October 19, 2022

Artificial Sweeteners Tied To Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk

A new study adds to the growing body of evidence linking calorie-free sweeteners to an increased risk of events like heart attacks and strokes. [...]
October 19, 2022

Big Pharma Is Flooding Puerto Rico With Toxic Waste

In Puerto Rico, cheap labor and generous tax breaks – since 2017, more than $100 billion worth – have made US-based pharmaceutical firms the biggest economic players in town. But a new report suggests that Big Pharma’s footprint on the island has come with other serious costs: illegal dumping of toxic waste, pollution and depletion of groundwater, and violations of other vital Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
October 19, 2022

Study Explores Links Between People Taking Multiple Medications And Dementia Diagnosis

People with dementia are likely to have taken more than three medications for other health conditions in the five years directly before their diagnosis, according to new research. [...]
October 19, 2022

Omega-3s Improve Sleep Quality In Over 45s

A new study from Japanese researchers shows that omega-3 supplementation may improve sleep quality in healthy adults over the age of 45.
October 13, 2022

Omega-3 Supplements May Prevent Dementia

Regular consumption of fish oil supplements may be associated with significant reductions in the risk of different types of dementia, according to analysis of over 200,000 people.
October 13, 2022

Review Finds That Early Calcium Supplementation Protects Against Osteoporosis

Increasing calcium intake earlier in life may protect against osteoporosis later in life, says a new review published in the eLife journal.
October 13, 2022

U.S. FDA Withholding Autopsy Results On People Who Died After Getting COVID-19 Vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to release the results of autopsies conducted on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines.
October 12, 2022

Vitamin B2 Pills In Pregnancy May Prevent Neonatal Metabolic Disease

Vegan women should take riboflavin (vitamin B2) supplements during pregnancy to prevent neonatal multiple-acyl-CoA-Dehydrogenase deficiency, a lethal metabolic disease, according to a new case study.