Michael Hunter

More Evidence Linking Ultraprocessed Foods and Early Death

ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD CONSUMPTION AND PREMATURE DEATH are associated. That’s the finding of a new study from Brazil. Ultra-processed foods are industrial…

3 years ago

One in Five Deaths Among Young Adults is Due to Alcohol

ONE IN FIVE DEATHS OF YOUNG ADULTS ages 20 to 49 is secondary to excessive alcohol use in the United…

3 years ago

Sleep May Be Associated with Eye Health

INSUFFICIENT SLEEP APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH GLAUCOMA, a leading cause of blindness. That is the conclusion of researchers examining…

3 years ago

Long COVID-19: What Doctors Want You to Know

Approximately 15 percent of those with a COVID-19 infection will develop long COVID. Long COVID is prevalent and more common…

3 years ago

How Too Much Iron (or Too Little) Puts Your Health at Risk

IRON DEFICIENCY IS COMMON in humans. On the other hand, excessive iron (for example, with hemochromatosis) is associated with an…

3 years ago

Breast Cancer — Do You Know These 8 Symptoms?

THE MOST COMMON BREAST CANCER SYMPTOM is a palpable lump in the breast, but many other symptoms are associated with…

3 years ago

Hair Straightening and Cancer — What Oncologists Want You to Know

THE HEADLINES ARE FRIGHTENING: “Hair-straightening chemical products linked to increased uterine cancer risk in a new study,” blares CNN. NBC…

3 years ago

Is Colonoscopy Effective? A New Study Raises Questions

COLONOSCOPY LOWERS COLON CANCER MORTALITY, but only modestly. That is the researchers' conclusion after ten years of follow-up of a…

4 years ago

Obesity and Exercise Have Opposite Effects on Muscle and Fat

A NEW STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO EXERCISE. Physical activity is an important tool for maintaining or…

4 years ago

Rethinking Cancer: We Think Too Narrowly

Did you know that type 2 diabetes and breast cancer are connected? In the United States, approximately one in eight…

4 years ago

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