WFP, UNAIDS Work To Improve Nutritional Support Available For People Living With HIV/AIDS

The World Program Program (WFP), with the support of UNAIDS, is planning to launch “a new policy to make food and nutritional support more available to people living with HIV,” VOA News reports. The agency “says the aim of [the] program is to help patients stick to their treatment, while protecting their households from further vulnerability,” the news service adds…

WFP, UNAIDS Work To Improve Nutritional Support Available For People Living With HIV/AIDS

The World Program Program (WFP), with the support of UNAIDS, is planning to launch “a new policy to make food and nutritional support more available to people living with HIV,” VOA News reports. The agency “says the aim of [the] program is to help patients stick to their treatment, while protecting their households from further vulnerability,” the news service adds…

Cutting Dietary Phosphate Doesn’t Save Dialysis Patients’ Lives

Doctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but this does not help prolong their lives, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results even suggest that prescribing low phosphate diets may increase dialysis patients’ risk of premature death…

Cutting Dietary Phosphate Doesn’t Save Dialysis Patients’ Lives

Doctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but this does not help prolong their lives, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results even suggest that prescribing low phosphate diets may increase dialysis patients’ risk of premature death…

Study Suggests Cranberry Juice Not Effective Against Urinary Tract Infections

Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials. However, a new study published in the January 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, and now available online, suggests otherwise…

Study Suggests Cranberry Juice Not Effective Against Urinary Tract Infections

Drinking cranberry juice has been recommended to decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections, based on observational studies and a few small clinical trials.

Health Boost From New Forms Of Dietary Fiber

High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development.

Health Boost From New Forms Of Dietary Fiber

High-fiber foods are on the way to becoming tastier and more appealing to consumers thanks to new types of dietary fiber now under development.

More fruits and vegetables unlikely to protect against cancer, study suggests

There is no convincing evidence that eating more fruit and vegetables can reduce chances of developing cancer, although they are important for maintaining a healthy diet.

More fruits and vegetables unlikely to protect against cancer, study suggests

There is no convincing evidence that eating more fruit and vegetables can reduce chances of developing cancer, although they are important for maintaining a healthy diet.

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