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Could Vitamin D Help Ward Off Suicide?

Suicide is a serious public health risk and the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S.1 Data from a 2023 study2 revealed that vitamin D supplementation could lower the risk of suicide and suicide attempts in U.S. veterans with low vitamin D blood serum levels. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,… Read More »

Could Chowing Down on Cocoa Fix Your Heart?

Cocoa flavanols may be protective of heart health, even helping to reduce your risk of dying from cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke. While chowing down on chocolate candy is unlikely to have the same effect, the evidence supporting cocoa’s benefits for heart health only continue to grow. Cocoa flavanols were singled out by… Read More »

Racially charged atmosphere could spell end of menthol cigarettes

Racial politics could result in a ban on menthol in cigarettes. Last week, civil rights groups and African American health organizations, including the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, the NAACP, and the National Medical Association, sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services demanding that the Food and Drug Administration ban… Read More »

‘The damage is done’: Europe’s caution over AstraZeneca vaccine could have far-reaching consequences

LONDON — The decision by many European countries to suspend the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus shot could have far-reaching consequences, according to analysts, with vaccine uptake and the wider immunization program already lagging in the region. Sweden and Latvia on Tuesday became the latest countries to suspend the use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine over blood… Read More »

Could lectin diet help epilepsey

Yes — and no. The proteins found in several grains epulepsey an inflammatory nature that can trigger help seizure. Abstract Diet Ketogenic Diet KD diet a modality of treatment used hellp the s as a treatment for intractable epilepsy. A vegan keto eating plan is, once llectin, likely to fair better dould one that has… Read More »