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Sugar and cancer: Is there a link?

Susan Scutti, CNN — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 08:48:58 +0000

(CNN) — Does sugar, which makes all things delicious, lead to cancer? A biologic mechanism in yeast cells may explain the relationship between sugar and malignant tumors, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications. The nine-year research project may even influence personal medicine and diets for cancer patients, the authors concluded. The study

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Ariana Grande postpones world tour after allergic reaction to tomatoes

Susan Scutti, CNN — Fri, 31 May 2019 06:56:24 +0000

(CNN) — Ariana Grande will be postponing shows in her “Sweetener World Tour” after experiencing an allergic reaction to tomatoes, the singer reported in a Wednesday post to Instagram. Describing her reaction, the 25-year-old former Nickelodeon star wrote “my throat almost closed” and it “still feels like I’m swallowing a cactus.” So how unusual is it

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Ultraprocessed foods are easy, cheap and could be killing you

Susan Scutti, CNN — Thu, 30 May 2019 07:25:06 +0000

(CNN) — “Ultraprocessed” describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages. Two separate studies published Wednesday in The BMJ link eating the popular factory-made fare with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and an increased risk of early death. While a

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It’s not just soda: Drinking too much fruit juice (or any sugary drink) linked to premature death risk

Susan Scutti, CNN — Sat, 18 May 2019 10:14:59 +0000

(CNN) — Many sugar-sweetened beverages have little to no nutritional value and lots of calories, and their harmful health effects have been well-documented. Now, a study links drinking too many sugary beverages — and even 100% natural fruit juices — to an increased risk of early death. Specifically, drinking an excessive amount of fruit juice

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Climate change is helping spread a fungus that attacks bananas

Susan Scutti, CNN — Wed, 08 May 2019 07:45:52 +0000

A fungal plant disease from Asia has been spreading across banana-growing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean since the 1960s. (FILE PHOTO)

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Cannabis users needed up to twice the sedation for medical procedures, small study says

Susan Scutti, CNN — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 07:12:07 +0000

People who regularly use cannabis may need two times the level of sedation required by nonusers when undergoing medical procedures, a small-scale study finds.

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More money can mean Scrooge-like pride, study says

Susan Scutti, CNN — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 10:38:48 +0000

(CNN) — Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” paints a picture of stark contrasts. The impoverished Cratchit family share love and joy, while Ebenezer Scrooge is wealthy, cold and “solitary as an oyster.” Just in time for Christmas, new research shines a light on the resilience of those with less. People at the lower end

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Bodybuilding drugs sold online often contain unapproved substances, study says

Susan Scutti, CNN — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 19:35:04 +0000

(CNN) — Selective androgen receptor modulators, known as SARMs, are pharmaceutical drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone. Not yet approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, these compounds are often marketed to bodybuilders online as “legal steroids” that can help them look leaner and more muscular. Most of the products sold online as

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Medical first: Doctors attempt to gene-edit a living patient’s DNA

Susan Scutti, CNN — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 11:15:14 +0000

(CNN) — A man may soon be forever free of the previously incurable disease he was born with 44 years ago. On Monday, in a medical first, Brian Madeux received an experimental in-body gene-editing treatment intended to cure him of Mucopolysaccharidoses II, known as MPS II or Hunter syndrome, a rare disorder that causes progressive

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The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO says

Susan Scutti, CNN — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:02:45 +0000

(CNN)— Too few new antibiotics are under development to combat the threat of multidrug-resistant infections, according to a new World Health Organization report published Tuesday. Adding to the concern: It is likely that the speed of increasing resistance will outpace the slow drug development process. As of May, a total of 51 antibiotics and 11 biologicals —

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