015 and had pain on the side of his … Read more
Miraculous recovery of worker whose fingers were crushed by noodle cutting machine By Hannah Mcdonald for Mailonline Update: 6:40 a.m. EDT, May 30, 2023 An Indonesian man’s fingers have been crushed after his hand got caught in a noodle machine when he tripped at work. The unnamed man, in his 40s, managed to remove his … Read more
The birth of Charleigh Chatterton with her daughter last month went smoothly with no complications. Then she returned home, and six days later her “chances of survival were slim”, she said, BBC News reported. The 27-year-old English woman told the outlet she had to be rushed to hospital after she was born on April 22 … Read more
Women’s Doctor: Pregnant Women May Consider Taking Omega-3 Supplements Current research suggests omega-3s may help baby’s gut Updated: 5:31 PM EDT May 29, 2023 Pregnant women can already take prenatal vitamins, but some might also consider adding omega-3 fatty acids, according to new research. A woman’s body does not produce omega-3s, so she must get … Read more
If you’re one of those people who always steams their vegetables thinking it’s the healthiest way to cook, I’m afraid I have to disappoint you. Because steaming isn’t always the best approach if you want to maximize the health benefits of your food. Likewise, while you might assume that eating raw vegetables contains the most … Read more
Group sting: Blood test can predict who will develop Alzheimer’s, ‘game-changing’ study finds By Dailymail.Com Health Team Update: 1:00 p.m. EDT, May 29, 2023 Scientists may have found the true cause of Alzheimer’s disease and believe the disease can be detected with a simple blood test. Experts have long known that amyloid buildup in the … Read more
