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Supplements May Protect Those With Low Vitamin D Levels From Severe COVID-19
Patients with low vitamin D levels who are hospitalized for COVID-19 may have a lower risk of dying or requiring mechanical ventilation if they receive vitamin D supplementation of at least 1,000 units weekly, according to a study presented virtually at ENDO 2021, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting. “Given how common vitamin D deficiency is ...
MUIH Adopts Culturally Responsive Language in Renaming its Acupuncture Programs
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has taken steps to make sure its acupuncture programs are more culturally responsive through the removal of the phrase “Oriental medicine” from its department and program titles. The department, now named Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, began this work in early 2019 in alignment with similar discussions on the state ...
FDA Warns Selling of Topical CBD Products Violates FD&C Act
On March 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that it has issued warning letters to two companies for selling topical pain relief products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the warning letters addressed the illegal marketing of unapproved drugs ...
Honoring Diversity: NUHS Offers New Naturopathic Medicine Scholarship
National University of Health Sciences (NUHS, Lombard, IL) has created the Black Naturopathic Opportunity Scholarship to nurture the field of naturopathic medicine, particularly in communities of color, and to increase the representation of Black/African-American physicians in complementary and alternative medicine. “The scholarship has been designed to support naturopathic medicine, as well as National’s commitment to ...
Exercise During Pregnancy May Save Kids From Health Problems As Adults
Exercise during pregnancy may let mothers significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study in lab mice has found that maternal exercise during pregnancy prevented the transmission of metabolic diseases from an obese parent—either mother or father—to child. If the finding holds true ...
MUIH Adds Pathway For Registered Dietitians Into Doctor of Clinical Nutrition Program
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) has added a pathway for registered dietitians (RD) into its Doctor of Clinical Nutrition (DCN) program. This provides RDs whose highest degree is a bachelor’s degree with the opportunity to receive a doctoral degree in a little over two and a half years. Through this program, RDs will deepen ...
New Dates Announced for 2021 Edition of IHS
New dates for the 2021 edition of the in-person conference, Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS), produced by Diversified Communications, have been released. The event, which was recently postponed from May 2-4, 2021 due to the continued magnitude of the public health and safety issues caused by COVID-19, will be held on Sept. 18-20, 2021 at the New York ...
New Discovery Explains Antihypertensive Properties of Green and Black Tea
A new study from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall. The discovery helps explain the antihypertensive properties of tea and could lead to the design of new blood pressure-lowering medications. Published in Cellular Physiology ...
Accelerating Gains in Abdominal Fat During Menopause Tied to Heart Disease Risk
Women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart disease, even if their weight stays steady, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (Pitt Public Health)-led analysis published today in the journal Menopause. The study—based on a quarter century of data collected on hundreds ...
Toddler Sleep Patterns Matter
Establishing a consistent sleep schedule for a toddler can be one of the most challenging aspects of child rearing, but it also may be one of the most important. Research findings from a team including Lauren Covington, an assistant professor in the University of Delaware (UD) School of Nursing, suggest that children with inconsistent sleep ...
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