Potential Toilet Bowl Contamination with Clostridium difficile Spores
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study demonstrates that toilets contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores can be a persistent source of environmental contamination. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study demonstrates that toilets contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores can be a persistent source of environmental contamination. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests that yoga, by targeting mind-body connections, may positively modify the pathobiology of autoimmunity at cellular and molecular levels. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Salix extract significantly decreased dysmenorrhea in comparison to mefenamic acid, the standard treatment for dysmenorrhea. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests an association between sleep disordered breathing severity and epigenetic age acceleration. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Study shows that ultra-processed foods are associated with higher risks of cardiovascular events and stroke. (more…)
Written by Gennea Williams DC, ND. Treatment with Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s Wort) may be an effective therapy for reducing hot flashes, menopausal symptoms, and depression in postmenopausal women. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. The combination of needling and subcision was associated with improvement in grade 4 atrophic (indented) acne scars of participants with acne vulgaris. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Prospective study finds that high soda consumption of at least 14 soda drinks per week is potentially associated with hip fractures in postmenopausal women.
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Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Study shows eggplant to be a safe treatment for blood pressure and mental health. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Exposure to long-term ambient air pollution, especially ozone (O3) was significantly associated with increases in emphysema and worsening lung function in a well-characterized, multiethnic cohort of adults. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This epidemiological study investigates the association between consumption of sulfur amino acids and cardiometabolic disease risk in U.S. adults.
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Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Slow wave activity (SWA) during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep decreases with disease progression in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study identifies the metabolic impacts of a highly fortified vitamin beverage on glucose metabolism, metabolic hormones and serum metabolites in adolescents.
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Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Plant-based meals with tofu increased postprandial secretion of gastrointestinal hormones and promoted satiety, compared to processed meat and cheese meals, in healthy, obese, and diabetic men. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Curcuma longa root complements standard asthma treatment by promoting better sleep, and better disease control in asthmatic children and adolescents. (more…)
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Herbal extracts may be a new therapeutic option for non-drug users with mild to moderate acne vulgaris.
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Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Nut consumption was associated with nutrient adequacy, better diet quality, and higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a population at higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Over 100,000 lifetime cancer cases could be due to carcinogenic chemicals in United States drinking water according to a cumulative risk analysis done between 2010 and 2017.
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Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Daily oral pomegranate consumption may lead to enhanced protection from UV photodamage. (more…)
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Urine analysis exposes phenols and phthalates in a variety of foods and personal care products. (more…)