Some people seem impervious to the flu. They never get it, even if they don’t get the flu shot.
For others, it’s the opposite. They get the flu despite getting the vaccine.
For years, this variability has been blamed on the unreliability of the flu shot. But a new study shows that another factor may be in play.
It found that a common food additive may stop the flu shot from working.… Read More
This flu season was shaping up to be short and mild. But then something happened that surprised scientists…
A second viral wave hit.
At a time when the flu season is normally long over, people are still getting sick. This has made it the longest flu season since the government started tracking flu 20 years ago.
Dr. Arnold Monto is a University of Michigan researcher who has studied the flu for 50 years.… Read More
In the last few years, bone broth has become a wildly popular health remedy. Supporters say you can boil some bones, drink the liquid, and get relief from inflammation, insomnia, joint pain, and autoimmune conditions.
Unfortunately, there is little scientific support for these claims.[1]
Scientists have been hard-pressed to find what is special about bone broth. There are collagen, amino acids, and minerals in it.… Read More
It’s so routine we don’t even think about it… During just about every doctor appointment, your doctor takes his stethoscope in hand and places it against your chest and back to listen to your lungs and heart.
A new study shows that, unbeknownst to your doctor, stethoscopes are often loaded with bacteria. Some of them can cause serious infections.
… Read MoreThere are two drugs on the market to combat flu. One is old (TamiFlu). And one is new (Xofluza).
You have to take them within a day of feeling sick. They don’t work very well. And they have bizarre, sometimes serious mental side effects.
… Read MoreWhen you think about the biggest health problems facing our country, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes probably come to mind.
But pain affects more Americans than all of those conditions combined.1
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