This article was previously published January 7, 2018, and has been updated with new information. Lectins can be a common and hidden source of health problems and weight gain, even if you eat an otherwise healthy diet.1 Lectins have been linked to autoimmune reactions and inflammation, and many are toxic to your cells and nerves.… Read More »
When it comes to performance psychology, for any given skill from trades to elite sports, a person’s ability can be described as being at one of the following four levels. Level one is unconscious incompetence. You don’t yet know something can be done, so you’ve never even tried it. Level two is conscious incompetence. You… Read More »
Men have roughly twice the risk of developing severe disease and dying from COVID-19 than women. Scientists say this is in part because women mount stronger immune reactions to the disease’s microbial cause: the infamous coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Now research with prostate cancer patients points to another possible explanation, which is that the male sex… Read More »
Biopharma companies are hunkering down as the COVID-19 epidemic breaks out worldwide. In a FiercePharma survey of biopharma companies late last month, most drugmakers said they were simply limiting travel to hard-hit countries such as China, South Korea and Italy. Now, as more cases pop up across the U.S., Europe and Asia, their tone has shifted. GlaxoSmithKline has “instructed all employees… Read More »
The period of time for which eggs, sperm and embryos can be frozen could be extended, as the government calls for views on the current 10-year limit. It said women’s choices on when to have children were being restricted, despite advances in freezing technology. Only the eggs of people whose fertility may be affected by… Read More »
Most states that transitioned to block grant funding for Medicaid — in which the federal government provides a fixed annual sum — would see lower revenue for their community health centers that care for Medicaid beneficiaries and other residents. Under a block grant, total health center revenues generated by the Medicaid expansion population would drop… Read More »