Starbucks intolerant of lactose intolerance, $5m lawsuit alleges
Is charging extra for non-dairy milk an act of discrimination against people who are lactose intolerant? This is the question three Starbucks customers are raising by filing a $5m class-action lawsuit against Starbucks for making customers who do not consume dairy pay more for their lattes and…#starbucks #madera #fresno #cardano #keithgibson #usstarbucks #icedbrewedcoffeeor #florida #losangelestimes #floridastarbucks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surcharge for alternatives to dairy milk stirs up lawsuit against Starbucks
The coffee giant is being sued in a class action led by three customers who complain that it charges more for alternatives to lactose milk, which they can’t safely drink. The cost to drink a milk-based Starbucks Frappuccino goes beyond the $5-plus price tag for California residents Maria Bolliger,…#starbucksfrappuccino #mariabolliger #dawnmiller #shundasmith #starbucks #fresno #keithgibson #adamcyr #usjusticedepartment #cardano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The effect of oral analgesic premedication on the success rate of inferior alveolar nerve block for teeth with irreversible pulpitis: A randomized clinical trial
Conclusions:
Premedication with pharmapain (an anti-inflammatory agent) and
dexamethasone (a corticosteroid) does not enhance the success rate of
the IANB technique in mandibular molars with irreversible pulpitis
compared to placebo. However, the use of dexamethasone was significantly
more effective than pharmapain in reducing pain severity at inserting
endodontic files. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 19, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
She beat a rare liver cancer – and now works with her father to find more cures
Cancer scientist decides to study the tumour that once afflicted his small daughter – and now her work is adding to his project’s successElana Simon was 10 years old when she started to experience severe pains in her abdomen. For two years, puzzled doctors put forward diagnoses including lactose intolerance, Crohn ’s disease and stress. It was not until 2008 that they pinpointed the real cause. Elana was suffering from fibrolamellar carcinoma(FLC), a rare, usually lethal, form of liver cancer.“In a way, it was comforting to have a word for what was wrong with me after so much confusion about my condition,” Elana ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Science Editor Tags: Cancer research Medical research Science UK news Source Type: news
Starbucks faces lawsuit for tacking on charge for nondairy milk in drinks
Three lactose-intolerant women are steamed over a surcharge for nondairy milk substitutions in Starbucks beverages. California residents Maria Bollinger, Dawn Miller and Shunda Smith filed a lawsuit earlier this month in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleging the…#starbucks #mariabollinger #dawnmiller #shundasmith #usdistrictcourt #easterndistrict #nondairyalternatives #cardano #usstarbucks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Milk May Lower T2D Risk in Patients With Lactose Intolerance Milk May Lower T2D Risk in Patients With Lactose Intolerance
A study suggested a statistical association between milk consumption, certain metabolites, and the frequency of type 2 diabetes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
DR ELLIE CANNON: Were my allergies caused by a bout of food poisoning?
Today's reader asked DR ELLIE CANNON if their wheat and lactose intolerance, as well as IBS, could have been caused by a bad bout of food poisoning a few years ago. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
So THAT’S Why You Get More Lactose Intolerant As You Get Older
There's a reason you can't stomach cheese, ice cream and dairy like you used to. (Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post)
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is that extra charge for non-dairy milk discrimination? A lawsuit challenges Dunkin' Donuts' fees
Customers who are lactose-intolerant or have milk allergies may pay $2 extra at Dunkin’ Donuts when substituting oat or almond milk for dairy in their beverages. That's discrimination, according to a class-action lawsuit filed last month. "Being able to drink milk is a choice for some people, but…#dunkindonuts #bogdanenica #northerncalifornia #starbucks #ada #arlenekanter #allergies #oncedunkin #hawaii #massachusetts (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can ’ t You Just Do a Hydrogen Breath Test?
Discussion
Lactose is a sugar that is commonly found in dairy products. It is digested by the enzyme lactase mainly found on the brush border of the small bowel. Lactase production varies by age and genetics, with infants and young children having a generally higher amount than older children and adults, presumably as they have a more dairy-based diet. There is decreased production starting around 2-3 years of age (i.e. lactase non-persistence). Some people continue to produce lactase at the same levels as infants (i.e. lactase-persistence. “Lactase persistence (lactose tolerance) is seen predominantly in individuals...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - August 14, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
What Are Some High or Low FODMAPs Foods?
Discussion
FODMAPs is an acronym standing for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. It is a diet strategy which has shown improvement for some adult patients with functional abdominal pain including some with irritable bowel syndrome. The evidence in pediatrics is murky and more well-designed studies are needed; however such studies are difficult to complete. In general, there are 3 phases to this dietary strategy:
Avoidance of all high FODMAP foods for 2-6 weeks. In some adult studies there has been improvement in 1 week. Especially in the pediatric age group, some people will only res...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 12, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars
Riverside, California—
For the first astronauts to visit Mars, what to eat on their 3-year mission will be one of the most critical questions. It’s not just a matter of taste. According to one recent estimate, a crew of six would require an estimated 10,000 kilograms of food for the trip. NASA—which plans to send people to Mars within 2 decades—could stuff a spacecraft with prepackaged meals and launch additional supplies to the Red Planet in advance for the voyage home. But even that wouldn’t completely solve the problem.
Micronutrients, including many vitamins, break down over months and will need to...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 8, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Six warning signs of ovarian cancer
Changes in bowel habits is a common sign of IBS or even lactose intolerance. But it can also be symptoms of ovarian cancer - the disease that kills 11 women on average every day in Britain. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Indigenous groups in the Amazon evolved resistance to deadly Chagas
Humans have evolved to have some remarkable superpowers. People can thrive at high altitudes, dive for long periods underwater, and even tolerate a glass of lactose-rich milk well into adulthood. Now, a new study of Indigenous peoples from the Amazon rainforest reveals one more such adaptation: a genetic resistance to the endemic parasite responsible for deadly Chagas disease. The study’s findings could help scientists develop desperately needed new therapies for the disease, which infects roughly 6 million people in Latin America and is a leading cause of death in the region.
“This paper is very important,” sa...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 8, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
What Are Common Dietary Fermentable Carbohydrates?
Discussion
Parents may often come to the pediatrician for concerns about crying and colic, increased belching, abdominal distention, increased flatulence, abdominal pain or stool changes. They complain of increased “gassiness,” which could mean any or a combination of these problems, or something different that they believe is referred to the abdomen. In newborns parents’ intolerance for crying and normal changes in the abdomen (e.g. appearing larger or smaller) may have them complain of “gassiness” but they do not mean actual belching or flatulence. In older children, parents may state that t...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 16, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
