The Most Exciting New Advances in Managing COPD
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, is the world’s preeminent COPD research and advocacy organization. Founded in 1997 in collaboration with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization, one of GOLD’s stated aims is to “improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.”
In its 2023 global strategy report, GOLD changed its definition of COPD—which many in the profession viewed as overdue. Specifically, the new definition emphasized the heterogeneity of COPD in terms of its underlying drivers and long-term disease course.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep
Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way too late binge-watching Love Is Blind or mindlessly scrolling on Reddit. I need rest, but I push it off. This is my only uninterrupted time, and I want to maximize it.
This phenomenon is so universal that there’s a scientific name for it: “bedtime procrastination.” According to the researchers who coined it in a 2014 study, bedtime procrastination is “failing to go to bed at th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The dark side of daily vitamin D supplements: After a man died from an ‘overdose’ in the UK, experts explain how much is healthy
A U.K. coroner is pushing the country’s Food Standards Agency to upgrade its labeling of certain dietary supplements, after a man died in part from vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D. David Mitchener, 89, was admitted to East Surrey Hospital last May with hypercalcemia, meaning his blood…#foodstandardsagency #davidmitchener #eastsurreyhospital #mitchener #jonathanstevens #naturplus #vitamin #naturplusuk #internationalunitsiu #joanneslavin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Marketing Products as Effective in Treating Medical Conditions Including COVID-19
According to court documents, beginning on March 30, 2020, Tieu began selling a set of herbal mixtures he called the “Emergency D-Virus Plan of Care” as a COVID-19 treatment. The treatment consisted of a box containing various vials of Golden Sunrise drug products, including one called “Imunstem.” (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - March 15, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
'Healthy' herbal teas that can be bad for your waist and damage your teeth
Figures published in the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal show a post-pandemic rise in 'functional beverages', including herbal teas. But if you've been seduced, check the label first. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yogurt Can Now Claim It May Reduce the Risk of Diabetes
Yogurt sold in the U.S. can make claims that the food may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, based on limited evidence, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
The agency agreed that there is some evidence, but not significant scientific agreement, that eating at least 2 cups of yogurt per week may reduce the chance of developing the disease that affects about 36 million Americans.
FDA has allowed qualified health claims—a claim that lacks full scientific support but is allowed as long as there are disclaimers to keep from misleading consumers—for dietary supplements since 2000 and foods since...
Source: TIME: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JONEL ALECCIA/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Supplements recall as poisonous plant warning issued
Two companies have recalled dietary supplements after testing found they contained a poisonous plant. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted the announcements from the companies on its website on Friday. Backstage Center is recalling approximately 280 bottles of Alipotec Raiz de…#fda #alipoteckingsticker #amazoncom #backstagecenter #gamart #brazil #mexico #centralamerica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- Galantamine sold as prescription generic drugs was labeled accurately and free of contamination, but galantamine sold as dietary supplements was not, an analysis showed.
Across 10 brands of dietary supplements, the actual quantity... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Study: Dietary supplements fail versus prescription drugs with same active ingredient
A study that compares the label accuracy of a generic drug versus a dietary supplement with the same active ingredient found that the supplement fared very poorly when stacked up against the prescription version. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NURISR Introduces New Skin Nourishing Dietary Supplement Line to Combat Acne
Nurisr Launches Dietary Supplements with Natural Ingredients to Offer a Holistic Approach to Skin Health and Acne Relief FLORIDA, Fla., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NURISR, a forward-thinking health and wellness brand, is proud to announce the launch of its latest dietary... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Growing attention on the toxicity of Chinese herbal medicine: a bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2022 - Zhu KX, Wu M, Bian ZL, Han SL, Fang LM, Ge FF, Wang XZ, Xie SF.
INTRODUCTION: Despite the clinical value of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), restricted comprehension of its toxicity limits the secure and efficacious application. Previous studies primarily focused on exploring specific toxicities within CHM, without provi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Seniors, FDA Has 5 Medication Tips to Keep You Safe
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 -- When settling into your senior years, you need to be especially careful when taking medicines, herbal remedies and supplements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
That’s because older adults are likely to use... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Columbia company to go public through $320M deal
The company specializes in integrative medicine, which blends alternative therapies from traditional Eastern medicine with standard medical procedures. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Matt Hooke Source Type: news
EDZARD ERNST: World-renowned expert on alternative medicine warns anti-vaxx nonsense risks fuelling measles crisis
A recent review found that vaccine hesitancy is mainly due to concerns about vaccine safety, effectiveness, perception of measles risk and burden, and mistrust in experts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to Know About Complementary Treatments for IBD
One of the hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is its unpredictability. Flares come and go, often with little rhyme or reason. Especially for people with moderate-to-severe IBD, most conventional forms of treatment—namely prescription drugs—are not enough to prevent flares or symptoms entirely.
In an effort to better control their IBD, many people with the condition turn to complementary and alternative treatments, also known as “CAM.” Definitions of CAM vary, but it usually includes herbal medicines or supplements, mind-body techniques like meditation, and Eastern medicine practi...
Source: TIME: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news