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From Spent Black and Green Tea to Potential Health Boosters: Optimization of Polyphenol Extraction and Assessment of Their Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities

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Tea, one of the most popular beverages worldwide, generates a substantial amount of spent leaves, often directly discarded although they may still contain valuable compounds. This study aims to optimize the extraction of polyphenols from spent black tea (SBT) and spent green tea (SGT) leaves while also exploring their antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Response surface […]

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Simultaneous determination of twelve microcystins in algal supplements on the Chinese market and possible risks to exposed populations

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Algae supplements are widely recognized for their nutritional benefits and are commonly marketed as natural health products. However, concerns regarding contamination with cyanobacterial toxins have been raised. Moreover, there is very little data regarding the potential contamination of algal supplements on the Chinese market by these toxins. In this study, we employed a validated solid-phase

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Optimizing Testosterone Levels and Fertility Outcomes: A Case Series on the Impact of Lepidium peruvianum (Maca-OGTM) in Andropause and Sperm Dysfunction

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Low testosterone levels in men contribute to altered sexual health, including low libido, erectile dysfunction, impaired sleep, and changes in mood and energy. Nearly half of all infertility cases are implicated by male factors, such as low testosterone levels and altered semen and sperm health. The purpose of this case series is to share the

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N-Acetyl Cysteine Can Help Reduce Flu Symptoms

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Originally published January 25, 2017 Revised December 5, 2024 Without fail, the transformation of warm summer breezes into chilly, biting winds means that flu season is underway. Informally called the flu, influenza is a viral infection of the respiratory tract that can lead to severe or life-threatening secondary infections. People engage in all sorts of

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Dr. Oz reacts to RFK, Jr.’s Health and Human Services Nomination

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The current health care system in this country is unsustainable, and the experts who brought us these problems are the ones who are complaining about Trump’s appointment of RFK, Jr. And it’s frustrating because if you look at the burden on our economy, 90 percent of the $4.5 trillion in the health budget is for

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Michigan Woman Awarded $12 Million After Being Fired for Refusing COVID Shot

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A former Blue Cross Blue Shield employee was recently awarded $12 million by a federal jury in Detroit when she sued the insurance company for religious discrimination. Lisa Domski had worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield for almost 40 years when she was denied a religious exemption to the employee COVID-19 shot mandate.1 2 Although

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First Needle-Free Patch RSV Vaccine Being Created

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The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted the Biotech company Vaxxas Pty. Ltd. of Australia a worldwide license to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen known as DS2. The license will allow for the firm to create the first needle-free and room-temperature stable RSV vaccine using a novel and “cutting edge” high-density microarray

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Most U.S. Health Care Workers Reject COVID-19 Booster Shot This Year

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A recent study published in U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) showed a decline in the uptake of COVID-19 shots among health care workers in the United States this year.1 During the 2023–2024 respiratory virus season, fewer than one in six health care personnel working in acute

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WHO Names 17 Pathogens as Top Priorities for Global Vaccine Development

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A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine last week highlights 17 viral and bacterial pathogens that are major sources of endemic disease around the world and that WHO officials believe should be urgently prioritized for vaccine development. The study marks the WHO’s first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens with epidemic

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