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Shorter Hospital Stay With Vitamin D

Shorter Hospital Stay With Vitamin D

A pilot study found that there was a shorter hospital stay with vitamin D treatments compared to a placebo group. The Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology published this paper in June of 2016. Critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation received high doses of vita
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Calorie Restriction Is Beneficial

Calorie Restriction Is Beneficial

1. The JAMA Network Journals reported about a study that showed that calorie restriction is beneficial. This study was published May 2, 2016 and involved 218 subjects, 30% men and 70% women. The body mass index of all participants was in the range of 22 to 28. The caloric intake was r
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Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Cancer

Healthy Lifestyle Prevents Cancer

A study in JAMA Oncology dated May 19, 2016 reported that a healthy lifestyle prevents cancer. Two health studies were pooled, the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. This included 89,571 Caucasian women and 46,399 Caucasian men. These were divided into
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Is Dropped Food Contaminated?

Is Dropped Food Contaminated?

We all had the experience that we dropped food, but is dropped food contaminated? This is the question that a group of microbiologists from Rutgers University, New Jersey asked themselves. There is a saying called the 5-second rule. This suggests that eating food from the floor is saf
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