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2023

5-HTP Supplement: What Is It, and Can It Help You?

5-HTP Supplement: What Is It, and Can It Help You?WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The supplement known as 5-HTP is available in both natural and synthetic versions and is used by some people to treat a variety of wellness issues.Here's a look at what this supplement is, its safety profile, side effects and drug interactions, and the potential health benefits that 5-HTP has to offer you for a balanced lifestyle.What is 5-HTP?In your body, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is a chemical produced naturally from the essential amino acid called tryptophan. The U.S. National Library of Medicine states that it’s the forerunner of serotonin.Natural supplements that contain 5-HTP are made from a plant called Griffonia simplicifolia that’s native to countries in West Africa such as Congo, Sierra Leone and Ghana, according to the...

An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep...

23 May 2023
An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty AwayTUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- You’ve heard of eating your spinach to stay strong, but how about loading up on your flavonols?New research suggests that plant-based foods rich in these important dietary compounds could lower your chances of developing frailty as you age.Apples and blackberries are among the fruits that contain a particular flavonoid called quercetin that may be the most important to prevent frailty, the investigators added. “There may be some validity to the old saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor [or frailty] away,” said a team that included Steven Oei, from the department of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. “Our findings suggest that for every 10 mg [milligrams] higher intake of flavonols per day, the odds of...

FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses

23 May 2023
FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse OverdosesTUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a second nasal spray for reversing an opioid overdose. To be sold as Opvee, the spray contains the medication nalmefene hydrochloride and will be available to Americans aged 12 and older with a prescription, the FDA said."The agency continues to advance the FDA Overdose Prevention Framework and take actionable steps that encourage harm reduction by supporting the development of novel overdose reversal products," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said in an agency news release. "On the heels of the FDA's recent approval of the first over-the-counter opioid reversal agent [Narcan], the availability of nalmefene nasal spray places a new prescription opioid reversal option in the hands of...

FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe...

19 May 2023
FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn`s DiseaseFRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Crohn’s disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a pill called Rinvoq (upadacitinib).Rinvoq is meant to treat adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have not had success with TNF (tumor necrosis factor) blockers. The daily pill is the first oral treatment for this group of patients.Crohn's is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. It causes inflammation in any part of the digestive tract, typically affecting the small intestine and the beginning of the large intestine. Common symptoms include diarrhea, cramping, stomach pain and weight loss.The medication was previously approved for several other conditions, including eczema, rheumatoid arthritis,...

Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer

18 May 2023
Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent KillerTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's well known that it's unhealthy to have belly fat accumulating around your abdominal organs, but there’s a more insidious form of fat that could be even more hazardous to your health, a new study says.Fat that infiltrates your muscles appears to dramatically increase your risk of death, according to findings published May 16 in the journal Radiology.Fatty muscle -- a condition called myosteatosis -- was associated with a 15.5% increase in absolute risk of death in a group of healthy adults, researchers found.By comparison, obesity appeared to increase participants’ absolute mortality risk by only 7.6%, results show. Fatty liver disease raised risk by 8.5% and muscle wasting by 9.7%.“The signal [for muscle fat risk] was so much...
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