IMAGE: Those with IBS at 16 were almost twice as likely to have had asthma at the age of 12 (11.2% vs 6.7%). Almost half of children with IBS at 16… view more Credit: UEG (Vienna, October 12, 2020) Asthma and food hypersensitivity at age 12 is associated with an increased […]
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If you have this many drinks per week it could double the risk of dementia
Recently, the market research firm Nilsen released a survey indicating that the off-premise sale of alcohol has surged nationwide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though understandable, researchers have already begun animating the consequences of this rising trend. New findings reported in JAMA Network Open hones in on the […]
Study: Two drinks per day raises risk for obesity, metabolic syndrome
Sept. 2 (UPI) — Drinking more than two standard-sized servings of alcohol per day raises the risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome in some people by more than 30%, a study presented Wednesday during the European and International Congress on Obesity found. Compared with non-drinkers, men who drank on average […]
Restaurant restrictions could relax in Massachusetts cities and towns at lower risk of coronavirus, Charlie Baker says
Massachusetts cities and towns at lower risk of coronavirus could soon see restrictions limiting business relax, a move Gov. Charlie Baker and business leaders say could help save struggling restaurants. “Our data’s gotten to a point now where people are starting to get familiar with the idea of looking at […]
SARS-CoV-2 does not pose a food safety risk, health agency says
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Globally, millions of people have been infected with the novel coronavirus. Cases are skyrocketing in many countries, including the United States, India, and Brazil. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is mainly a respiratory illness. It spreads by infectious respiratory […]
Experts affirm that coronavirus is ‘highly unlikely’ to be food risk
It is highly unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 is a food safety risk, according to an international group of scientists. The International Commission for Microbiological Specifications of Foods (ICMSF) is a non-governmental organization and an observer to Codex Alimentarius. The chair is Martin Cole and members include Darrell W. Donahue and Lucia […]