For over a decade and a half, the medical community has grappled with a paradox in cardiovascular health management: statins, the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, while undeniably effective in lowering cholesterol, do little to reduce heart disease risk and cause significant side effects, including an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. A groundbreaking study published… Read More »
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published June 7, 2017. For the past six decades, saturated fats and cholesterol have been wrongly vilified as the central culprit of heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. However, research has demonstrated that it’s actually trans fats and processed vegetable oils found in many… Read More »
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $ 230 million settlement with New York state that bars the company from promoting opioids and confirmed it has… Read More »
Print this page THURSDAY, Jan. 24, 2019 — School shootings have become much deadlier in recent decades, a new government report shows. And the body counts have risen even more sharply in the past few years, the researchers noted. Between 2016 and 2018, eight multiple-victim shootings claimed the lives of 31 kids at primary, middle… Read More »