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WHO Director-General discusses priorities on traditional, complementary and integrative healthcare with civil society

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Civil society organizations highlight the essential role of traditional, complementary and integrative health in addressing global health challenges, and opportunities for its integration into health systems WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a group of WHO senior officials met with representatives of civil society on 3 July, to discuss their priorities on traditional, complementary …

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Is popcorn healthy? Benefits, downsides and eating it every day

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Popcorn. It’s light and fluffy, salty and crunchy. Sometimes buttery, it can also be made sweet or savory. Hot or room temperature, it’s a late-night favorite both at the movies and at home. More than 17 billion quarts are consumed by Americans every year. In fact, the global market size was about $5.2 billion in …

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Mystery cluster of brain disease striking healthy adults robbing them of ability to talk, walk

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A cluster of mysterious brain diseases has struck down at least 200 people in a small province and baffled doctors. More than 200 residents in New Brunswick, Canada, have been affected by the dementia-like disorder that causes vivid hallucinations, an inability to talk and write, memory lapses and even physical paralysis. Experts say the cases …

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The secret to why exercise is so good for mental health? ‘Hope molecules’ | Devi Sridar

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Exercise, in whatever form, and for however long, it just makes life feel better. I feel it myself after a walk up Arthur’s Seat here in Edinburgh, a jog around the Meadows, or a sweaty hot yoga session in Leith. The physical benefits of movement such as lowered blood pressure, reduced risk of diabetes and …

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How to eat a healthy, local diet. Tips from a Haudenosaunee dietitian

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Have you ever wondered what foods are good for you throughout the different seasons of the year? The short answer: whatever is growing near you. The long answer is a bit more complicated. Teri Morrow is a Haudenosaunee registered dietitian from Six Nations of the Grand River. She focuses on traditional foods “in a cultural …

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First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

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WASHINGTON — US health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants. The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics provides a simpler, rigorously tested version of stool-based procedures that some medical specialists have used for …

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