The view that cow's milk is linked to type 1 diabetes is an old theory that was only reported in some Scandinavian countries. Subsequent studies have disproved the theory By Dr V Mohan and Dr JB Prajapati Milk is a nearly complete food with a unique balance of nutrients. Some people may have difficulty in digesting milk sugar (lactose) but […]
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The fast-food industry spent $5 billion on advertising in 2019, and the advertisements disproportionately targeted Black and Hispanic youth, according to new research published today by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut. The new report, Fast Food FACTS 2021, finds that the industry’s annual ad spending in 2019 increased by over $400 million […]
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Severe childhood restrictive cardiomyopathy is a condition that causes the muscles in the walls of the heart to become stiff, so that the heart is unable to fill properly with blood. A mutation in a protein called BAG3 is known to result in restrictive cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, difficulty taking in enough oxygen, and damage to multiple peripheral nerves, often shortening […]
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Why is it that on those days you’re at home with nothing of significance dotting the calendar, your skin is the best it’s ever been, that you wash your face in the morning and feel a rare smoothness of the complexion and that, every time you see your reflection, you can’t help but marvel at the glow, the hydration, the […]
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Over the years, Red Table Talk has given us a wealth of powerful conversations and they are seldom afraid to get up and close with heavier topics. Keeping up with that unflinching and unapologetically real tradition, Willow Smith and her longtime friend Paris Jackson sat down for an intimate conversation in the latest episode — touching on pandemic anxieties, growing […]
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Chemokine receptors, located at the surface of many immune cells, play an important role in cell function. Chemokines are small proteins that bind to these receptors and control the movement and behavior of white blood cells. However, despite the importance of this family of receptors, their activation mechanism remains poorly understood. In Switzerland, a research consortium from the University of […]
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Who doesn’t love a cozy night in? The thing is, it doesn’t look the same for everyone: some of us live for an evening spent on the couch binge-watching Netflix, others seek out a good DIY project to fill the hours, while still other people need a bit more adventure (even if just at home). All of us crave something different from […]
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Secukinumab (Cosentyx), an interleukin-17A inhibitor, is effective and reasonably well tolerated for treatment of enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) and juvenile psoriatic arthritis (JPsA) in children and adolescents, according to a phase 3 trial presented at a late breaking abstracts session of the annual European Congress of Rheumatology. On the primary outcome of time to flare, the curves for secukinumab and placebo […]
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The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has partnered with standards development organizations and other experts to release the Project [email protected] Draft Technical Specification Version 1.0 for public comment. The draft specification is aimed at standardizing patient addresses across healthcare to improve patient matching, which in turn supports safety, privacy and security, care coordination and interoperability. […]
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Jessica Rodríguez, directora de la funeraria Ingold Funeral and Cremation en Fontana, California, ayuda a las familias a despedirse de sus seres queridos. “Servimos sobre todo a familias latinas, la mayoría de ellas de segunda y tercera generación”, dijo Rodríguez. “Pero también tenemos bastantes que son de primera generación, y no hablan nada de inglés”. Rodríguez dijo que la mayoría […]
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