Category: Health & Safety

Australian Firm Hones Next-Generation Painkillers

November 4, 2022
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Australian scientists are working on new painkilling drugs that are more targeted and with fewer side effects for people living with debilitating and chronic pain. The medicines, which target a molecule believed to affect how the human body senses pain, are being developed by the University of Queensland startup Cassowary Pharmaceuticals. Company founder and UQ…

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Many Common Diseases Are Reversible With Diet, but Medical Industry Favors Drugs: Doctor

November 2, 2022
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Dr. Richard Amerling is co-author of “The Next Wave is Brave: Standing Up for Medical Freedom.” He is the former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and the chief academic officer of The Wellness Company, a health care organization promoting medical freedom and patient-centered care outside of the mainstream medical establishment. With…

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Would You Eat Bugs?

November 1, 2022
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Many of the world’s most powerful people and institutions want us to eat the bugs (bite the beetle, chew the cricket, nosh on the night crawler, and so on and so forth.) But will the American people get with the programming? An employee of the factory “L’Atelier a pates” (“The pasta shop”) empties a basket…

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World’s-First Gene Therapy Developed for Type 1 Diabetes

October 31, 2022
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The Australian government has given a funding boost to an Australian biomedical research organisation, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, to conduct clinical trials for the world’s first gene therapy for type 1 diabetes. The therapy was also developed thanks to the government’s ten-year $600 million (US$385 million) research accelerator program, targeted at addressing chronic and complex diseases….

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‘Calm Before the Storm,’ Says Kaiser CEO, as ‘Increases Are Imminent’ for Health Insurance Premiums

October 31, 2022
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Health insurance premiums, which largely remained unchanged this year compared to 2021, might rise significantly in 2023 due to inflation, according to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). Annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance are calculated to average $22,463 in 2022, which is just over a 1 percent increase from last year’s…

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Australian Octopus Venom May Treat Melanoma

October 31, 2022
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Researchers have discovered an Australian burrowing octopus species has a compound in its venom that could provide a non-toxic treatment for skin cancers, according to a study. The southern sand octopus, also known as octopus Kaurna, had its peptides analysed in a pre-clinical study by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Institute. They tested the tumour-fighting properties of a number of synthetically…

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The Little-Known Health Benefits of Japanese Miso Soup

October 28, 2022
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As people seek to understand the many mysteries of human health, wisdom passed down from historical and cultural traditions is also worth exploring.  Different cultures have their own unique understanding of health that is often overlooked while much has slowly been lost over time—among them, the health benefits of Japanese miso. Miso contains probiotics, which…

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Treat Depression, Migraines, Chronic Fatigue With the Power of Magnesium

October 28, 2022
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If you’re experiencing any matter of health symptoms, from depression and fatigue to high blood pressure and inflammation, your magnesium levels could be the culprit. Here’s an outline of the power of 10 magnesium compounds, from magnesium taurate for staving off diabetes to magnesium chloride for easing constipation and heartburn. Find out which magnesium variant…

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Egg Freezing the New Work Perk

October 21, 2022
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Large companies have begun offering more fertility-related workplace perks as the number of women freezing their eggs rises significantly, and the pressure to attract staff forces businesses to develop more creative benefits. In Australia’s second most populated city alone, egg freezing tripled from pre-pandemic levels, with nearly 5,000 women currently storing their frozen eggs, according to…

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[PREMIERING AT 10 AM ET] Does Cosmetic Surgery Make Life Better?–I Ask Two Leading Surgeons

October 21, 2022
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What if we could bring our face or body closer to “beautiful”—closer to the movie star or supermodel ideal, or just bring them closer to “normal”—to be more accepted, less judged in our day-to-day lives? Would we do it—if we could afford it? In this #VitalSigns episode, two leading cosmetic surgeons shed light on what…

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