NPR Health
JANUARY 30, 2025
In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.
The Hindu
JANUARY 30, 2025
The WHO released a set of guidelines on Sunday recommending the use of lower-sodium salt substitutes, essentially including potassium chloride and reducing the percentage of sodium chloride in table salt. This comes after the international body strongly recommended reducing sodium intake to less than 2g a day.
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NPR Health
JANUARY 30, 2025
Fact checking RFK Jr.: No, antidepressants are not harder to quit than heroin.
The Health Care Blog
JANUARY 30, 2025
By LEONARD D AVOLIO The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has drawn attention to Americans frustration with the for profit healthcare insurance industry. Change is possible but less likely if people dont understand how we got here, the real issues, and how they might be fixed. Health insurance wasnt always run by big for profit corporations According to Elizabeth Rosenthals book, An American Sickness (a must read), it all started in the 1920s when the Vice President of Baylor Univers
NPR Health
JANUARY 30, 2025
The problem ingredient identified was "undeclared milk," which poses a risk to those with severe sensitivities or allergies.
Environmental Health News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Residents in Brunswick, Maine, are opposing plans to reopen a sludge processing plant at the former Naval Air Station, fearing it will worsen contamination from PFAS, or "forever chemicals," after a toxic spill last summer. AnnMarie Hilton reports for Maine Morning Star. In short: Viridi Energy plans to upgrade and expand an anaerobic digester to process sewage sludge into renewable natural gas, but residents worry it could bring more PFAS contamination.
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Environmental Health News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned Red Dye No. 3 in foods, beverages and oral medications because the chemical has been linked to cancer in animal studies. The FDA previously banned the same dye in cosmetics and topicals for cancer risk in 1990. Both bans relied on the FDA's Delaney Clause , which requires the agency to ban food additives that cause cancer in animals or humans.
NPR Health
JANUARY 30, 2025
As highly caffeinated energy drinks have become popular with kids, a coalition of health organizations has new guidelines on what's a healthy beverage. Some of the advice may surprise parents.
The Hindu
JANUARY 30, 2025
Event planners and local governments can take relatively easy steps to nearly eliminate the risk of crowd crush
NPR Health
JANUARY 30, 2025
Communities in Florida are banning fluoride from their water. Critics of the practice were bolstered by a recent vague court decision and insufficient science on the practice.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) demonstrates efficacy in cutaneous BCC, enhancing resectability and altering immune cell composition with low adverse events.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Researchers explore the health benefits of physical activity in the elderly.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Innovative muscle patches derived from stem cells demonstrate efficacy in heart repair, improving function in primates and a human patient, with trials ahead.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Researchers developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information, creating a level of encryption that traditional methods cannot penetrate.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
New research uncovers how declining protein clearance mechanisms with age lead to Alzheimers, Parkinsons, and other neurodegenerative diseasesoffering hope for targeted therapies to slow or prevent these conditions.
UNC Epidemiology Blog
JANUARY 30, 2025
January 30, 2024 On January 29, the Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institutes (CGBI) Catherine Sullivan , MPH, RDN, LDN, IBCLC, RLC, FAND, received the 2024 Judith Lauwers Award for Excellence in Lactation Education in recognition of sustained and multifaceted contributions to lactation education at the Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committees (LEAARC) Board of Directors 2025 Educators Session.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Psilocybin significantly reduces confidence in negative self-beliefs four weeks after administration, with effects linked to unitive experiences and neural entropy, suggesting a potential pathway for long-term cognitive restructuring.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental sustainability.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Researchers identify a significant association between sugar-sweetened beverage tax and BMI changes among adults living in Berkeley, California.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Researchers have shown that plumes of wildfire smoke can carry contaminants hundreds of kilometers, leaving a toxic and lingering footprint which has the potential to be re-released into the environment.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Machine learning analysis of voice recordings shows promise for detecting depression, with over 70% accuracy, improving screening in healthcare settings.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
A research group has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This groundbreaking research opens doors to new methods for studying complex processes in cells and could pave the way for significant advances in medicine and synthetic biology.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Scientists mapped how the human immune system evolves from birth to old age, revealing key changes that influence health, disease resistance, and aging. Their immune age model could help predict immune health and guide early interventions.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), mechanical energy can be converted into electrical energy using triboelectric effect static. Many TENGs contain expensive, specially fabricated materials, but one team has instead used inexpensive store-bought tape, plastic and aluminum metal.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Gut bacteria-produced exopolysaccharides (EPS) help regulate metabolism by modulating gut microbiota, promoting SCFA production, and improving glucose homeostasis. S. salivarius, a key EPS producer, shows potential for obesity and diabetes intervention.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for similar disasters.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Shannon Sharpe was having one of those 15-minutes-of-internet-infamy moments. Social media blew up in September after the retired Denver Broncos tight end accidentally, he later said broadcast some of his intimate activities online.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema called allergic contact dermatitis.
News Medical Health Sciences
JANUARY 30, 2025
Electrocardiogram tests may someday be used with an artificial intelligence (AI) model to detect premature aging and cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2025.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.
Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity
JANUARY 30, 2025
Using a new index, hospital leaders who decide which procedures are offered by their organization can track how their choices affect patient access, according to findings published in Health Affairs Scholar.
Science Daily: Pharmacology News
JANUARY 30, 2025
Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted the analyses, which revealed that human activity in the region resulted in lead contamination of the environment approximately 5,200 years ago -- much earlier than previously known.
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