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The Promise of the PCOS Diet Falls Apart

Patients were told for years that cutting calories would ease the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome. But research suggests dieting may not help at all.

The Urethra Is a Sex Organ; Why This Matters in Incontinence

WEBMED – Rachel S. Rubin, MD: I'm Dr Rachel Rubin, urologist and sexual medicine specialist in the Washington, DC, area. We are coming to you live from the Mayo Clinic Urology Conference in Maui, Hawaii, with the world's leading experts in men's health, sexual health, and quality of life. I'm bringing in Dr Allen Morey from the North Dallas area, one of the world's leading experts in reconstructive urology. He deals with all things urinary...

A Harvard nutritionist and a neuroscientist agree this is the No. 1 food for a healthy brain

CNBC – Across the board, experts agree that eating leafy greens is essential for overall health, especially for your brain. Some of the green leafy vegetables that you can add to your meals are: Kale Spinach Lettuces Cabbage Swiss chard Bok choy Mustard greens 3 reasons experts say a diet rich in leafy greens is good for your brain 1. They're rich in B vitamins Often, conditions like depression and dementia are associated with a vitamin B deficiency,...

More than 100 kids have died of flu this year. Many were previously healthy.

“I’ve taken care of kids who have ultimately died from flu. And almost universally, their parents tell me, ‘I had no idea that flu could do this to my child.’” – Dr. Kristina Bryant

Cancer Patients Face Frightening Delays in Treatment Approvals

KFF HEALTH NEWS – Marine Corps veteran Ron Winters clearly recalls his doctor’s sobering assessment of his bladder cancer diagnosis in August 2022. “This is bad,” the 66-year-old Durant, Oklahoma, resident remembered his urologist saying. Winters braced for the fight of his life. Little did he anticipate, however, that he wouldn’t be waging war only against cancer. He also was up against the Department of Veterans Affairs, which Winters blames for dragging its feet and setting...

Wyoming Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Transgender Surgeries On Minors

COWBOY STATE DAILY – The Wyoming legislature on Thursday passed a bill banning minors from receiving transgender treatments in the state. With the governor’s signature, Sen. Anthony Bouchard’s “Chloe’s Law” legislation will take effect July 1. The Senate voted to pass Senate File 99, formerly called “Chloe’s Law,” 28-2 vote on concurrence Thursday afternoon. Sen. Cale Case, R-Lander, was the only Republican to oppose the bill. Sen. Mike Gierau, D-Jackson, voted for it while Sen. Chris...

Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing respiratory illness at home

Mayo Clinic News Network – The influenza season may have peaked, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is far from over. If you or a family member has the flu or other respiratory infection, Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says there are ways to manage most respiratory infection symptoms at home. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute "Most upper respiratory infections can be managed at home," says Dr. Ardon. That can start by...

Plastic Found Inside More Than 50% of Plaques From Clogged Arteries

SCIENCE ALERT – Plastics are now everywhere, with tiny fragments found in several major organs of the human body, including the placenta. Given how easily the microscopic particles infiltrate our tissues, it's vital that we learn exactly what kinds of risks they could pose to our health. Researchers have been busy studying the effects of microplastics in mini-replicas of organs, and in mice, to get a sense of how they might impact the human body. However,...

Diet drinks boost risk of dangerous heart condition by 20%, study says

The rate of atrial fibrillation in the US population is growing: The CDC estimates some 12 million Americans will have A-fib by 2030.

Gary Rossington, 71, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Rossington underwent quintuple bypass surgery in 2003, suffered a heart attack in 2015, and had numerous subsequent heart surgeries.

The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines

Vaccine experts who advise the FDA will vote on recommendations for this year's flu vaccine. They are expected to change the formula for the shots from four strains to three.

Daily fibre supplement improves older adults’ brain function in just 12 weeks

King’s College London – A study published recently in Nature Communications by researchers from the School of Life Course & Population Sciences showed that a simple and cheap fibre supplement can improve performance in memory tests associated with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. First author Dr Mary Ni Lochlainn, from the Department of Twin Research, said: "We are excited to see these changes in just 12 weeks. This holds huge promise for enhancing brain health and...

Grow A Pair: Scientists create testicles in a lab in new hope for male infertility

Euronews.com – Scientists managed to create organoid testicles - aka lab-grown testicles - a major scientific achievement which paves the way for further research to help with male infertility. The testicles, or testes, are responsible for sperm production and androgen synthesis which play a part in male sexual development. Infertility affects up to 7 per cent of men. Currently, no in vitro system exists for modelling the testis and producing sperm in the same way that...

Yogurts can now make limited claim that they lower type 2 diabetes risk, FDA says

CNN – In a decision nearly five years in the making, the US Food and Drug Administration has decided that yogurts can now make a limited claim that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, the federal agency concluded Friday. The decision marks the first-ever qualified health claim the federal agency has issued for yogurt. Qualified health claims “are supported by scientific evidence, but do not meet the more rigorous ‘significant scientific agreement’...
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