The five vital health numbers that doctors say you must know - from blood pressure to BMI and beyond
Keeping blood pressure, blood sugar and BMI in check can be the difference between good health and suffering from type 2 diabetes, heart disease or hypertension. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy Activities Save Kids ’ Lives. Why Are They So Hard to Find?
It was a quiet Saturday morning, and as a pediatrician who had a busy week, that meant it was the perfect time to cozy up with a large mug of coffee at my kitchen table and make my way through the many lab results that had come into the electronic health record inbox since the previous day. I may not be setting a great example of work-life balance. But clinic days are filled with seeing patients, teaching trainees, and answering questions from our care team. Saturdays are the only time I’m able to give patients and their families undivided attention and no-rush answers.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julia Rosenberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Golden Grail Beverages (OTC: GOGY) To Launch New Apple-Cherry Flavored Energy Drink: Spider Black Widow
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Golden Grail Beverages GOGY is proud to announce a preview of its new zero-sugar Spider Energy drink flavor, Spider Black Widow. This new addition to the Spider Energy Drink family combines an irresistible apple and cherry flavor with a…#fortlauderdale #fla #spiderenergy #spiderblackwidow #spiderenergydrink #blackwidow #russkaffenberger #goldengrailbeverages #panaxginseng #guaranaextract (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr Mosley recommends popular breakfast to lower high cholesterol - 'similar to a statin'
Rich in fibre that binds to the cholesterol in your gut, an inexpensive food could keep high cholesterol, blood pressure and even blood sugar in check. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Don’t Hummingbirds Get Diabetes?
Astronomically high blood sugar is no problem for these tiny speed demons. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 1, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Why don ’t ants always fall for toxic bait? They may learn to avoid it
If you have an ant problem, toxic bait traps might seem like the perfect solution. There’s no spraying, no smooshing. After ants collect poison from the trap, they share it with the whole colony, wiping it out in one tidy, fell swoop. But toxic baits don’t always work as intended, and researchers have long puzzled over why. For Argentine ants, which are invasive in many parts of the world, the answer might be that they
figure out how to avoid the toxic traps
before they get wiped out, researchers report this month in
Communications Biology
.
The finding raises new questions about how ants chan...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 31, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Rand Paul: It's Time The US Stopped Being " The Sugar Daddy Of The Entire World "
Rand Paul: It's Time The US Stopped Being "The Sugar Daddy Of The Entire World" Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, GOP Senator Rand Paul has called for the United States to stop paying for everything on the globe at the expense of its own people, asking “When did we become the sugar…#randpaul #stevewatson #ukraine #gaza #palestinians #icymi #hamas #niger #africa #somalia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What do you know about pancreatitis?
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate the way your body processes sugar. About 275,000 hospital stays for acute pancreatitis occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Chronic pancreatitis is less common, with about 86,000 hospital stays per year. And although pancreatitis is rare in children,… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 27, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New Study Reveals Why Fats and Sugars Are Irresistible
If fats and sugars sometimes seem irresistible, you’re not alone. A new study published in Cell Metabolism reveals why. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sugar Prices Post Moderate Losses as Brazil's Sugar Output Climbs
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.42 (-1.72%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH24 ) closed down -10.00 (-1.46%). Sugar prices on Thursday fell back from 7-week highs and closed moderately lower. A sharp increase in Brazil's sugar production undercut prices…#brazil (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Videos of South Koreans Eating Fried Toothpicks Have Gone Viral. Health Officials Want Them to Stop
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a warning urging people to stop eating deep fried toothpicks. Videos of people preparing and eating the toothpicks have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram in recent months, and appear to be especially popular in South Korea.
“This is not a product to eat!” South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety wrote in a post on X. “Their safety as food has not been verified!”
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In the videos appearing on social media, individuals can be seen frying toothpicks so that they appear...
Source: TIME: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Gordon Tags: Uncategorized News Desk Source Type: news
Why sweet treats are increasingly expensive
W invaded Ukraine in 2022, the arrival of war in one of the world’s breadbaskets sent the price of foodstuffs soaring—with one exception, sugar. But last year was worse for folk with a sweet tooth. As grain prices fell, sugar prices jumped (see chart). Although they have fallen more recently, they…#ukraine #cocacola #kitkats #elniño #thailand #brazil #spain #florida #ghana #ivorycoast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exclusive-Suspected Fake Ozempic Linked to Three US Cases Of Hypoglycemia Exclusive-Suspected Fake Ozempic Linked to Three US Cases Of Hypoglycemia
Three people sought medical treatment for dangerously low blood sugar in the U.S. last year after taking suspected fake versions of Novo Nordisk ' s diabetes drug Ozempic,...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 24, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Tropical Cyclone Forms Off Australia ’s Top Sugar Growing State
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
