NutraCast: NutraIngredients at 25 | Stephen Daniells reflects on two decades of change
His path to journalism was an unexpected one. A PhD scientist who had planned to pursue academia or…
Beetroot juice may make swimming feel easier without making swimmers faster
Researchers pooled evidence across sprint and middle-distance events to test whether a popular nitrate-rich supplement can translate its…
How an undiagnosed condition ruined my university experience – and it’s more common than you think
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Here’s what the drug prednisone does to your body
Almost since it hit the market in 1955, prednisone has been recognized as a double-edged sword, delivering both…
Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
So far, the program requires prior authorization for around a dozen medical services, including nerve stimulation, epidural steroid…
Sports betting apps prod and entice fans as gambling exacts a growing financial toll
When Meta agreed last month to pay states $17.1 billion in penalties and make major changes to address…
Social media rife with misleading supplement marketing, researchers find
Coordinated by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC), the Infoodmation project analyzed more than 540,000 social media posts,…
I’ve not completed cycling’s hardest fitness test in six years – have cyclists ‘broken up’ with FTP, and how do we train without it?
I realised, toggling the ‘training bias’ on my last indoor training session down to a 92% effort because…
Omeprazole warning as GP says ‘get off them as soon as safely possible’
Millions take pills like omeprazole, lansoprazole and esomeprazole every day in the UKNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and…
Thyroid medication recall upgraded to FDA’s highest risk level
article Vitruvias Therapeutics, Inc., issued a recall on a single lot of its Thyroid Tablets. (FDA) A thyroid…
Meet pastor Idachama, first robotic surgery patient in Ogun
Pastor Alexander Idachama has become the first patient to undergo robotic-assisted surgery at Redeemer’s Health Village Hospital, Redemption…
Florid Director on Challenging Misrepresentation of Schizophrenia
The depiction of schizophrenia on screen — especially in horror movies — has largely seen the mental health condition…