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WHO Releases Results of Hazard and Risk Assessment on Aspartame, Associations Comment
On July 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the WHO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) released results about the health impact of aspartame. cancerThe two groups within the organization have come to different conclusions, with IARC stating that aspartame is ...
Sleeping Less Than Five Hours Per Night Linked to Higher Risk of Multiple Diseases
Getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life could be linked to an increased risk of developing at least two chronic diseases, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in PLOS Medicine, analyzed the impact of sleep duration on the health of more than 7,000 men and women at the ...
Enbiosis Biotechnology Increases Global Footprint With U.S. Expansion
Enbiosis Biotechnology, a U.K.-based biotechnology company in the field of microbiome analysis, has announced a definitive plan to expand its operations into the U.S. Enbiosis will focus its U.S. efforts exclusively in the health care practitioner market. The company currently has offices in Copenhagen, Denmark as well as in Istanbul. Established in 2018, Enbiosis has ...
The Relevance of Cancer Stem Cell Research and Botanicals for Integrative Practice
There has been a long battle against cancer in conventional practice. The American Cancer Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of cancer, was founded in 1913. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced that that was the year to make dramatic advancements against cancer. And in 2013, Time magazine announced triumphantly that cancer ...
Large Study Links Sustained Weight Loss to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable, helping answer a vexing question in cancer prevention. The reduction in risk increased with the amount of weight lost and was specific to women not ...
Any Amount of Running Linked to Significantly Lower Risk of Early Death
Any amount of running is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. If more people took up running—and they wouldn’t have to run far or fast—there would likely be substantial improvements in population health and ...
Flavonoid-rich Diet Protects Against Cancer and Heart Disease, Study Finds
Consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly for smokers and heavy drinkers, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU). Researchers from ECU’s School of Medical and Health Sciences analyzed data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort that assessed the diets of 53,048 Danes ...
Monograph: Vitamin D
Based on a systemic review of scientific literature edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Medicines Research Collaboration. Vitamin D is found in many dietary sources, such as fish, eggs, fortified milk and cod liver oil. The sun also contributes significantly to the daily production of vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes ...
Integrative Medicine Can Relieve Pain, Anxiety for Cancer Inpatients
Researchers at The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing found that integrative medicine therapies can substantially decrease pain and anxiety for hospitalized cancer patients. Their findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monograph, reported Science Daily. “Following Integrative medicine interventions, such as medical massage, acupuncture, guided imagery ...
Cancer Patients Should Tell Their Doctor About Dietary Supplement Use
Many cancer patients use dietary supplements such as vitamins, minerals and herbs or other botanicals but often don’t tell their doctor, according to a University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) report. Dr. Victor Sierpina, professor of family medicine, UTMB, writes that the gap in communication can happen when patients believe that their doctors are indifferent or ...
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