Category: Medicine & Food Science
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Scott Gottlieb Is Right Choice to Lead FDA
Dr. Scott Gottlieb is a medical school professor with bureaucratic know-how and a long, pro-science resume. That makes him an excellent choice to head the Food and Drug Administration. Read the rest at USA Today.
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Why We Are Hoarding Our Opioid Pills
To curb the ongoing tidal wave of opioid addiction and overdose deaths, state and federal governments have put in place policies that restrict doctors’ ability to prescribe opioids such as OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet. Although well-meaning, these policies are unleashing several unintended — yet entirely predictable — consequences. Read the rest at Stat News.
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Stink Bugs Could Add Cilantro Flavor to Red Wine
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who eat bugs knowingly and those who eat bugs unknowingly. Oh yes, you eat bugs. Even vegans eat bugs. Read the rest at Live Science.
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Cancer Fear-Mongering Has Got to Stop
Imagine what a typical American might do for breakfast: Fry a few slices of bacon, slather Nutella on a piece of toast, and pour a hot cup of coffee while checking e-mail on a smartphone. If we are to believe everything we read in the news, then that rather common daily ritual could cause you…
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Replace Annual Physicals with Real-Time Biomarker Monitoring
The annual physical exam is under fire. Increasingly, physicians believe that the yearly ritual of having our bodies poked and prodded is completely useless, save for the fraction of patients who have a chronic illness or predisposition to disease. Worse, the annual physical is estimated to cost our healthcare system approximately $8 billion for arguably…
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To Your Health: Is Wine Good for You or Is It Not?
FEW things arouse such warm adulation and sharp denunciation as alcohol. It is beloved by some and despised by others, and its consumption is governed by legal and religious rules. Wine is central to Christian rites but is widely considered by Muslims to be forbidden by the Quran. It is also the subject of debate…
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Macaque Experiment Shows Vaccine Schedule Not Linked to Autism
Because the coffin of the vaccine-autism myth has already been nailed shut, this study really should represent the flowers placed on top of the grave.
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Could Antibodies Treat Migraines?
Recently, some migraine research has shifted away from small molecule drugs to focus instead on antibodies, the immune system proteins typically thought of as microbe fighters.
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Americans Hate Fruits and Vegetables
The reality, it seems, is that most Americans prefer to eat an unhealthy diet, even if other choices are available.
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Your Viral History in a Drop of Blood
A giant leap forward for personalized medicine.