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White Meat May Be as Bad as Red Meat for Cholesterol
The study found that plant proteins are the healthiest for blood cholesterol. Indeed, the study suggests that plant proteins, such as beans, are the healthiest choice for blood cholesterol levels. "Our results indicate that current advice to restrict red meat and not white meat should not be based only on their effects on blood cholesterol", Krauss said. [Full Article...]
Drug extends life of younger women with advanced breast cancer, study says
The findings, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago, showed that the addition of cell-cycle inhibitor ribociclib increased survival rates to 70 per cent after three and a half years. Ribociclib and hormone therapy have been used to treat postmenopausal women with breast cancer previously and last year the combination therapy was approved by the U... [Full Article...]
White, Red Meats Equally as Bad for Cholesterol Levels
More than 100 healthy men and women between ages 21 and 65 were randomly assigned to either the high-saturated fat, provided primarily by butter and full-fat foods, or low saturated fat groups. In all, they found that these fluffy LDL particles increased more in the red and white meat diets, compared with the plant-based diets . "When we planned this study, we expected red meat to have a more a... [Full Article...]
US measles count climbs over 1,000: Highest level in 27 years
A decade ago, there were fewer than 100 cases a year. Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that is spread by direct person-to-person contact, and through the air. On Monday, the CDC said 981 illnesses had been reported. An ongoing outbreak in and around NY that started last fall is threatening the nation's "elimination status" - if it continues for four more months, th... [Full Article...]
Quest Diagnostics admits 12 million patients' data may have been breached
Big quote: "Between August 1, 2018 and March 30, 2019 an unauthorized user had access to AMCA's system that contained information that AMCA had received from various entities, including Quest Diagnostics, and information that AMCA collected itself". [Full Article...]
CVS to open 1,500 HealthHubs
CVS has seen increased traffic and higher margins in its HealthHUB locations across its MinuteClinic, pharmacy and main retail store, a spokesperson told Healthcare Dive - doubly promising as HealthHUBs' offerings run at higher price points and higher margins compared to regular CVS locations. [Full Article...]
Data security incident affects 11.9M Quest Diagnostics patients
Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics said that the medical, financial and personal information of 11.9 million patients could be compromised due a security lapse by one of the company's vendors. AMCA and Optum360 did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNN Business. AMCA has not yet provided Quest or Optum360 detailed or complete information about the AMCA data security inci... [Full Article...]
FDA warns of dietary supplements that may cause miscarriage, harm fetal development
All of these findings are "concerning since products containing vinpocetine are widely available for use by women of childbearing age", stated Principal Deputy Commissioner Dr. Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada have already banned supplements containing vinpocetine, while others have approved the synthetic substance for prescription use only; yet, the drug has mostly flown unde... [Full Article...]