FRIDAY, June 7, 2019 — A greater number of intestinal and brain function abnormalities increases the burden of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study recently published in Gastroenterology.
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D2d: Vitamin D Doesn’t Stop Diabetes in Those With Prediabetes / MEDSCAPE MEDICAL NEWS
Becky McCall
“Vitamin D3 supplementation in people at high risk of developing diabetes but who did not have vitamin D insufficiency does not reduce the chances of developing the disease compared with placebo, the new results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial show.
The findings from the Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) trial were presented here at the American Diabetes Association 2019 Scientific Sessions by Anastassios Pittas, MD, from Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.”
American Soldiers’ Hearts in Worse Shape Than Civilians’
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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
New research shatters the image of U.S. soldiers as the epitome of fitness and primed for battle: Instead, they are less likely to have ideal blood pressure than their civilian counterparts.
In fact, less than one-third of active Army personnel have ideal blood pressure (120/80 mm Hg), compared with over half of the general population, the researchers found.”
Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions
“An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found that three-quarters of Americans want the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade. But there is also complexity — and contradiction — in respondents’ views”
AP News: ‘Sell By’ or what? US pushes for clarity on expiration dates
Business Insider: Americans accidentally eat 200 tiny pieces of towels, beads, and plastic foams every day. Plastic in our diets messes with our health in mysterious ways.
Americans accidentally eat 200 tiny pieces of towels, beads, and plastic foams every day. Plastic in our diets messes with our health in mysterious ways.
AP News: Lawsuit: Drugmaker improperly used charity to pay kickbacks
Lawsuit: Drugmaker improperly used charity to pay kickbacks
The Verdict on CBD Is … Confusing/WSJ
“An FDA hearing on CBD, the nonpsychoactive substance in marijuana, sent industry shares down sharply, but not for long”
Business Insider: The FDA found ‘forever chemicals’ in meat, seafood, and chocolate cake sold in grocery stores. Here’s how worried you should be.
Aria Bendix
The FDA found ‘forever chemicals’ in meat, seafood, and chocolate cake sold in grocery stores. Here’s how worried you should be.
‘Pumping heart patch’ ready for human use /BBC NEWS
“A pumping” patch containing millions of living, beating stem cells could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack, according to researchers.
Sewn on to the heart, the 3cm (1in) by 2cm patch, grown in a lab from a sample of the patient’s own cells, then turns itself into healthy working muscle.”
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