Tick Bites, Meat Allergies, and Chronic Urticaria
The rising incidence of tick-bite induced meat allergies may account for cases of previously unexplained...
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Friday Favorites: Can Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Prevent Alzheimer’s?
The Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium trial randomized more than 7,500 older men to take vitamin E, selenium, both, or neither (just placebos) for five years.
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Alpha-Gal and the Lone Star Tick
Our immune response against a foreign molecule present in animal products may play a role...
Eggs and Arterial Function
Even studies funded by the American Egg Board show our arteries benefit from not eating...
Debunking Egg Industry Myths
The latest meta-analysis of studies on egg consumption and heart disease risk found that even...
Walnuts and Artery Function
Not eating walnuts may double our risk of dying from heart disease (compared to at...
Pollutants in Salmon and Our Own Fat
Farmed Atlantic salmon, the kind of salmon most commonly found in restaurants and supermarkets, may...
Diabetes and Dioxins
Industrial pollutants that build up in our own body fat may help explain the link...
Fish and Diabetes
The relationship between fish consumption and diabetes risk may be due to toxic pollutants that...
Cancer Risk from French Fries
The association between cancer and the consumption of deep-fried foods may be due to carcinogens...
Statin Cholesterol Drugs and Invasive Breast Cancer
Reducing cholesterol levels may inhibit breast cancer development, but the long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin...
Cholesterol Feeds Breast Cancer Cells
Cholesterol appears to stimulate the growth of human breast cancer cells—which may explain why phytosterol-rich...
Treating Asthma and Eczema with Plant-Based Diets
Pilot studies on treating allergic eczema and severe asthma with dietary interventions have shown remarkable...
