How to fight illegal cocoa farms in Ivory Coast
The world’s love for chocolate has helped decimate protected forests in western Africa as some…
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American children and teens are consuming significantly fewer sugary drinks
According to a new study, the share of children and adolescents consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)…
Seven days in medicine: 13-19 Nov 2019
AlcoholNew laws limit advertising in IrelandLegislation to reduce children’s exposure to advertisements featuring alcohol products…
A pain in the neck
A 39 year old woman presented with a one week history of progressive swelling and…
Association between gifts from pharmaceutical companies to French general practitioners and their drug prescribing patterns in 2016: retrospective study using the French Transparency in Healthcare and National Health Data System databases
In the discussion section of this article by Goupil and colleagues (BMJ 2019;367:l6015, doi:10.1136/bmj.l6015, published…
Changing hearts and minds
The UK is no longer measles free, and other vaccine preventable childhood illnesses are on…
Infectious necrotising gastritis
This abdominal computed tomography scan (fig 1) shows gastric dilatation (blue arrow) in a 27…
The marvellous history of medicine
bmj;367/nov21_4/l6603/FAF1faAs you walk into Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries, a new exhibition at the Science Museum,…
Vaccination, gout, . . . and other stories
Gout flares after vaccinationSafety data from trials of a recombinant herpes zoster vaccine flagged up…
Why researchers should share their analytic code
JAMA recently retracted and replaced an important clinical trial report from 2018 after a serious…
New power versus old: to beat antivaccination campaigners we need to learn from them—an essay by Kathryn Perera, Henry Timms, and Jeremy Heimans
Shanelle Cartwright is a 20 year old mother of two young children and a social…
Mars Is Covered In Bugs, Claims One Entomologist
According to an entomologist, Mars is covered with bugs. Read Original Article: Mars Is Covered…
How A Growing Number Of Funders Play The Grant Lottery
New Zealand council ushers in a new era of providing research funding and grants by…
5 Gift Ideas For Science Lovers
Not sure what to gift your science nerd friend this holiday season? Here are some…
Radiologists Are Not Telling Patients About MRI Heavy Metal Risk
Studies showed that healthcare professionals are not informing patients about the potential side effects of…
Reducing Brain Activity Could Make You Live Longer, Study Claims
A study arrives at the controversial conclusion that reduced brain activity might lead to longer…
2019 To Become Second Hottest Year In Recorded History Due To Climate Change
Heat records due to much higher temperatures continue to be set as climate change rages….
Bubonic Plague Outbreak 2019: Should You Be Worried?
Amid reports of new cases of plague in China, health experts said there is a…
How Mongolian Reindeers Are Threatened By Loss Of Ice
Per a new report, large ice patches that Mongolian reindeers rely on for survival have…
5 Effective Ways To Fight Inflammation
Here are some easy ways to help fight inflammation in your body. Read Original Article:…
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Antibacterial Cleaners Could Actually Increase Molds In Your Home
Do antibacterials cause mold and fungal growth? One study weighs in. Read Original Article: Antibacterial…
Weight Training Health Benefits This Celebrity PT Swears By
Here are some of the best benefits you can gain from weight training, according to…
Meningitis Causes: What Your Doctor May Not Be Telling You
From sharing your food and drinks to kissing your partner, read on to know how…
Why We Hoard Stuff We Do Not Need
Hoarders are people who hold on to material possessions because of their innate attachment styles….
World Television Day celebrates an integral part of modern life
Seven decades of United Nations’ work in developing new standards and systems for broadcasting are…
Hypothyroidism Diet: What To Eat When Suffering With Condition
Suffering from hyperthyroidism? Read on to know what best to eat to help alleviate the…
European Commission Approves Two New Regimens of Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic or Unresectable Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)
Dateline City: KENILWORTH, N.J. KEYTRUDA is the First Anti-PD-1 Therapy Approved in Europe for the…
Gilead CEO Daniel O’Day says company is in an ‘acquisitive mode’
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Daniel O’Day, in his eight months on the job as CEO of…
Sage Tea Uses And Health Benefits That Will Surprise You
Sage tea is made from the leaves of the common sage plant, which offers many…
New Shingles Vaccine Shingrix Found 97% Effective Against Condition
A new vaccine named Shingrix is 97 percent effective at preventing shingles in people 50…
Adult Foot Health
Source: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Foot Health, Foot Injuries and Disorders…
10 Points of Proper Shoe Fit: How Do You Find the Right Shoes?
Source: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Corns and Calluses, Foot Health, Toe…
Taking Care of Your Feet
Source: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Corns and Calluses, Foot Health Read…
What Are Orthodics?
Source: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetic Foot Read Original Article: What…
Custom Shoes for Diabetics
Source: American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle SocietyRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetic Foot Read Original Article: Custom…
CDC Vital Signs: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionRelated MedlinePlus Pages: Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse Read…
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Practitioner’s Management | JMDH – Dove Medical Press
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Practitioner’s Management | JMDH Dove Medical Press Read Original Article: Complementary And…
Little-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists have opened…
The cause of chewy chicken meat
The most delicious-looking broiler chicken could consist of hard, chewy meat. The problem plagues the…
STAT Plus: Patient charity settles allegations it helped MS drug makers pay kickbacks
A patient assistance charity has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it…
FDA approves Alnylam’s Givlaari, second-ever drug based on RNAi
The FDA has approved the second-ever drug based on a Nobel prize-winning technique known as…
Stephen Hahn, Trump’s FDA nominee, pledges ‘bold action’ on vaping but sidesteps questions on flavor ban
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, faced with a…
STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: Purdue affiliate in China pushes misleading opioid claims; more generics are approved but not yet available
Hello, everyone, and nice to see you again after a brief sojourn in a foreign…
OxyContin maker thrives in China with abandoned U.S. tactics
SHANGHAI — OxyContin is a dying business in the United States. Purdue Pharma, owned by…
Opinion: Some bipartisan support for biosimilars is good. More would be better
In today’s hyperpartisan and gridlocked political climate, we should seize any opportunity for bipartisan agreement…
Opinion: Letting academic medical centers make CAR-T drugs would save billions
Draw blood from someone with cancer. Engineer their blood cells to seek and destroy cancer….
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Israeli settlements, World Children’s Day, fossil fuel overuse
A recap of Wednesday’s stories: UN envoy reiterates position on illegality of Israeli settlements, World…
Probing the role of an inflammation resolution sensor in obesity and heart failure
After heart attack injury, ALX/FPR2 is activated by resolvin D1 in immune cells in the…
Young activists ‘do the talking’ as UN marks World Children’s Day
Children were both seen and heard in the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, World Children’s…
When grown right, palm oil can be sustainable
Turning an abandoned pasture into a palm tree plantation can be carbon neutral, according to…