Vitamin D may help prevent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which occurs when tiny crystals in the inner ear get dislodged. Researchers randomly assigned 1,050 people who had been treated…
Cutting calories? Taking the “Dry January” challenge? Signing up for designated driver? These non-alcoholic “drinks” are less than 0.5 percent alcohol, according to labeling rules, and they’re lower in sugar…
In mid-December, when the Pfizer vaccine started reaching the arms of healthcare workers (and the Moderna vaccine wasn’t far behind), Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke about the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness,…
Covid vaccines cause infertility and alter your DNA. Those are two myths making the rounds. Myth: Infertility “Vaccine is female sterilization,” claimed the Facebook post, which the social media site…
Here’s how the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines use a strip of messenger RNA (mRNA) to get your immune system to respond to the coronavirus. Illustration: Adapted from the Washington Post.…
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Plant-based meats are processed foods, but they may still protect your heart. Researchers had 36 adults eat at least two servings a day of ordinary meats (like ground beef and…
Most people will feel the “burn” of heartburn at some point. But if you have gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, it’s more than an occasional discomfort. “While most people think…
“There’s this thought that everybody with reflux needs to avoid coffee, chocolate, fatty foods, and all of the trigger foods on the lists that you find online,” says Carolyn Newberry,…
“Unfortunately, we don’t have any FDA-approved medications that work on the valve,” says Scott Gabbard, a gastroenterologist at the Cleveland Clinic. Gabbard is referring to a valve called the lower-esophageal…
