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14 Medical School faculty named AAAS fellows – University of Michigan Health System News

ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan led the nation with 22 faculty members — 14 of them affiliated with the U-M Medical School — elected as 2019 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The U-M researchers are among 443 newly elected fellows announced today by AAAS. The Medical School faculty,… Read More »

National Milk Day: From Stronger Bones to Weight Loss, Here Are the Health Benefits of Cow Milk

Milk (Photo Credits: Picabay) National Milk Day is celebrated on November 26 every year on the occasion of the birthday of Dr Varghese Kurien, the father of the White Revolution.  The day holds a lot of importance as Varghese Kurien was born in the year 1921 in Kozhikode, Kerala. Kurien is also known as ‘Milkman… Read More »

Adult Foot Health

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) offers information on this site as an educational service. The content of FootCareMD, including text, images, and graphics, is for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnoses or treatments. If you need medical advice, use the “Find a Surgeon”… Read More »

Sedentary teens risk health, hearts and minds: WHO study

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, a World Health Organization-led study released on Friday warns. The study, based on data from 1.6 million people in 146 countries, found that more than 80% of adolescents aged between 11… Read More »

NIH Researchers Estimate 17% of Food-Allergic Children Have Sesame Allergy – National Institutes of Health

News Release Monday, November 4, 2019 Investigators at the National Institutes of Health have found that sesame allergy is common among children with other food allergies, occurring in an estimated 17% of this population. In addition, the scientists have found that sesame antibody testing — whose utility has been controversial — accurately predicts whether a… Read More »