Category: Medicine
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Curious about veganism? Here’s how to get started
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Adopting a vegan diet not only reduces a person’s impact on the environment but is also associated with a range of health benefits, which is no surprise given that the plant-based food movement is on the rise. “With over 100,000 internet searches per month for ‘vegan recipes’ and ‘vegetarian recipes’, it’s clear there is a…
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Confused by nutrition labels? You are not alone
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Shopping at the supermarket can feel like navigating a maze: so many options in every aisle, food packaging covered in marketing claims, and little guidance on what is actually healthy and what is not. People want to make healthy choices for themselves and their families, but how can they when the information available is so…
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Have You Heard of Compounding Pharmacies?
Most consumers know how a traditional pharmacy works. Far fewer are familiar with an alternative option: a compounding pharmacy. Here’s everything you need to know about these specialized health facilities and how they have the potential to improve your well-being. What is a compounding pharmacy? A compounding pharmacy employs the art and science of creating…
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For Healthy Adults, Taking Multivitamins Daily Is Not Associated with Lower Risk of Death
A large analysis of data from nearly 400,000 healthy adults in the U.S. followed for over 20 years found no association between regular multivitamin use and lower risk of death.
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5 Essential Facts Families Should Know About Lung Cancer Staging
Approximately 238,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year. That’s about one person every two and a half minutes. Fortunately, more Americans are surviving lung cancer thanks in part to early detection, innovative research, and new treatments. However, the path from diagnosis to treatment can be confusing. Advocates say…
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Smoking Accounts for 80% of Lung Cancer Deaths in Brazil
A study was released by the Cancer Foundation in Switzerland A study by researchers from the Cancer Foundation shows that smoking accounts for 80% of lung cancer-related deaths in both men and women in Brazil. The publication was presented by the foundation at the 48th annual meeting of the Group of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry…
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International Experts Discussed How to Improve Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes
Dozens of experts debated how to improve the rules regarding electronic cigarettes, whose consumption is a global reality, at the eighth edition of The E-Cigarette Summit in Washington, DC. Scientists, regulators, consumers, and public health representatives presented studies and strategies to adopt these products as harm reduction tools for nicotine consumption among adult smokers. In…