October 2019

October 26

Fecal transplants could ease IBS symptoms-if they come from a ‘super donor’
American College of Gastroenterology, October 16, 2019

Association of adolescent sport participation with cognition and depressive symptoms in early adulthood
Orthop J Sports Med. 2019 Sep; 7(9): 2325967119868658. 

NAFLD increasingly recognized in lean adolescents
Pippa Wysong, MedPage Today 

Orasis’ presbyopia eyedropper meets primary endpoint in phase 2b trial
By Anni Delfaro, American Academy, OCT 22, 2019 

Lifting weights as you age cuts your risk of early death by 46%
By Ali Eaves, Men’s Health, Mar 23, 2016

Stress-related disorders and subsequent risk of life-threatening infections: population-based sibling controlled cohort study
BMJ 2019;367:l5784  

Potato ingestion is as effective as carbohydrate gels to support prolonged cycling performance
Journal of Applied Physiology, 2019; DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00567.2019 

Vitamin D prevents migraines
Curr Med Res Opin 2019;35:715-723

Hospitals push women to get 3D mammograms, despite no evidence they save more lives
By Megan Henney, Fox Business News

Efficacy and safety of anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
BMJ J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2019-320912

Serum magnesium and the incidence of coronary artery disease over a median 27 years of follow-up in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study and meta-analysis
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, nqz256, Published: 17 October 2019

Parkinson’s patients to receive cannabidiol treatment in pioneering clinical trial
By Paul Gallagher, October 14, 2019

Smart toilets that detect early signs of cancer could be a thing in the future
By Hattie Gladwell Nov 27, 2018

Smart bra set to detect breast cancer
By Jeremy Hsu October 18, 2012 

Association of the functional medicine model of care with patient-reported health-related quality-of-life outcomes
JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(10):e1914017.  

Waste in the US health care system
 JAMA. 2019;322(15):1501-1509.

Burnout is common among doctors and nurses in the health care system
William Wan, Washington Post October 23, 2019

October 19

J&J unit ordered to pay $8 billion over anti-psychotic drug
By Jeff Feeley and Riley Griffin, Bloomberg October 8, 2019

More evidence linking common bladder medication to a vision-threatening eye condition
American Academy of Opthalmology, October 12, 2019

Drug offers ‘stunning’ improvement in dry AMD
By Charles Bankhead, MedPage Today, October 14, 2019

Mushroom consumption and incident risk of prostate  cancer in Japan: A pooled analysis of the Miyagi Cohort Study and the Ohsaki Cohort Study
International Journal of Cancer, 2019; DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32591 

Top 34 bestselling ‘fruit’ drinks for kids deemed unhealthy
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN October 16, 2019

Sweet excess: how the baby food industry hooks toddlers on sugar, salt, and fat
By Laura Reiley, Washington Post, October 17, 2019

Tomato phytonutrients balance UV response: results from a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
Ski Pharmacol Physiol 2019;32:101–108 

Mediterranean dietary pattern and skin cancer risk: A prospective cohort study in French women
Revue d’Épidémiologie et de Santé PubliqueVolume 66, Supplement 5, July 2018, Page S272

Test characteristics of fecal immunochemical tests for colorectal cancer and advanced adenomatous polyps: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ann Intern Med. 2019;170(5):319-329. 

Study: certain heart meds linked to suicide
By Nicole Lou Medpage Today, October 16, 2019

Parental alcohol consumption and the risk of congenital heart diseases in offspring: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Article first published online: October 2, 2019

The antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine improves sperm quality
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology  volume 17, Article number: 24 (2019)

Use of dietary supplements containing soy isoflavones and breast cancer risk among women aged >50 y: a prospective study
Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Mar 1;109(3):597-605 

Role of magnesium supplementation in the treatment of depression:A randomized clinical trial
PLOS ONE Published: June 27, 2017 

Nervous nation: 1 in 5 Americans believe they have an undiagnosed anxiety disorder
By John Anderer, October 10, 2019

October 5

No need to cut down red and processed meat for health reasons, controversial findings suggest
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2019 DOI: 10.7326/M19-1621 

Marine omega-3 supplementation and cardiovascular disease: An updated meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled trials involving 127,477 participants.
Journal of the American Heart Association, Originally published 30 Sep 2019

Changes in consumption of sugary beverages and artificially sweetened beverages and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three large prospective US colors of women and men
Diabetes Care 2019 Sep; dc190734.

Which teabags have microplastics in them?
By Ellen Manning, September 28, 2019

Focus on bacon
www.healthrising.org

Dietary intake and cognitive function: evidence from the Bogalusa Heart Study
Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1656-1663  

Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation does no increase kind stone risk or serum calcium: results from a randomized controlled trial
Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1578-1587

Blueberries improve biomarkers of cardiometabolic function in participants with metabolic syndrome-results from a 6-month, double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1535-1545  

Pistachio consumption modulates DNA oxidation and genes related to telomere maintenance: a crossover randomized clinical trial
Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jun 1;109(6):1738-1745

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