A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences — increasing the number of products with the ingredient. Food industry experts said the requirements are so stringent that many manufacturers, especially bakers, find it ...
By Dr Conway McLean, DABFAS, FAPWHc Advice is free and easily dispensed. Most of us are happy to impart what bits of wisdom we think we possess, regardless of how inaccurate, imprecise, or wholly false. Numerous examples of inaccurate medical advice can be heard, unfounded and without ...
By James Surrell, MD Ear wax is normal in our ear canal, and it is produced by cells lining the ear canal. Ear wax works to protect our ear canal by keeping it clean and healthy. Our ear wax is normally self-clearing but, if there is something placed in our ear, this can disrupt the normal ...
(AP) - Greyson Parisien’s time on earth was short. But the boy with dark-rimmed eyeglasses who was enchanted by the music in “Frozen,” the sound of ripping paper and his dad playing the guitar is having an outsized impact on his tribal community in the far reaches of North Dakota. His ...
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. These alarming signs portend a difficult winter for seniors, which worries 81-year-old nursing home resident Bartley O’Hara, who said he is “vaccinated up to the eyeballs” and tracks coronavirus hospital trends as they “zoom up” for older adults, but remain flat for younger folks. “The sense of urgency is not universal,” said O’Hara of Washington, D.C. But ...
Are habit-based interventions beneficial in long-term weight maintenance? Two weeks ago, I wrote here about a 2019 study by Dr. Gina Cleo and her colleagues published in the International Journal of Obesity that attempted to answer this question. The researchers randomly divided the ...
