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Q&A with Sr. Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal, promoting traditional Indian medicine
Sr. Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal, a member of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, has spent over 40 years promoting Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and other forms of traditional medicine among rural and tribal communities in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad district of neighboring Kerala. Ayyankanal has conducted more than 2,000 awareness classes across India in association…
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Jennie Stuart Health Foundation names new executive director
Sarah Francis The Jennie Stuart Health Foundation will have a new executive director following the retirement of Tracey Clark, who has led the foundation since its establishment in 2018. Sarah Francis, the foundation’s program director, will be promoted to executive director effective Sunday, according to a press release announcing the changes. “It is an incredible honor to step into this…
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5 Ways Ginger Is Good For Your Health, According to Science : ScienceAlert
From warming winter teas to zesty stir-fries, ginger (Zingiber officinale) has long been a kitchen staple. But beyond its culinary charm, this spicy root has a rich history in traditional medicine – and modern science is catching up. Studies now show that ginger may offer a wide range of health benefits, from easing nausea and relieving colds to reducing inflammation…
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Ten tricks of logic that underpin vaccine myths
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The biggest lie those who create and spread misinformation perpetrate is that they want you to think for yourself. They warn their target audience not to be “sheep” and not to let themselves be told what to believe by “mainstream” voices, the “deep state” or other bogey men. But in a classic case of misdirection, at…
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Powering the next wave of metagenomics and microbiome discovery
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: The landscape of metagenomics and microbiome research is evolving at breakneck speed. As sequencing technologies improve and the demand for high-resolution, bias-free microbial data grows, the bottleneck is shifting from sequencing itself to the quality of…
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Ozempic, Zepbound, Wegovy, Mounjaro – why are there knockoffs online? : Planet Money : NPR
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers on the scale were plummeting. And everybody wanted to get their hands on them. Now, in most industries, if a…
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VBCPS employees sue division over health insurance hikes
VBCPS employees are accusing the division of hiding soaring health care costs until contracts were signed. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS) employees are suing the superintendent, Donald Robertson Jr., alleging he intentionally concealed information about double-digit health insurance hikes after contracts were signed. The lawsuit alleges Robertson failed to mention the impending insurance premium increases…
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Time to Ditch FDA Warning?
Older women using vaginal estrogen tablets do not face an increased risk for recurrent ischemic stroke, a finding that adds to growing calls for removal of the FDA boxed warning on these products. “Existing research shows no increased risk of stroke associated with use of vaginal estrogen in healthy women, but none had addressed the risk in women with prior…
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Diagnosing diabetes may soon be as easy as breathing into a bag
A team led by a researcher at Penn State has developed a sensor that can help diagnose diabetes and prediabetes on-site in a few minutes using just a breath sample. Credit: Larry Cheng In the U.S., one in five of the 37 million adults who has diabetes doesn’t know it. Current methods of diagnosing diabetes and prediabetes usually require a visit…
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ATOX1 drives hepatocellular carcinoma progression through c-Myb and PI3K/AKT activation
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Background and aims Despite advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Antioxidant-1 (ATOX1) has been implicated in oncogenic processes across various cancer types; however, its specific role…
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