Eating Red Meat Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
White meat like chicken was tied to a reduced risk of breast cancer. View original article Contributor:
Month: August 2019
Two New Ebola Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo Epidemic
The therapies saved roughly 90 percent of the patients who received them early in the course of infection. Doctors hope patients will seek out the cures, ending the outbreak. View original article Contributor:
Cleaning Up Alternative Medicine’s Mess – Medscape
Cleaning Up Alternative Medicine’s Mess Medscape Hormone supplementation seems to be alternative medicine’s go-to strategy for whatever ails you, says Dr Plotzker. Cleaning up their mess can be quite a … >View original article Contributor:
In Echo of Flint Lead Crisis, Newark Offers Bottled Water
Federal officials warned that home filters provided by the city were not enough. View original article Contributor:
The Impact of Racism on Children’s Health
A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics looks at the effects of racism on children’s development, starting in the womb. View original article Contributor:
Is Your Sleep Cycle Out of Sync? It May Be Genetic
Sleep patterns often run in families, and researchers have been identifying genes that influence them. View original article Contributor:
Replacing ‘beef with chicken’ could reduce breast cancer risk
The role of nutrition in cancer is a hot topic. A new study concludes that red meat increases the risk of breast cancer, but poultry may reduce risk. View original article Contributor:
Caregivers taunted a 91-year old with dementia on video, lawsuit says. They’ve been fired and charged.
“They were supposed to be caring for her, but instead they frightened her and wanted to embarrass her.” View original article Contributor: Morgan Krakow
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon, despite what conspiracy theorists say
Some tick-spread bacteria could be weaponized — but this would be a pretty useless choice. View original article Contributor: Sam Telford
I’m an ICU nurse. I know I need an end-of-life directive. So why can’t I bring myself to write it?
Few want to think about their own deaths. And forms rarely capture the complexity of real-life medical decision-making. But there are ways to tackle these and other roadblocks. View original article Contributor: Andrea Useem