Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we…
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France to fine patients who miss medical appointments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain France is to introduce a five euro ($5.50) penalty for people who fail to turn up for millions of doctors’ appointments missed each year, the prime…
Early Career Work Schedules Tied to Midlife Health Risks
Summary: Nonstandard work schedules early in life correlate with poorer health outcomes at middle age. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1979, the research examines over 30 years…
3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow
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…
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…
