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Study finds probiotics not effective in treating children with viral intestinal infections

A quick Google search for ‘probiotics’ reveals several websites suggesting the benefits of probiotics for gut health and their efficacy in treating common stomach bugs. However, the published literature on probiotics suggests a much different story. Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and other paediatric hospitals across Canada worked with lead researchers at… Read More: Study finds probiotics not effective in treating children with viral… »

The New Health Care: A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line

There was a lot of news this week about a study, published in the medical journal BMJ, that looked at how diet affects heart health. The results were unexpected because they challenged the conventional thinking on saturated fats. And the data were very old, from the late 1960s and early 1970s. This has led many… Read More: The New Health Care: A Study on Fats That Doesn’t… »

Health costs of ageism calculated at $63 billion annually, study finds

Ageism — a widespread form of prejudice that is directed at the elderly — led to excess costs of $ 63 billion for a broad range of health conditions during one year in the United States, a new study by the Yale School of Public Health has found. It was also found that ageism was… Read More: Health costs of ageism calculated at $63 billion annually, study… »

Move over, peanuts: Milk allergy more common in kids, study says

Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nov. 16, 2018 / 9:37 PM GMT By Avichai Scher Peanuts get a lot of attention, but the most common food allergy for kids under 5? Milk. In a study released on Friday, researchers found… Read More: Move over, peanuts: Milk allergy more common in kids, study… »