Articles by Shari Barbanel
Sonoran University Announces New School of Mental Health and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Degree
Sonoran University of Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) has announced it has established a School of Mental Health to house an innovative new Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program. The program will welcome its first class in Oct. 2024 and serves to meet the urgent need for licensed mental health practitioners locally and ...
New Gut-Brain Circuits Found for Sugar and Fat Cravings
Understanding why we overeat unhealthy foods has been a long-standing mystery. While we know food’s strong power influences our choices, the precise circuitry in our brains behind this is unclear. The vagus nerve sends internal sensory information from the gut to the brain about the nutritional value of food. But, the molecular basis of the ...
EKU Launches Feasibility Study for a College of Osteopathic Medicine
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is seeking vendors to complete a feasibility study to analyze if a public College of Osteopathic Medicine is needed in the Commonwealth. EKU said that it is committed to meeting the rising health care needs in the state by seeking to introduce a new and cost-effective medical education program in Kentucky. ...
Shuvendu Sen MD MS FACP, Vice-Chair/Faculty, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Shuvendu Sen, MD, is director, medical education and associate program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Meridian Hackensack University. Dr. Sen has been named to America’s Best Physicians and has received the Oscar E. Edwards Award from the American College of Physicians, as well as many national and regional awards for ...
COSMOS Study Finds Evidence That Multivitamins Improve Memory and Slow Cognitive Aging in Older Adults
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be in an age bracket at elevated risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease unless interventions can help preserve cognitive function before deficits begin. The COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) is a large-scale, nationwide, randomized trial rigorously testing cocoa extract ...
Logan University Announces 2024 Symposium
Logan University (Chesterfield, MO) welcomes chiropractors and health science professionals to its 2024 Symposium this spring. Taking place Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13 at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel (1820 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63103), the 2024 Symposium will provide continuing education opportunities, chiropractic seminars, networking events and an address by Logan President Clay ...
NOW Health Group Issues Voluntary Recall on Phosphatidyl Serine Not Meeting Label Claim
NOW Health Group (Bloomingdale, IL) is conducting a voluntary recall of NOW Phosphatidyl Serine Extra Strength 300 mg Softgels 50 count, Product Code 2392, Lots #3316650 and #3309243 and Protocol For Life Balance Product Code P2392, Lots #3309194 and #3316624.Testing has shown that some units of these lot numbers do not meet label claim. There ...
Bottled Water Can Contain Hundreds Of Thousands Of Previously Uncounted Tiny Plastic Bits
In recent years, there has been rising concern that tiny particles known as microplastics are showing up basically everywhere on Earth, from polar ice to soil, drinking water and food. Formed when plastics break down into progressively smaller bits, these particles are being consumed by humans and other creatures, with unknown potential health and ecosystem ...
Even in Midlife, Disrupted Sleep Tied to Memory, Thinking Problems Later On
ePeople who have more disrupted sleep in their 30s and 40s may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later, according to new research published in the online issue of Neurology. The study does not prove that sleep quality causes cognitive decline. It only shows an association. “Given that signs of Alzheimer’s ...
Natural Practitioner’s Top 10 Stories From 2023
As we begin 2024, Natural Practitioner (NP) magazine looks back at the most read stories throughout 2023. This year featured news items including the Bastyr and NUNM’s plans to merge, and a study that found that altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. See below for the top headlines of the year. 1. ...
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