Year: 2023

New study using human fibroid cells supports use of green tea compound as treatment for uterine fibroids

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In a pre-clinical, proof-of-concept study, researchers found that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a green tea compound with powerful antioxidant properties, could be promising for both treating and preventing uterine fibroids. Results of the study add to growing evidence that EGCG may reduce fibroid cell growth. The study was specifically designed to identify the biochemical mechanisms responsible … Read more

Traditional medicine plant could combat drug-resistant malaria

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Much of what is now considered modern medicine originated as folk remedies or traditional, Indigenous practices. These customs are still alive today, and they could help address a variety of conditions. Now, researchers have identified compounds in the leaves of a particular medicinal Labrador tea plant used throughout the First Nations of Nunavik, Canada, and … Read more

Why Body Neutrality Works Better Than Body Positivity

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When body positivity started to become popular on social media in the early 2010s, I was thrilled. As a personal trainer who had recently gained a small following on Instagram, I loved being a part of it. Finally there seemed to be mainstream pushback against the increasingly unrealistic beauty and body ideals that caused so … Read more

Are Teens Really Having Less Sex—Or Do They Just Define It Differently?

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SAN FRANCISCO — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase—typically done via text—that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language of young love and lust, and the actions behind it, are … Read more

What Health Experts Want Now That the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Is Over

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Most Americans have already been treating COVID-19 as a non-crisis for months, as cases have declined thanks to immunity from vaccines and infections and the virus has changed to become less virulent. The federal government’s pandemic response will now reflect that waning urgency. On May 11, the public-health emergency and national emergency surrounding COVID-19 will … Read more

A Skin Patch Shows Promise in Treating Kids’ Peanut Allergies

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WASHINGTON — An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts—training their bodies to handle an accidental bite. Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against exposures that can turn birthday parties and play dates … Read more

New Rules Allow More Gay Men to Donate Blood in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can donate blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex, under a federal policy finalized Thursday by health regulators. The Food and Drug Administration guidelines ease decades-old restrictions designed to protect the blood supply from HIV. The agency announced plans for the change in January and … Read more

Mpox Is No Longer a Global Health Emergency, WHO Says

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Mpox, a sometimes deadly virus that causes unsightly, painful rashes, is no longer a global health emergency, but more needs to be done to eradicate the disease, the World Health Organization said. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lowered the global alert level on mpox, previously known as monkeypox, almost a year after first declaring the … Read more