Daily Statin Reduces Heart Risk for Those With HIV
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Daily Statin Reduces Heart Risk for Those With HIV
2023-04-11 19:47:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Taking a daily statin medication has been found to reduce the increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those living with HIV, the National Institutes of Health announced Tuesday. The positive outcome was identified during an interim analysis of... Read More

Pediatricians’ Group Under Fire for Childhood Obesity Guidelines
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Pediatricians’ Group Under Fire for Childhood Obesity Guidelines
2023-02-16 18:21:09
by Dan McCue

ITASCA, Ill. — A long-overdue update to guidelines on how to treat childhood and adolescent obesity from the nation’s largest professional association of pediatricians is getting extensive blowback from treatment providers. Though the American Academy of Pediatrics maintains obesity in... Read More

Arsenic in Rice a Persistent Problem and Climate Change Could be Making it Worse
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Arsenic in Rice a Persistent Problem and Climate Change Could be Making it Worse
2021-08-18 21:23:16
by Alexa Hornbeck

A recent paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reviews decades of efforts by scientists to get arsenic out of rice.  Arsenic, in inorganic form, is a pollutant which can stem from industrial processes and pesticides,... Read More

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