As new variants of the novel coronavirus are discovered in Illinois and around the United States, Rush University Medical Center is launching a new advanced.
Making a healthy food choice is not always the easiest task
All foods can be part of a healthy diet, but, balance between healthy and unhealthy food choices is key
Recently the Rush University Medical Centre reported that high consumption of unhealthy foods frequently found in a “Westernised” diet may lessen the potential benefit of a healthy diet with regards to cognitive decline in an elderly population.
These findings have led to the question of whether unhealthy foods “erase” the positive effect of an otherwise healthy diet.
These findings should, however, be interpreted in context as this is only one study in a specific group of the population and the exact contribution of these unhealthy foods to the overall dietary intake of the population was not quantified.
The state has been struggling to vaccinate the roughly 3.2 million residents 65 and older and front-line essential workers who are already eligible under phase 1b of the vaccine distribution plan.
While a hepatitis C diagnosis can seem scary, it’s mostly because of misinformation and preconceived notions. This isn’t a condition you can catch from kissing, for example; in fact, it’s not one that you’ll likely catch from heterosexual sex. And although the viral infection can cause serious liver damage if left untreated, it’s highly curable in just a matter of months. All this is why relying on trusted sources for the info about hep C, whether advocacy groups, foundations, or patients, is so important.
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Research Is Key to Your Recovery
You can also be your own advocate by doing your homework, experts say. “The more a person understands about the condition and believes that therapy is important, the better they re going to engage with their clinician, and the more motivated they’ll be to get treated,” says Nancy Reau, M.D., professor of internal medicine in the Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition at Rush Medical College and Section Chief, Hepatolo