Americans seem to have quite a positive view of dietary supplements. According to a 2023 survey, 74% of U.S. adults take vitamins, prebiotics and the like. The business of supplements…
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Exercise habits in youth create better health outcomes for some
Girls playing soccer. Credit: Joppe Spaa Forming a long-term recreational exercise habit as a young person has a beneficial impact on physical and mental health later in life, but some…
Life expectancy increased as world addressed major killers, though poor pandemic management slowed progress
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 according to a new study published in The Lancet. Over the past three decades, reductions in death…
Good evidence confuses ChatGPT when used for health information, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A world-first study has found that when asked a health-related question, the more evidence that is given to ChatGPT, the less reliable it becomes—reducing the accuracy…
Little guidance exists for treating inpatients with asymptomatic high blood pressure, review finds
Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels A systematic review of 14 clinical practice guidelines found that guidance on inpatient management of elevated blood pressure (BP) without symptoms is lacking. According to…
Canada to make contraception for women free
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform.…
the road to legal cannabis
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalizing recreational use of the drug. It is the…
Meet Ruminococcus bromii, the microbe that loves carbs
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The fascinating human gut bacterium Ruminococcus bromii is one of the ten most common bacterial species found in the colon. This bacterium, first discovered discovered in…
What’s in tattoo ink? My team’s chemical analysis found ingredients that aren’t on the label and could cause allergies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you…
Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring
The branches of an oak tree are stained with a green tint from pollen at park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S.…
