New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations, released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Diet and lifestyle guidelines can greatly reduce gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms
Findings from the Nurses’ Health Study, one of the longest running studies of women’s health, show that five diet and lifestyle factors, including regular exercise, can make a significant impact on gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or heartburn symptoms. GERD is a…
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Why The WHO Just Updated Its Face Mask Guidelines
We’re getting closer to widespread vaccine distribution and the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, but we still have at least a few months to go. Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned that we may be in for a rough winter and…
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Guidelines developed for care of adults with Down syndrome
(HealthDay)—In an evidence-based clinical guideline, published online Oct. 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, recommendations are presented for the medical care of adults with Down syndrome. Amy Y. Tsou, M.D., from the ECRI Center for Clinical Excellence…
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For low back pain in older adults, treatment doesn’t match guidelines
Opioids are prescribed to nearly one-third of older adults with “new and persistent” low back pain—in most cases without trying guideline-recommended pain medications or physical therapy, according to the new research by Dan Pham Ly, MD, MPP, of Harvard University….
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