A study by the Food Safety Department of the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region—FISABIO, has established that breastfeeding women in Spain are widely exposed to the herbicide glyphosate, though the levels in urine…
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1 in 5 adults has high levels of heart enzymes after any surgery, monitoring advised
About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association. People with cardiovascular risk factors…
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Arsenic levels trigger recall of Beech-Nut infant cereal
Excessive levels of arsenic in some samples of Single Grain Rice infant cereal sold across the United States have prompted Beech-Nut Nutrition to recall the product. “We are issuing this voluntary recall because we learned through routine sampling by the…
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Healthy levels of vitamin D may boost breast cancer outcomes
Breast cancer patients who have adequate levels of vitamin D—the “sunshine vitamin”—at the time of their diagnosis have better long-term outcomes, a new study finds. Combined with the results of prior research, the new findings suggest “an ongoing benefit for…
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Higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from prescription fish oil showed no effect on CV events
Patients at high risk for cardiovascular events who had the highest levels of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in their blood one year after taking daily omega-3 carboxylic acid, a prescription-grade fish oil, had similar rates of major cardiovascular events as people…
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Low potassium levels linked to water balance disorder more prevalent in women
The kidneys become resistant to the water-balance hormone vasopressin within just a few days of potassium deficiency being detected in the blood, according to a new research article published in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. Scientists also discovered females…
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Incredible Tips to Increase Serotonin Levels in the Brain
Many people know serotonin as the ‘feel good hormone’. The serotonin hormone is responsible for the regulation of moods and to some degree, depression risk. Our moods are able to determine how we are able to face reality and experience…
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Even ‘safe’ ambient CO levels may harm health, study finds
Data collected from 337 cities across 18 countries show that even slight increases in ambient carbon monoxide levels from automobiles and other sources are associated with increased mortality. A scientific team led by Yale School of Public Health Assistant Professor…
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Nursing graduate students report high levels of stress, anxiety, depression
Researchers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing have found that nearly one-quarter of graduate nursing students have reported elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression, compounded in the past year by the COVID-19 pandemic. Study findings, published recently…
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Higher education levels linked to greater well-being for Australian women, survey shows
Higher education levels are linked to higher levels of well-being for Australian women, according to a study published March 24, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Dai Binh Tran and colleagues from Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam. There’s conflicting evidence…
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