A conjure woman in court: African American conjurers as health practitioners and performative poisoners in the post-emancipation south - Hicks HK.
Historians have recognized the importance of enslaved African American healers, including conjure practitioners who drew on herbal and ritual remedies, in providing a "dual system of health care" for enslaved people in the American South. Planters' journal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Suffering Shouldn ’ t Be a Normal Part of Womanhood
One of the most important lessons medical schools teach is one my mom mastered as a teenager left to fill her own mother’s shoes: how to figure out who is really sick and needs immediate attention and who can wait (or what we in the medical field call “triage”). Nothing I learned in med school or since has contradicted what I learned at Bertha’s knee.
At the time, the practice of medicine was rudimentary—and that’s putting it nicely. So, the diagnoses typically made at home were probably not that different from those of a bona fide doctor. The more serious common ailments were things ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. Sharon Malone Tags: Uncategorized health Source Type: news
The Seeker: How Searching for ‘Weird’ Holistic Remedies Make You Stronger
Seeking out alternative remedies such as acupuncture, Chinese herbs, prenatal yoga, and baby food helped manage my Crohn’s. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nutritional Wellness for Women: Natural Solutions for Every Life Stage, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, gain insights into the dynamic market trends and consumer insights shaping the landscape of dietary supplements targeted for women. Attendees will learn about the unique health needs women face as they age from vaginal health and mood support to menopausal symptoms... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: WOM DEI FVT Source Type: news
5 Dead After Taking Supplements; RFK Jr. Taps Running Mate; Bird Flu in Cows Spreads
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Five people died and more than 100 were hospitalized after taking Japanese dietary supplements made by Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals. (AP)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 1, 2024 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What U.S. consumers should know about the health supplement linked to 5 deaths in Japan
The recall of red yeast products linked to at least five deaths in Japan may have Americans questioning the safety of a range of dietary supplements containing the ingredient and readily found online and in stores. Billed as a natural means of lowering cholesterol, the products recalled by…#containbenikoji #japantimes #kobayashi #taiwan #davidlight #southeastasia #kobayashihealthcare #dalton #todcooperman #consumerlabcom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Carpenter, 39, from wealthy Oregon neighborhood dies from 'violent seizures' after taking opioid-like herbal supplement - as family sue smoke shop for $10M
Matthew Torres was living in Beavercreek with his longtime girlfriend Meghan Gates and enjoyed creating hand-crafted decor items he would share with family and friends. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pyramid Wholesale Issues Recall of Various Brands of Products Sold as Dietary Supplements for Sexual Enhancement Because They Contain Undeclared Prescription Drugs Including Sildenafil (Viagra) and/or Tadalafil (Cialis)
Pyramid Wholesale is issuing a recall of various brands of products sold as dietary supplements for sexual enhancement because they contain undeclared prescription drugs including Sildenafil (Viagra) and/or Tadalafil (Cialis). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 20, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
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
